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Paul answers his critics who think he is commending himself and does not bring the necessary letters of recommendation with him to Corinth by stating that the Corinthians are his letter of recommendation.
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2 Corinthians 3:1-3
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Are we beginning to a commend ourselves again?
Fangen wir wieder an, uns selbst zu empfehlen?
Or do we need, as some, b letters of commendation to you or from you?
Oder bedürfen wir etwa, wie gewisse Leute, der Empfehlungsbriefe an euch oder von euch?
a You are our letter,
Unser Brief seid ihr selbst,
written in our hearts,
in unser Herz geschrieben,
known and read by all men;
erkannt und gelesen von jedermann.
being manifested that you are a letter of Christ,
Es ist offenbar, daß ihr ein Brief Christi seid,
1 a cared for by us,
durch unsern Dienst geworden,
written not with ink
geschrieben nicht mit Tinte,
but with the Spirit of b the living God,
sondern mit dem Geiste des lebendigen Gottes,
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not on c tablets of stone
nicht auf steinerne Tafeln,
but on d tablets of 2 e human hearts.
sondern auf fleischerne Tafeln des Herzens.
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Rhetorical question: we are not beginning to commend ourselves again.
Rhetorical question: we do not need, as some, letters of recommendation to you or from you.
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