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Second Corinthians 3:1-18

Continuing from the end of chapter 2 where Paul wrote, "2:17For we are not as many-people adulterating the word of God but (we are) as out-from genuineness, but (we are) as out-from God – before God we utter-forth in Christ," he says:

II Corinthians 3:1-3:

3:1Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or, we do not need commendatory letters towards you or from you, as some-people, do we? – (no.) .2You are the letter of us, (the letter) having been in-written2 in our hearts, (the letter) being known and being read by all men, .3(you are) being manifested that you are Christ’s letter, (the letter) having been ministered by us and having been in-written2 not with black-ink but with (the) spirit of (the) living God, not in stony tablets but in tablets (which are) fleshy hearts.

Paul asks the Corinthian church and all the holy-people in the whole of Achaia: do we (myself and those with me) make a beginning (start) now another-time to favorably-introduce ourselves to you? Is that the reason why I am writing a letter to you again? Or let me ask you, we don't need (have a necessity to use), in comparison to some-people, introductory letters about ourselves towards you or out-from you, do we? Paul does not specifically answer these questions, but according to the Greek structure of the second question the answer to it must be "no."

Perhaps some people wanted proof that Paul was still carrying-out his apostleship, that he and those with him were really doing what God and the Lord Jesus Christ wanted them to do. If anyone felt that they indeed needed a commendatory letter (epistle, that-which is sent by a messenger, a courier whether verbal or in writing), Paul tells them where they can find it: you holy-people are…

Paul explains: you are being manifested (evidenced, brought to light, shown-forth) that you are…

[Reference: Exodus 24:12, 31:18, and 32:15, 16; Deuteronomy 9:9-10:5; Jeremiah 31:33; Ezekiel 11:19, 20, and 36:26, 27; Acts 18:27; Romans 2:29, 5:5, 8:27, 15:15, 16, and 16:1; I Corinthians 9:1 and 2; II Corinthians 1:22; Galatians 4:6. Note: verbs with a superscript 2 (2) immediately following them indicate the "perfect" tense - details are provided in the "Relevant Notes" link of this study.]

 

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