2 Corinthians 3:2
Strong's Lexicon
You yourselves
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

are
ἐστε (este)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

letter,
ἐπιστολὴ (epistolē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1992: A letter, dispatch, epistle, message. From epistello; a written message.

inscribed
ἐνγεγραμμένη (engegrammenē)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1449: To write, inscribe. From en and grapho; to 'engrave', i.e. Inscribe.

on
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

hearts,
καρδίαις (kardiais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2588: Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.

known
γινωσκομένη (ginōskomenē)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

read
ἀναγινωσκομένη (anaginōskomenē)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 314: To read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern. From ana and ginosko; to know again, i.e. to read.

by
ὑπὸ (hypo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 5259: A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).

everyone
πάντων (pantōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

Young's Literal Translation
our letter ye are, having been written in our hearts, known and read by all men,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, recognized and read by everyone .

New American Standard Bible
You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men;

King James Bible
Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

New Living Translation
The only letter of recommendation we need is you yourselves. Your lives are a letter written in our hearts; everyone can read it and recognize our good work among you.

English Standard Version
You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all.

New American Standard Bible
You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men;

King James Bible
Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, recognized and read by everyone.

International Standard Version
You are our letter, written in our hearts and known and read by everyone.

NET Bible
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone,

American Standard Version
Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men;

English Revised Version
Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men;

Young's Literal Translation
our letter ye are, having been written in our hearts, known and read by all men,
















Cross References
1 Corinthians 9:2
If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 3:1
Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

2 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

2 Corinthians 2:16
To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

2 Corinthians 3:3
Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

2 Corinthians 3:4
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:

2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
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