2 Corinthians 3:1
Are we to begin again, ourselves, to commend? or have we need, like some, of commendatory letters unto you, or from you?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2Our letter, ye, are, inscribed in our hearts, noted and read by all men:
Cross References
Acts 18:27And, he being minded to pass through into Achaia, the brethren urgently wrote unto the disciples to welcome him,—who, arriving, was very useful unto them who had believed, with his gift;
1 Corinthians 4:15For, though myriads of tutors ye should have in Christ, yet not many fathers; for, in Christ Jesus, through means of the joyful message, I, begat you.
1 Corinthians 16:3And, as soon as I arrive, whomsoever ye shall approve by letters, these, will I send, to bear away your favour unto Jerusalem:
2 Corinthians 5:12Not again, ourselves, do we commend unto you, but as though an occasion we were giving unto you—something to boast of, in our behalf; that ye may have something suited unto them who, in appearance, are boasting, and not in heart.
2 Corinthians 10:12For we dare not class or compare ourselves with some who do, themselves, commend; but, they, among themselves, measuring, themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without discernment!
2 Corinthians 12:19All this time, think ye, that, unto you, we are making a defence? Before God in Christ, we speak;—but all these things, beloved, for your upbuilding.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 3:1
The apostle makes an apology for his seeming to commend himself, and is careful not to assume too much to himself, but to ascribe all praise unto God, ver. 1-5 . He then draws a comparison between the Old Testament and the New, and shows the excellency of the later above the former ( ver. 6-11 ), whence he infers what is the duty of gospel ministers, and the advantage of those who live under the gospel above those who lived under the law, ver. 12, to the end . Read the whole commentary →