Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Of ourselves (af eautwn). Starting from ourselves (reflexive pronoun).
As from ourselves (wv ec autwn). He says it over again with preposition ec (out of). He has no originating power for such confidence.
Sufficiency (ikanothv). Old word, only here in N.T.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 2 Corinthians 3:5:
Acts 21:23
2 Corinthians 3:6
2 Corinthians 4:2
2 Thessalonians 3:9
2 Timothy 2:2
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