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2 Corinthians 3:1New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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3 Are we starting to recommend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some men, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
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2 Corinthians 3:1The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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᾿Αρχόμεθα πάλιν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστάνειν; ἢ μὴ χρῄζομεν ὥς τινες συστατικῶν ἐπιστολῶν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἢ ἐξ ὑμῶν;
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2 Corinthians 3:1The Bible in Living English
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3 Are we beginning to recommend ourselves again? or do we want, as some folks do, letters of commendation to you or from you?
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2 Corinthians 3:1American Standard Version
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3 Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do some, epistles of commendation to you or from you?
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2 Corinthians 3:1The Emphasized Bible
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3 Are we to begin again ourselves to commend? Or have we need like some of commendatory letters unto you or from you?
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2 Corinthians 3:1King James Version
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3 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
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2 CorinthiansWatch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
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3:1 w85 9/1 25-26; w84 2/1 12; ad 1162; qm 11; w61 51; w55 669; qm55 11; w44 134
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2 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 3New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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letters of recommendation: In the first century C.E., people relied on letters from a credible source to introduce a stranger and to authenticate his or her identity or authority. (Ac 18:27; see study note on Ro 16:1.) Letters of this kind were common, and standard formulas for compiling them could be found in guides to letter writing. (Ac 28:21) At 2Co 3:1, Paul’s point is that he did not need such letters to or from the Corinthians to prove that he was a minister. He had helped them to become Christians and could therefore say: “You yourselves are our letter.”—2Co 3:2.
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