2 Corinthians 3:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 3:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ἀρχόμεθα
árchomai
G756
to lead
πάλιν
pálin
G3825
again
ἑαυτοὺς
heautoû
G1438
himself
συνιστάνειν
synistáō
G4921
to put together
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
χρῄζομεν
chrḗizō
G5535
to need
ὥς
hōs
G5613
as
τινες
tìs
G5100
a certain
συστατικῶν
systatikós
G4956
commendatory
ἐπιστολῶν
epistolḗ
G1992
letter
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you?
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King James Version Public Domain
Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or we do not need, like some, letters of recommendation to you or from you, do we?
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