John Calvin Commentary 2 Corinthians 3:4

"And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward:" — 2 Corinthians 3:4 (ASV)

And such confidence. Since it was a magnificent commendation that Paul had pronounced in honor of himself and his apostleship, and so that he would not seem to speak of himself more confidently than was appropriate, he transfers the entire glory to God, from whom he acknowledges that he has received everything that he has. “By this boasting,” he says, “I extol God rather than myself, by whose grace I am what I am” (1 Corinthians 15:10). He adds, as he usually does, by Christ, because Christ is, so to speak, the channel through which all God’s benefits flow out to us.