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2 Corinthians 3

2 Cor. 3:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Forasmuch as ye are manifestly
phaneroo (Greek #5319)
to render apparent (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: appear, manifestly declare, (make) manifest (forth), shew (self).
Pronounce: fan-er-o'-o
Origin: from 5318
declared
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
to be
este (Greek #2075)
ye are
KJV usage: be, have been, belong.
Pronounce: es-teh'
Origin: second person plural present indicative of 1510
the epistle
epistole (Greek #1992)
a written message
KJV usage: "epistle," letter.
Pronounce: ep-is-tol-ay'
Origin: from 1989
of Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
ministered
diakoneo (Greek #1247)
to be an attendant, i.e. wait upon (menially or as a host, friend, or (figuratively) teacher); technically, to act as a Christian deacon
KJV usage: (ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the office of a deacon.
Pronounce: dee-ak-on-eh'-o
Origin: from 1249
by
hupo (Greek #5259)
under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
KJV usage: among, by, from, in, of, under, with. In the comparative, it retains the same general applications, especially of inferior position or condition, and specially, covertly or moderately.
Pronounce: hoop-o'
Origin: a primary preposition
us
hemon (Greek #2257)
of (or from) us
KJV usage: our (company), us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mone'
Origin: genitive case plural of 1473
, written
eggrapho (Greek #1449)
to "engrave", i.e. inscribe
KJV usage: write (in).
Pronounce: eng-graf'-o
Origin: from 1722 and 1125
not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
with ink
melan (Greek #3188)
ink
KJV usage: ink.
Pronounce: mel'-an
Origin: neuter of 3189 as noun
, but
alla (Greek #235)
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
KJV usage: and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
Pronounce: al-lah'
Origin: neuter plural of 243
with the Spirit
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
of the living
zao (Greek #2198)
to live (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick.
Pronounce: dzah'-o
Origin: a primary verb
God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
; not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
tables
plax (Greek #4109)
a moulding-board, i.e. flat surface ("plate", or tablet, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: table.
Pronounce: plax
Origin: from 4111
of stone
lithinos (Greek #3035)
stony, i.e. made of stone
KJV usage: of stone.
Pronounce: lith-ee'-nos
Origin: from 3037
w, but
alla (Greek #235)
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
KJV usage: and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
Pronounce: al-lah'
Origin: neuter plural of 243
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
fleshy
sarkinos (Greek #4560)
similar to flesh, i.e. (by analogy) soft
KJV usage: fleshly.
Pronounce: sar'-kee-nos
Origin: from 4561
x tables
plax (Greek #4109)
a moulding-board, i.e. flat surface ("plate", or tablet, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: table.
Pronounce: plax
Origin: from 4111
of the heart
kardia (Greek #2588)
the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
KJV usage: (+ broken-)heart(-ed).
Pronounce: kar-dee'-ah
Origin: prolonged from a primary κάρ (Latin cor, "heart")
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Ex. 24:12• 12And Jehovah said to Moses, Come up to me into the mountain, and be there; and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law, and the commandment that I have written, for their instruction. (Ex. 24:12)
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Jer. 31:33• 33For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and will write it in their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. (Jer. 31:33)
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Ezek. 11:19• 19And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh; (Ezek. 11:19)

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Christ,
Fleshy,
God,
Heart,
Ink; Inkhorn,
Spirit,
Stones,
Table,
Writing

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the epistle.
Ex. 31:18• 18And he gave to Moses, when he had ended speaking with him on mount Sinai, the two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. (Ex. 31:18)
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Rev. 2:1,8,12,18• 1To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: These things says he that holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lamps:
 8And to the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived:
 12And to the angel of the assembly in Pergamos write: These things says he that has the sharp two-edged sword:
 18And to the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: These things says the Son of God, he that has his eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass: (Rev. 2:1,8,12,18)
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Rev. 3:1,7,14,22• 1And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
 7And to the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith the holy, the true; he that has the key of David, he who opens and no one shall shut, and shuts and no one shall open:
 14And to the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:
 22He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. (Rev. 3:1,7,14,22)
ministered.
1 Cor. 8:5‑10• 5For and if indeed there are those called gods, whether in heaven or on earth,
 6yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom all things, and *we* for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and *we* by him.
 7But knowledge is not in all: but some, with conscience of the idol, until now eat as of a thing sacrificed to idols; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
 8But meat does not commend us to God; neither if we should not eat do we come short; nor if we should eat have we an advantage.
 9But see lest anywise this your right to eat itself be a stumbling-block to the weak.
 10For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at table in an idol-house, shall not his conscience, he being weak, be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to the idol? (1 Cor. 8:5‑10)
the living.
2 Cor. 6:16• 16and what agreement of God's temple with idols? for *ye* are the living God's temple; according as God has said, I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people. (2 Cor. 6:16)
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Josh. 3:10• 10And Joshua said, Hereby shall ye know that the living *God is in your midst, and that he will without fail dispossess from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. (Josh. 3:10)
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1 Sam. 17:26• 26And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that smites this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? (1 Sam. 17:26)
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Psa. 42:2• 2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living *God: when shall I come and appear before God? (Psa. 42:2)
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Psa. 84:2• 2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living *God. (Psa. 84:2)
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Jer. 10:10• 10But Jehovah Elohim is truth; he is the living God, and the King of eternity. At his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations cannot abide his indignation. (Jer. 10:10)
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Dan. 6:26• 26I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; for he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. (Dan. 6:26)
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Matt. 16:16• 16And Simon Peter answering said, *Thou* art the Christ, the Son of the living God. (Matt. 16:16)
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1 Thess. 1:9• 9for they themselves relate concerning us what entering in we had to you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God, (1 Thess. 1:9)
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Heb. 9:14• 14how much rather shall the blood of the Christ, who by the eternal Spirit offered himself spotless to God, purify your conscience from dead works to worship the living God? (Heb. 9:14)
not.
Ex. 24:12• 12And Jehovah said to Moses, Come up to me into the mountain, and be there; and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law, and the commandment that I have written, for their instruction. (Ex. 24:12)
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Ex. 34:1• 1And Jehovah said to Moses, Hew for thyself two tables of stone like the first; and I will write upon the tables the words that were upon the first tables, which thou hast broken. (Ex. 34:1)
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Psa. 40:8• 8To do thy good pleasure, my God, is my delight, and thy law is within my heart. (Psa. 40:8)
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Jer. 31:33• 33For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and will write it in their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. (Jer. 31:33)
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Ezek. 11:19• 19And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh; (Ezek. 11:19)
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Ezek. 36:25‑27• 25And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your uncleannesses and from all your idols will I cleanse you.
 26And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
 27And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and keep mine ordinances, and ye shall do them. (Ezek. 36:25‑27)
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Heb. 8:10• 10Because this is the covenant that I will covenant to the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: Giving my laws into their mind, I will write them also upon their hearts; and I will be to them for God, and *they* shall be to me for people. (Heb. 8:10)
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Heb. 10:16• 16This is the covenant which I will establish towards them after those days, saith the Lord: Giving my laws into their hearts, I will write them also in their understandings; (Heb. 10:16)
• “Known and read by all men." Such is the church, not a thing of creedism, or a subscription to paper-and-ink articles, however pure in their place, but an epistle to set forth livingly what the apostle taught and felt. (“Notes on 2 Corinthians 3:1-6”)

J. N. Darby Translation

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being manifested to bee Christ’s epistle ministered by us, written, not with ink, but the Spirit of the living God; not on stone tables, but on fleshy tables of the heart.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "[ye] being manifested that ye are."

W. Kelly Translation

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being manifested that ye are Christ’s epistle ministered by us, having been inscribed, not with ink, but [the] Spirit of [the] living God, not on tables of stone, but on fleshy tables of [the] hearta.

WK Translation Notes

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Or, "hearts." "Hearts" (dative case) in apposition with "tablets" is read by high authority. T. R. reads "of the heart" (genitive).