<p>3:2 <i>You are our letter of recommendation, written in our hearts, known and read by all- </i>The Corinthians themselves were hardly much commendation of Paul. It was not any letter written by them which would recommend Paul, but rather the fact that Paul so loved them in his heart was visible to all. His love and care for them was his recommendation to missionary service, rather than any letter from them. I suggest that this verse is that which Paul refers to in 2 Cor. 7:3: &quot;For as I have said before here in 3:2, you are in our hearts, to die together and live together&quot;.</p><p>Jesus &lsquo;came down&rsquo; to this world in the sense that He was the word of the Father made flesh, and &lsquo;all men&rsquo; saw the light of grace that was radiated from His very being. And that same word must be flesh in us, as it was in the Lord. We too are to be a living epistle, words of the Gospel made flesh, &ldquo;known and read of all men&rdquo; (2 Cor. 3:2).</p>