2 Corinthians
King James Version (KJV)
2 Corinthians 3:2
“Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:”
King James Version (KJV)
2 Corinthians 3:2 Context
1Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? 2Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: 3Forasmuch 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. 4And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: 5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
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Other Translations
Ye are our Epistle written in our hearts, knowen and read of all men.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men;
- American Standard Version (1901)
You yourselves are our letter, whose writing is in our heart, open for every man's reading and knowledge;
- Basic English Bible
*Ye* are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read of all men,
- Darby Bible
Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men:
- Webster's Bible
Our letter of recommendation is yourselves--a letter written on our hearts and everywhere known and read.
- Weymouth Bible
You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men;
- World English Bible
Ye ben oure pistle, writun in oure hertis, which is knowun and red of alle men,
- Wycliffe Bible
our letter ye are, having been written in our hearts, known and read by all men,
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men;
- American Standard Version (1901)
You yourselves are our letter, whose writing is in our heart, open for every man's reading and knowledge;
- Basic English Bible
*Ye* are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read of all men,
- Darby Bible
Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men:
- Webster's Bible
Our letter of recommendation is yourselves--a letter written on our hearts and everywhere known and read.
- Weymouth Bible
You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men;
- World English Bible
Ye ben oure pistle, writun in oure hertis, which is knowun and red of alle men,
- Wycliffe Bible
our letter ye are, having been written in our hearts, known and read by all men,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 2 Corinthians 3:2
3:2 Ye are our recommendatory letter - More convincing than bare words could be. Written on our hearts - Deeply engraven there, and plainly legible to all around us.
People's Bible Notes for 2 Corinthians 3:2
2Co 3:2 Ye are our epistle. The church itself owed its existence to him. He could point to his work, to the disciples, as his letter of commendation. He was known by his fruits. Written in our hearts. When he looked into his heart, he saw them enshrined there, and felt that he needed no commendation to them.