not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;
Parallel translations
- KJV Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
- BSB Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
- NKJV Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,
- NASB Not that we are adequate in ourselves so as to consider anything as having come from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,
- NLT It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God.
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- 2 Cor 12:9He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.
- Phil 4:13I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
- 1 Cor 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
- Phil 2:13For it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.
- John 15:5I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
- Jas 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
- Matt 10:19–20But when they deliver you up, don’t be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.
- 1 Cor 3:6I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.
- Luke 21:15for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
- Exod 4:10–16Moses said to Yahweh, “O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”
- Jer 1:6–10Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.”
- 2 Cor 4:7But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.
- 1 Cor 3:10According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.
- Luke 24:49Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”
- 2 Cor 2:16to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
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