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2 Corinthians 3:2–3

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2aYou are our letter, having been written in our hearts, known and read by all men,

3being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, aministered to by us, having been written not with ink but with the Spirit of bthe living God, not on ctablets of stone but on dtablets of hearts of eflesh.

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Cross references

  1. a1 Cor 9:2
  2. a2 Cor 3:6
  3. bMatt 16:16
  4. cEx 24:12; 31:18; 32:15f; 2 Cor 3:7
  5. dProv 3:3; 7:3; Jer 17:1
  6. eJer 31:33; Ezek 11:19; 36:26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all. And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are Christ’s letter, delivered by us, not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God—not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

NLTNew Living Translation

The only letter of recommendation we need is you yourselves. Your lives are a letter written in our hearts; everyone can read it and recognize our good work among you. Clearly, you are a letter from Christ showing the result of our ministry among you. This “letter” is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by all people, revealing that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, inscribed not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on stone tablets but on tablets of human hearts.

KJV 1900King James Version

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