Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
Not that I am myself qualified to consider anything as coming from me myself. No, my qualification comes from God, for
New American Standard Bible
Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but
King James Version
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
Holman Bible
It is not that we are competent in
International Standard Version
By ourselves we are not qualified to claim that anything comes from us. Rather, our credentials come from God,
A Conservative Version
not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reckon anything as from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,
American Standard Version
not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;
Amplified
Not that we are sufficiently qualified in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency and qualifications come from God.
An Understandable Version
It is not that we are [so] competent as to consider anything [we do] as coming from ourselves, but our competence comes from God.
Anderson New Testament
not that we are able, of ourselves, to devise any thing, as from ourselves; but our ability is from God,
Bible in Basic English
Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;
Common New Testament
Not that we are competent of ourselves to claim anything as coming from ourselves; but our competence is from God,
Daniel Mace New Testament
not that I am sufficient of myself to effect any thing by the strength of my own reason: but my sufficiency is from God.
Darby Translation
not that we are competent of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our competency is of God;
Godbey New Testament
not that we are able of ourselves to think anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
Goodspeed New Testament
Not that I am of myself qualified to claim anything as originating with me. My qualification is from God,
John Wesley New Testament
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to think any thing as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God:
Julia Smith Translation
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reckon anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency of God;
King James 2000
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as from ourselves, but our adequacy [is] from God,
Modern King James verseion
not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as it were of ourselves; but our ableness cometh of God;
Moffatt New Testament
It is not that I am personally qualified to form any judgment by myself; my qualifications come from God,
Montgomery New Testament
Not that I am sufficient in myself to reach any conclusion in my own wisdom; but my sufficiency is from God.
NET Bible
Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,
New Heart English Bible
not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;
Noyes New Testament
not that we are able of ourselves to think anything, as from ourselves; but our ability is from God;
Sawyer New Testament
not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reason out any thing as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God,
The Emphasized Bible
Not that, of our own selves, sufficient, are we, to reckon anything as of ourselves, but, our sufficiency, is of God; -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account any thing of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I do not mean that we are fit to form any judgment by ourselves, as if on our own authority;
Webster
Not that we are sufficient by ourselves to think any thing as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;
Weymouth New Testament
not that of ourselves we are competent to decide anything by our own reasonings, but our competency comes from God.
World English Bible
not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;
Worrell New Testament
not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reckon anything as from ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God;
Worsley New Testament
not that we can of ourselves reckon upon any thing as from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God.
Youngs Literal Translation
not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God,
Themes
Dependence » Human weakness renders men dependent upon God
Holy spirit » What the holy spirit does
Topics
Interlinear
Apo
ἐκ ἐξ
Ek
Usage: 709
heautou
ἑαυτοῦ
heautou
himself, themselves, yourselves, ourselves, his, their, itself,
Usage: 249
Devotionals
Devotionals about 2 Corinthians 3:5
Devotionals containing 2 Corinthians 3:5
References
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 3:5
Images 2 Corinthians 3:5
Prayers for 2 Corinthians 3:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
New Covenant Ministry
4 Such is the confidence I have through Christ in the presence of God. 5 Not that I am myself qualified to consider anything as coming from me myself. No, my qualification comes from God, for 6 He has qualified even me as a minister of the new covenant, which is not a written but a spiritual covenant. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by God's unmerited favor I have become what I am, and His unmerited favor shown to me was not bestowed for nothing, for I have toiled more extensively than any of them, and yet it was not I but God's unmerited favor working with me.
Matthew 10:19-20
But when they turn you over to the courts, you must not worry at all about how or what you ought to speak, for it will be given you at that hour what you ought to speak.
Luke 21:15
for I will give you such wisdom of speech as all your opponents combined will not be able to resist and refute.
Luke 24:49
And I will send down upon you what my Father has promised. But you, on your part, must stay right here in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."
John 15:5
I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in union with me and I in union with him will bear abundant fruit, because you cannot do anything cut off from union with me.
1 Corinthians 3:6
I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but it was God who kept the plants growing.
1 Corinthians 3:10
As a skilled architect, in accordance with God's unmerited favor given to me, I laid a foundation, and now another is building upon it. But every builder must be careful how he builds upon it;
2 Corinthians 2:16
to the one a deadly perfume that leads to death, to the other a living perfume that leads to life.
2 Corinthians 4:7
But I am keeping this jewel in an earthen jar, to prove that its surpassing power is God's, not mine.
2 Corinthians 12:9
but He said to me, "My spiritual strength is sufficient, for it is only by means of conscious weakness that perfect power is developed."
Philippians 2:13
for it is God Himself who is at work in you to help you desire it as well as do it.
Philippians 4:13
I can do anything through Him who gives me strength.
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, in whom there is no variation or changing shadow.