2 Corinthians 3:5

In 9 translations

BSB

Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.

KJV

Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

WEB

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,

ASV

not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

LSV

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency [is] of God,

YLT

not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency [is] of God,

DBY

not that we are competent of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our competency [is] of God;Elohim

DRC

Not that we are sufficient to think any thing of ourselves, as of ourselves: but our sufficiency is from God.

GNV

Not that we are sufficient of our selues, to thinke any thing, as of our selues: but our sufficiencie is of God,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

οὐχ ὅτι ἀφʼ ἑαυτῶν ἱκανοί ἐσμεν λογίσασθαί τι ὡς ἐξ αὑτῶν, ἀλλʼ ἡ ἱκανότης ἡμῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ,

RP2018

οὐχ ὅτι ἱκανοί ἐσμεν ἀφ’ ἑαυτῶν λογίσασθαί τι ὡς ἐξ ἑαυτῶν, ἀλλ’ ἡ ἱκανότης ἡμῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ·

TR-Boyd

οὐχ ὅτι ἱκανοί ἐσμεν ἀφ᾿ ἑαυτῶν λογίσασθαί τι ὡς ἐξ ἑαυτῶν, ἀλλ᾿ ἡ ἱκανότης ἡμῶν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ·

SCR1894

ουχ οτι ικανοι εσμεν αφ εαυτων λογισασθαι τι ως εξ εαυτων αλλ η ικανοτης ημων εκ του θεου

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• 2 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
• Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
• 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
• Philippians 2:13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
• John 15:5I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
• James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
• Matthew 10:19–20But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
• Luke 21:15For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
• Exodus 4:10–16“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.” And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who…
• Jeremiah 1:6–10“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!” But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must…
• 2 Corinthians 4:7Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
• 1 Corinthians 3:10By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
• 2 Corinthians 2:16To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
• Luke 24:49And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

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