Parallel Verses

Webster

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you.

New American Standard Bible

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some, letters of commendation to you or from you?

King James Version

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

Holman Bible

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

International Standard Version

Are we beginning to recommend ourselves again? Unlike some people, we do not need letters of recommendation to you or from you, do we?

A Conservative Version

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Unless we need, as some men, commendatory letters to you or commendatory from you?

American Standard Version

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do some, epistles of commendation to you or from you?

Amplified

Are we starting to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some [false teachers], letters of recommendation to you or from you? [No!]

An Understandable Version

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again [i.e., by saying that we are not like other people]? Or, do we need letters of recommendation to you or from you, as others do?

Anderson New Testament

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or do we need, as some do, letters of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

Bible in Basic English

Do we seem to be again attempting to put ourselves in the right? or have we need, as some have, of letters of approval to you or from you?

Common New Testament

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you?

Daniel Mace New Testament

Do I begin again to commend my self? or need I, as some others, commendatory letters to you, or from you?

Darby Translation

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or do we need, as some, commendatory letters to you, or commendatory from you?

Godbey New Testament

Do we again begin to commend ourselves? or whether have we need of commendatory letters to you or from you, as some do?

Goodspeed New Testament

Am I falling into self-recommendation again? Do I, like some people, need letters of recommendation to you or from you?

John Wesley New Testament

Do we again begin to recommend ourselves? Unless we need, as some do, recommendatory letters to you, or recommendatory letters from you?

Julia Smith Translation

Begin we again to recommend ourselves or need we not, as some; recommendatory epistles to you, or recommendatory from you?

King James 2000

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or [do we], like some, need letters of recommendation to you or from you?

Modern King James verseion

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, like some, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

We begin to praise ourselves again. Need we, as some others, of epistles of recommendation unto you? Or letters of recommendation from you?

Moffatt New Testament

Am I beginning again to 'commend' myself? Do I need, like some people, to be commended by written certificates either to you or from you?

Montgomery New Testament

Am I beginning again to "recommend" myself? Or do I need, as some do, letters of commendation either to you or from you?

NET Bible

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? We don't need letters of recommendation to you or from you as some other people do, do we?

New Heart English Bible

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? We do not need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you, do we?

Noyes New Testament

Are we beginning again to recommend ourselves? Or do we need, like some others, letters of recommendation to you, or letters of recommendation from you?

Sawyer New Testament

Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some, commendatory epistles to you or from you?

The Emphasized Bible

Are we to begin again, ourselves, to commend? or have we need, like some, of commendatory letters unto you, or from you?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

DO we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some, commendatory letters to you, or commendatory letters from you?

Twentieth Century New Testament

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or are we like some who need letters of commendation to you, or from you?

Weymouth New Testament

Do you say that this is self-recommendation once more? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

Williams New Testament

Am I beginning to recommend myself again? I do not, like some people, do I, need letters of recommendation to you or from you?

World English Bible

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you?

Worrell New Testament

Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or need we, as do some, commendatory letters to you, or from you?

Worsley New Testament

Do we begin again to recommend ourselves? or do we need, as some do, recommendatory epistles to you, or letters of recommendation from you?

Youngs Literal Translation

Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation unto you, or from you?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Do we begin
ἄρχομαι 
Archomai 
Usage: 69

πάλιν 
Palin 
Usage: 120

to commend
συνιστάω συνιστάνω συνίστημι 
sunistao 
Usage: 16

ἑαυτοῦ 
heautou 
Usage: 249

or
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

need we
χρῄζω 
Chrezo 
Usage: 2

as
ὡς 
Hos 
as, when, how, as it were, about,
Usage: 417

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

ἐπιστολή 
Epistole 
Usage: 24

συστατικός 
Sustatikos 
Usage: 2

to
πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

you
ὑμᾶς 
Humas 
you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,
Usage: 314

or
ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199

letters of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

συστατικός 
Sustatikos 
Usage: 2

Devotionals

Devotionals about 2 Corinthians 3:1

References

Fausets

Images 2 Corinthians 3:1

Prayers for 2 Corinthians 3:1

Context Readings

New Covenant Ministry

1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you. 2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men:


Cross References

Acts 18:27

And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he had come, helped them much who had believed through grace.

2 Corinthians 5:12

For we commend not ourselves again to you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them who glory in appearance, and not in heart.

2 Corinthians 12:11

I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended by you: for in nothing am I behind the very greatest apostles, though I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 16:3

And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality to Jerusalem.

2 Corinthians 10:12

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

1 Corinthians 3:10

According to the grace of God which is given to me, as a wise master-builder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth upon it. But let every man take heed how he buildeth upon it.

1 Corinthians 4:15

For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

1 Corinthians 10:33

Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not as many, who corrupt the word of God: but as from sincerity, but as from God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:8

For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

2 Corinthians 12:19

Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves to you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edification.

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