2nd Corinthians Chapter 3 verse 12 Holy Bible
Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,
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Having then such a hope, we keep nothing back,
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Having therefore such hope, we use much boldness:
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Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
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Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,
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Having, then, such hope, we use much freedom of speech,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 12-18. - The confidence inspired by this ministry and the veil on the hearts of those who will not recognize it. Verse 12. - Such hope. A hope based upon the abiding glory of this gospel covenant. Plainness of speech. The frankness and unreserved fearlessness of our language is justified by the glory of our ministry. It was impossible for Moses to speak with the same bold plainness.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) Seeing then that we have such hope.--The "hope" is in substance the same as the "confidence" of 2Corinthians 3:4; but the intervening thoughts have carried his mind on to the future as well as the present. He has a hope for them and for himself, which is more than a trust in his own sufficiency.We use great plainness of speech.--The word so rendered expresses strictly the openness which says all, in which there is no reticence or reserve. It stands in contrast with the "corrupting the word" of 2Corinthians 2:17, and answers to the Apostle's claim to have "kept back nothing that was profitable" in Acts 20:20. We, he practically says, need no veil.