2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 3:5

⁵Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Not	οὐχ	ouch	Adverb	G3756 no, not
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
we are	ἐσμεν	esmen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
competent	ἱκανοί	hikanoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2425 sufficient, worthy, many, much
in	ἀφ’	aph’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
ourselves	ἑαυτῶν	heautōn	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G1438 himself, herself, itself
to claim that	λογίσασθαί	logisasthai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle	G3049 I reckon, count, decide
anything	τι	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5100 any one, some one
from	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
us	ἑαυτῶν	heautōn	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G1438 himself, herself, itself
but	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
competence	ἱκανότης	hikanotēs	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2426 sufficiency, ability, power
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

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