2 Corinthians 3:5

New Century Version

We are not saying that we can do this work ourselves. It is God who makes us able to do all that we do.

Cross References

Genesis 41:16

Joseph answered the king, “I am not able to explain the meaning of dreams, but God will do this for the king.”

2 Chronicles 30:12

And God united all the people of Judah in obeying King Hezekiah and his officers, because their command had come from the Lord.

Luke 21:15

I will give you the wisdom to say things that none of your enemies will be able to stand against or prove wrong.

Luke 24:49

I will send you what my Father has promised, 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 any remain in me and I remain in them, they produce much fruit. But without me they can do nothing.

Romans 15:18

I will not talk about anything except what Christ has done through me in leading those who are not Jews to obey God. They have obeyed God because of what I have said and done,

1 Corinthians 15:10

But God’s grace has made me what I am, and his grace to me was not wasted. I worked harder than all the other apostles. (But it was not I really; it was God’s grace that was with me.)

1 Corinthians 3:10

Using the gift God gave me, I laid the foundation of that house like an expert builder. Others are building on that foundation, but all people should be careful how they build on it.

1 Corinthians 3:6

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

2 Corinthians 12:9

But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you. When you are weak, my power is made perfect in you.” So I am very happy to brag about my weaknesses. Then Christ’s power can live in me.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To those who are lost, we are the smell of death that brings death, but to those who are being saved, we are the smell of life that brings life. So who is able to do this work?

2 Corinthians 4:7

We have this treasure from God, but we are like clay jars that hold the treasure. This shows that the great power is from God, not from us.

Philippians 2:13

because God is working in you to help you want to do and be able to do what pleases him.

Philippians 4:13

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

2 Timothy 2:2

You should teach people whom you can trust the things you and many others have heard me say. Then they will be able to teach others.

James 1:17

Every good action and every perfect gift is from God. These good gifts come down from the Creator of the sun, moon, and stars, who does not change like their shifting shadows.