2 Corinthians 3:2

Ye are our epistle See note on last verse.

written in our hearts -Others bear their letters of commendation in their hands, we in our consciences, being fully aware that the existence of the Church of Corinth, due, under God, to us, is a sufficient authentication of the genuineness of our ministry." See 1 Corinthians 9:2. Olshausen, however, regards the words as referring to St Paul's intercession for the Corinthians, just as the High Priest (Exodus 28:15-30) bore the names of the tribes of Israel on his breast when he went into the holy place to intercede with God. "The regenerate," he adds, "are linked to the heart of their spiritual father by a spiritual bond." See notes above, ch. 2 Corinthians 1:9; 2 Corinthians 2:3.

known and read of all men See note on ch. 2 Corinthians 1:13. The play upon words so characteristic of the Apostle cannot be rendered into English.