2 Corinthians 3:5

Easy To Read Version

I don’t mean that we are able to say that we can do anything \{good\} ourselves. It is God who makes us able to do all that we do.

Cross References

Genesis 41:16

Joseph answered, “I can’t! But maybe God will explain them for you, Pharaoh.”

2 Chronicles 30:12

Also, in Judah God’s power united the people so that they would obey the king and his officials. In this way they obeyed the word of the Lord.

Luke 21:15

I will give you the wisdom to say things that none of your enemies can answer.

Luke 24:49

Listen! My Father has promised you something; I will send it to you. But you must stay in Jerusalem until you have received that power from heaven.”

John 15:5

“I am the vine and you are the branches. If a person continues in me and I continue in that person, then that person will make much fruit. But without me that person can do nothing.

Romans 15:18

I will not talk about anything I did myself. I will talk only about the things that Christ has done with me in leading the non-Jewish people to obey God. They have obeyed God because of the things I have said and done.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But, because of God’s grace (gift), that is what I am. And his grace that he gave me was not wasted. I worked harder than all the other apostles. (But I was not really the one working. It was God’s grace that was with me.)

1 Corinthians 3:10

Like an expert builder I built the foundation {\cf2\super [17]} of that house. I used the gift that God gave me to do this. Other people are building on that foundation. But each person should be careful how he builds.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted the seed (teaching) and Apollos watered it. But God is the One who made the seed grow.

2 Corinthians 12:9

But the Lord said to me, “My grace (kindness) is enough for you. When you are weak, then my power is made perfect in you.” So I am very happy to boast about my weaknesses. Then Christ’s power can live in me.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To the people who are being lost, we are the smell of death that brings death. But to the people who are being saved, we are the smell of life that brings life. So who is good enough to do this work?

2 Corinthians 4:7

We have this treasure \{from God\}. But we are only like clay jars that hold the treasure. This shows that this great power is from God, not from us.

Philippians 2:13

Yes, God is working in you. God helps you want to do the things that please him. And he gives you the power to do these things.

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ, because he gives me strength.

2 Timothy 2:2

You have heard the things that I have taught. Many other people heard those things too. You should teach those same things. Give those teachings to some people you can trust. Then they will be able to teach those things to other people.

James 1:17

Everything good comes from God. And every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Father who made all the lights in the sky (sun, moon, stars). But God never changes \{like those lights\}. He is always the same.