2 Corinthians 2:16–3:6

^16ijto the one we are the savour of death unto death; and ^jto the other the savour of life unto life. And ^kwho is sufficient for these things? ¹⁷For we are not as many, which ^lcorrupt the word of God: but as of ^msincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

III.Do we begin again to ^acommend ourselves? or need we, as ^bsome others, ^cepistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? ^2dYe are our epistle written in our hearts, ^eknown and read of all men: ³forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ^fministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of ^gthe living God; not in ^htables of stone, but ⁱin fleshy tables of the heart. ⁴And such ^jtrust have we through Christ to God-ward: ^5knot that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but ^lour sufficiency is of God; ⁶who also hath made us able ^dmministers of ⁿthe new ⁿⁿtestament; not of ^othe letter, but of the spirit: for ^pthe letter killeth, but ^qthe spirit giveth life.