2 Corinthians 3:4

2 ^aYou are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men;

3 clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ^aministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not ^bon tablets of stone but ^con tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.

The Spirit, Not the Letter

4 And we have such trust through Christ toward God.

5 ^aNot that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but ^bour sufficiency is from God,

6 who also made us sufficient as ^aministers of ^bthe new covenant, not ^cof the letter but of the Spirit; for ^dthe letter kills, ^ebut the Spirit gives life.

Glory of the New Covenant

7 But if ^athe ministry of death, ^bwritten and engraved on stones, was glorious, ^cso that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away,

Verse Comparison: 2 Corinthians 3:4

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American Standard Version
And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward:

Amplified® Bible
Such is the reliance {and} confidence that we have through Christ toward {and} with reference to God.

Contemporary English Version
We are sure about all this. Christ makes us sure in the very presence of God.

Darby English Version
And such confidence have we through the Christ towards God:

Good News Bible
We say this because we have confidence in God through Christ.

International Standard Version
Such is the confidence that we have in God through Christ.

King James Version
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:

New American Standard Bible
Such confidence we have through Christ toward God.

New International Version
Such confidence as this is ours through Christ before God.

New King James Version
And we have such trust through Christ toward God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Such confidence we have through Christ toward God.

Young's Literal Translation
and such trust we have through the Christ toward God,

New English Translation
Now we have such confidence in God through Christ.

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