2 Corinthians 3:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.”

2 Corinthians 3:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Corinthians 3:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Corinthians 3:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.”

2 Corinthians 3:3 — World English Bible

2 Corinthians 3:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“being made manifest that ye are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in tables that are hearts of flesh. ”

2 Corinthians 3:3 — American Standard Version

2 Corinthians 3:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“manifested that ye are a letter of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not in the tablets of stone, but in fleshy tablets of the heart,”

2 Corinthians 3:3 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 3:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“being manifested to be Christ's epistle ministered by us, written, not with ink, but [the] Spirit of [the] livingGod; not on stone tables, but on fleshy tables of [the] heart. ”

2 Corinthians 3:3 — Darby Translation

2 Corinthians 3:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“In that yee are manifest, to be the Epistle of Christ, ministred by vs, and written, not with yncke, but with the Spirite of the liuing God, not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart.”

2 Corinthians 3:3 — Geneva Bible

2 Corinthians 3:3 in Context — 2 Corinthians 3

1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

4 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:

5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

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What Does 2 Corinthians 3:3 Mean?

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