2 Corinthians 3:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Corinthians 3:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Corinthians 3:5 is a verse from the book of 2 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Corinthians 3:5 — KJV
“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;”
— 2 Corinthians 3:5 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 3:5 in Context — About the Book of 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians is Paul's most personal letter — defending his ministry through a catalogue of beatings, shipwrecks, and sleepless nights, then unveiling the secret: God's power is made perfect in weakness. Treasure in jars of clay, the God of all comfort, and grace that is always sufficient.
Cross-References for 2 Corinthians 3:5
“For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 3:5: ourselves, any, thing
“Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 3:5: ourselves, any, thing
“When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 3:5: ourselves, any, thing
“Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 3:5: ourselves, think, thing
“And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 3:5: any, thing, god
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