2 Corinthians 3:12 Parallel Translations
NASB: Therefore having such a hope, we use great boldness in our speech, (NASB ©1995)
GWT: Since we have confidence in the new promise, we speak very boldly.(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
ASV: Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,
BBE: Having then such a hope, we keep nothing back,
DBY: Having therefore such hope, we use much boldness:
ERV: Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,
WEY: Therefore, cherishing a hope like this, we speak without reserve, and we do not imitate Moses,
WBS: Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
WEB: Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,
YLT: Having, then, such hope, we use much freedom of speech,
2 Corinthians 3:12 Cross References
XREF:Acts 4:13 Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus.

Acts 4:29 "And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence,

2 Corinthians 7:4 Great is my confidence in you; great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in all our affliction.

Ephesians 6:19 and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

1 Thessalonians 2:2 but after we had already suffered and been mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the boldness in our God to speak to you the gospel of God amid much opposition. (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
GSB: 3:12 {3} Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
(3) He shows what this glory of the preaching of the Gospel consists in: that is, in that it sets forth plainly and evidently that which the Law showed darkly, for it sent those that heard it to be healed by Christ, who was to come, after it had wounded them.
PNT: 3:12 Seeing then that we have such hope. The blessed gospel hope.
We use great plainness of speech. With such a hope he has boldness to declare the gospel truths boldly and without reserve.
WES: 3:12 Having therefore this hope - Being fully persuaded of this.
MHC: 3:12-18 It is the duty of the ministers of the gospel to use great plainness, or clearness, of speech. The Old Testament believers had only cloudy and passing glimpses of that glorious Saviour, and unbelievers looked no further than to the outward institution. But the great precepts of the gospel, believe, love, obey, are truths stated as clearly as possible. And the whole doctrine of Christ crucified, is made as plain as human language can make it. Those who lived under the law, had a veil upon their hearts. This veil is taken away by the doctrines of the Bible about Christ. When any person is converted to God, then the veil of ignorance is taken away. The condition of those who enjoy and believe the gospel is happy, for the heart is set at liberty to run the ways of God's commandments. They have light, and with open face they behold the glory of the Lord. Christians should prize and improve these privileges. We should not rest contented without knowing the transforming power of the gospel, by the working of the Spirit, bringing us to seek to be like the temper and tendency of the glorious gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and into union with Him. We behold Christ, as in the glass of his word; and as the reflection from a mirror causes the face to shine, the faces of Christians shine also.
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