2COR 3:4 Parallel Verse View

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UST I say those things because we are sure about what God thinks of us. We are sure because the Messiah makes us sure.

AICNT Such confidence we have through Christ toward God.

OEB This, then, is the confidence in regard to God that we have gained through the Christ.

WEBBE Such confidence we have through Christ towards God,

WMBB Such confidence we have through Messiah towards God,

NET Now we have such confidence in God through Christ.

LSV and such trust we have through the Christ toward God,

FBV We have total confidence before God through Christ.

TCNT Such is the confidence that we have in God through Christ.

T4T I can very confidently write these things about the work that Silas, Timothy, and I did among you, because God knows that what I write is true. We(exc) are true workers for God because of what Christ has done for us.

LEB Now we possess such confidence through Christ toward God.

BBE And this is the certain faith which we have in God through Christ:

Moff No Moff 2COR book available

Wymth Such is the confidence which we have through Christ in the presence of God;

ASV And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward:

DRA And such confidence we have, through Christ, towards God.

YLT and such trust we have through the Christ toward God,

Drby And such confidence have we through the Christ towards [fn]God:

3.4 Elohim

RV And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward:

Wbstr And such trust we have through Christ toward God.

KJB-1769 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:

KJB-1611 And such trust haue wee through Christ to Godward:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Such trust haue we through Christe to Godwarde.
(Such trust have we through Christ to Godwarde.)

Gnva And such trust haue we through Christ to God:
(And such trust have we through Christ to God: )

Cvdl Soch trust haue we thorow Christ to God warde,
(Soch trust have we through Christ to God warde,)

TNT Suche trust have we thorow Christ to god ward
(Suche trust have we through Christ to god ward )

Wycl For we han such trist bi Crist to God;
(For we have such trist by Christ to God;)

Luth Ein solch Vertrauen aber haben wir durch Christum zu GOtt.
(A such Vertrauen but have we/us through Christum to God.)

ClVg Fiduciam autem talem habemus per Christum ad Deum:[fn]
(Fiduciam however talem habemus through Christum to God: )

3.4 Fiduciam. Dixit se non egere epistolis, modo dicit, quod non se commendat, sed Christum; quasi dicat: Epistola Christi, et nostra estis, sed fiduciam dicendi talia non ad vos, sed ad Deum referimus.

3.4 Fiduciam. Dixit se not/no egere epistolis, modo dicit, that not/no se commendat, but Christum; as_if let_him_say: Epistola of_Christ, and nostra estis, but fiduciam dicendi talia not/no to vos, but to God referimus.

UGNT πεποίθησιν δὲ τοιαύτην ἔχομεν διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν.
(pepoithaʸsin de toiautaʸn eⱪomen dia tou Ⱪristou pros ton Theon.)

SBL-GNT Πεποίθησιν δὲ τοιαύτην ἔχομεν διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ πρὸς τὸν θεόν.
(Pepoithaʸsin de toiautaʸn eⱪomen dia tou Ⱪristou pros ton theon.)

TC-GNT Πεποίθησιν δὲ τοιαύτην ἔχομεν διὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν·
(Pepoithaʸsin de toiautaʸn eⱪomen dia tou Ⱪristou pros ton Theon; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

God’s New Covenant

God had promised to establish a new covenant with his people (Jer 31:31-34). This new covenant was initiated by Christ (see Luke 22:19-20), who removes the veil associated with the old covenant (2 Cor 3:14). Using the creation story of Genesis 1–2, Paul explains how the God of creation is also the God of the new creation (2 Cor 4:4-6; 5:17). God is now revealed in Christ, who brings God close to us.

In the new covenant, God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is also our Father because he has enabled us to be adopted as his children (2 Cor 1:3; Gal 3:26–4:7). He is the faithful God whose Old Testament promises are fulfilled in the Messiah (2 Cor 1:18-22). And he is the author of reconciliation (5:18-21), as Christ became the means by which God won the sinful world back to himself. Jesus Christ became one with sinful humankind (see 8:9) and released God’s saving power and righteousness to restore the broken relationship between God and the world.

Under the new covenant, God sends his Spirit to dwell among his people. The Spirit gives believers life, freedom, and the ability to conform to Christ (3:6, 17-18). The Spirit unites us to Christ and serves as the guarantee of our complete salvation in the resurrection (1:22; 5:1-5), when believers’ mortal bodies will be transformed into glorified bodies (1 Cor 15:42-57). Paul gives a full account of this hope in 2 Cor 5:1-10. This will be the final outcome of the new covenant that God has established for his people.

Passages for Further Study

Gen 9:1-17; 12:1-9; 15:1-21; Exod 19:3-6; 2 Sam 7:5-16; 1 Chr 10:13-14; Isa 59:20-21; 65:17-25; Jer 2:1–3:10; 31:31-34; Matt 26:27-29; Luke 22:20; 1 Cor 11:23-32; 2 Cor 3:4-18; 4:4-6; Heb 8:6-13; 9:11-28; 10:1-25; 12:18-24

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

and

Here, the word Now introduces a development in the argument. Here it indicates that Paul is moving on to a slightly different topic. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word that introduces a development in the argument, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: [Indeed,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἔχομεν

˱we˲_/are/_having

Here, just as in 3:1–3, the word we does not include the Corinthians. It could refer to: (1) Paul and those who proclaim the gospel with him. Alternate translation: [we who preach the gospel have] (2) just Paul. Alternate translation: [I have]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

πεποίθησιν & τοιαύτην ἔχομεν

confidence & such ˱we˲_/are/_having

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of confidence, you could express the idea by using an adjective such as “confident.” Alternate translation: [we are confident in this way]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

πεποίθησιν & τοιαύτην

confidence & such

Here, the word such indicates that the confidence is the kind that Paul showed in the previous verses, especially in 3:1–3. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make it clearer that such refers back to what Paul has said in the previous verses. Alternate translation: [that kind of confidence] or [confidence in those ways]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πρὸς τὸν Θεόν

toward ¬the God

Here, the phrase toward God could indicate that the confidence is: (1) before or in the presence of God. In other words, Paul has confidence that God approves of him and his fellow workers. Alternate translation: [with regard to God] (2) in God. In other words, Paul has confidence that God will do what he has promised. Alternate translation: [in God]

Parallel 2COR 3:4