Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
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Verse 5 is found in chapter 3 of 2 Corinthians. Paul’s sufficiency does not come from himself but from God. The new covenant is characterized by the work of the Spirit who gives life, in contrast with a merely external reading of the letter.
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Nicht, daß wir tüchtig sind von uns selber, etwas zu denken als von uns selber; sondern daß wir tüchtig sind, ist von Gott,
No que seamos suficientes de nosotros mismos para pensar algo como de nosotros mismos, sino que nuestra suficiencia es de Dios;
No es que seamos capaces por nosotros mismos de considerar algo como procedente de nosotros; nuestra capacidad viene de Dios.
Ce n'est pas à dire que nous soyons par nous-mêmes capables de concevoir quelque chose comme venant de nous-mêmes. Notre capacité, au contraire, vient de Dieu.
Non già che siamo da noi stessi sufficienti pure a pensar cosa alcuna, come da noi stessi; ma la nostra sufficienza è da Dio;
Não que sejamos capazes, por nós, de pensar alguma coisa, como de nós mesmos; mas a nossa capacidade vem de Deus,
並不是我們憑自己配做甚麼事,我們之所以配做是出於上帝;
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