2 Corinthians 3:5

not that from of{sameselves} we-are-being sufficient to-word-ize/reckon/account-selves anything as out of{sameselves}; contrariwise, the sufficiency of{us} [is] out of{the God},

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4Moreover, we-are-having to-which-the-same confidence through of{the Anointed} toward the God,

6who also sufficients us servants of{[a] new through-placement/disposition/covenant}, not of{write-effect}; contrariwise, of{spirit}, for the write-effect is-killing-off/away; moreover, the Spirit is-making-alive.

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Cross References

Luke 21:15for I will-give to{you} mouth and wisdom to{which} all the being-lain-opposed to{you} will_not_enable/be-enabled to-say-in-place-of/against/in-opposition-to/contradict/rebut nor to-stand-in-place-of/against/in-opposition-to/withstand.

John 15:5I am-being the vine, you the break/lot-effects[i.e. resulting branches]. The remaining in to{emphatically-me}, and-I in to{same}, the-same is-carrying much fruit, that separate of{emphatically-me} you-are_not_being-enabled to-be-making/doing, not-one/nothing.

1 Corinthians 3:10According-to the grace/favor of{the God}, the given to{me} as [a] wise original/chief-crafter/carpenter[translit. "architect"], I-have-placed [a] foundation; moreover, another is-house-building-upon; moreover, each: be-viewing how he-is-house-building-upon,

2 Corinthians 2:16whom[plural]}, on-one-hand, smell of{death} into death; on-the-other-hand, to{whom[plural]} smell of{being-alive[noun]} into being-alive[noun], and toward the-same[neuter plural] who[?] [is] sufficient[?],

2 Corinthians 12:9and he-has-said to{me}, "The grace/favor of{me} is-satisfying to{you}, for the enablement/empowerment of{me} in to{weakness} is-being-accomplished." So, most-pleasure-ly more I-will-boast in to{the weaknesses} of{me}, in-which-place the enablement/empowerment of{the Anointed} may-tent-upon upon emphatically-me,

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 3:2-6

Apology for Seeming Self-Commendation. ( a. d. 57.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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