2 Corinthians 3:2

Our letter, ye, are, inscribed in our hearts, noted and read by all men:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Are we to begin again, ourselves, to commend? or have we need, like some, of commendatory letters unto you, or from you?

3Manifesting yourselves that ye are a letter of Christ, ministered by us,—inscribed—not with ink, but with [the] Spirit of a Living God, not in tablets of stone, but in tablets [which are] hearts of flesh.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 3:10According to the favour of God which hath been given unto me, as a wise master-builder, I laid a foundation, whereas, another, is building thereon; but, let each one, see, how he buildeth thereon;

2 Corinthians 7:3Unto condemnation, I am not saying [this], for I have before said—In our hearts, are ye, to the end we may die together and live together.

2 Corinthians 12:15And, I, most gladly, will spend, and be fully spent, for your souls:—If I, exceedingly, love you, am I, the less, loved?

1 Thessalonians 1:8From you, in fact, hath sounded forth the word of the Lord—not only in Macedonia and in Achaia, but, in every place, your faith which is toward God, hath gone forth, so that, no need, have we to be saying anything;

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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