2 Corinthians 3:4
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
And such trust haue wee through Christ to Godward:
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8For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
8For from you sounded out the Word of the Lord, not onely in Macedonia & Achaia, but also in euery place your faith to Godward is spred abroad, so that we need not to speak any thing.
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19Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
19Hearken now vnto my voyce, I will giue thee counsell, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to Godward, that thou mayest bring the causes vnto God:
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2 Corinthians 3:4
Sense 1: Confidence or reliance placed in a person or thing. Sense 2: To rely upon, confide in, or place confidence in. Sense 3: Something committed to another's care or charge.
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From one side or end to another; by means of; throughout; or because of.
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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.
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3:1DO we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
3:1¶ Doe wee begin againe to commend our selues? or need wee, as some others, Epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
3:2Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
3:2Ye are our Epistle written in our hearts, knowen and read of all men.
3:3Forasmuch 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.
3:3Forasmuch as yee are manifestly declared to be the Epistle of Christ ministred by vs, written not with inke, but with the spirit of the liuing God, not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
3:4And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
3:4And such trust haue wee through Christ to Godward:
Selected passage3:5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
3:5Not that wee are sufficient of our selues to thinke any thing as of our selues: but our sufficiencie is of God:
3:6Who 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.
3:6Who also hath made vs able ministers of the New Testament, not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit ‖giueth life.
3:7But 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:
3:7But if the ministration of death written, and ingrauen in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly beholde the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance, which glorie was to be done away:
3:8How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
3:8How shall not the ministration of the spirit, be rather glorious?
3:9For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
3:9For if the ministration of condemnation bee glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousnesse exceed in glorie.
3:10For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
3:10For euen that which was made glorious, had no glorie in this respect by reason of the glorie that excelleth.
3:11For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
3:11For if that which is done away, was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
3:12Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
3:12Seeing then that wee haue such hope, we vse great ‖plainnesse of speech.
3:13And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
3:13And not as Moses, which put a vaile ouer his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly looke to the end of that which is abolished;
3:14But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
3:14But their mindes were blinded: for vntill this day remaineth the same vaile vntaken away, in the reading of the old testament: which vaile is done away in Christ.
3:15But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
3:15But euen vnto this day, when Moses is read, the vaile is vpon their heart.
3:16Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
3:16Neuerthelesse, when it shall turne to the Lord, the vaile shall be taken away.
3:17Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
3:17Now the Lord is that spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is libertie.
3:18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
3:18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glasse the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glorie to glorie, euen as ‖by the spirit of the Lord.