KJV King James Version
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;
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2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
WEB World English Bible
not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;
ASV American Standard Version
not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God,
Surrounding context — 2 Corinthians 3
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 God-ward:
5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;
6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
7 But if the ministration of death, written [and] engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which [glory] was to be done away:
8 How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οὐχG3756 · ounoὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἀφ᾽G575 · apoaway fromἑαυτῶνG1438 · heautouthemselfἱκανοίG2425 · hikanossufficientἐσμενG1510 · eimito beλογίσασθαίG3049 · logizomaito countτιG5100 · tisoneὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἐξG1537 · ekout fromἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱκανότηςG2426 · hikanotēssufficiencyἡμῶνG3165 · memeἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦ,G2316 · theosGod
Cross-references
2 Corinthians 12:9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.Philippians 2:13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure.John 15:5I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.Matthew 10:19-20But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.1 Corinthians 3:6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.Exodus 4:10-16And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I [am] not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I [am] slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.Jeremiah 1:6-10Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child.2 Corinthians 4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.1 Corinthians 3:10According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.2 Corinthians 2:16To the one [we are] the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who [is] sufficient for these things?Luke 24:49And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
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