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2 Corinthians 3

1ArewebeginningG757againπάλινpalinG3825tocommendσυνιστάνειν;sunistaneinG4921ourselves?orneedχρῄζομενchrēzomenG5535we,asdosome, epistlesofcommendationtoyouorfromyou?

2YeareG1510ourepistle,writteninourheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,knownG1097andreadἀναγινωσκομένηanaginōskomenēG314ofallmenG444;

3beingG1510madeG5319manifestG5319thatyeareG1510anepistleofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,ministeredδιακονηθεῖσαdiakonētheisaG1247byus,writtennotwithinkμέλανιmelaniG3188,butwiththeSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofthelivingG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316;notintablesofstoneλιθίναιςlithinaisG3035,butintablesthatareG1510heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588offlesh.

4AndsuchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108confidenceΠεποίθησινPepoithēsinG4006havewethroughChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547toGod-ward:

5notthatweareG1510sufficientἱκανοίhikanoiG2425ofourselves,toaccountanythingτιtiG5100asfromourselves;butoursufficiencyisG1510fromGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;

6whoalsoκαὶkaiG2532madeussufficientasministersofanewκαινῆςkainēsG2537covenantδιαθήκης,diathēkēsG1242;notoftheletterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121,butofthespiritπνεύματος·pneumatosG4151:fortheletterγράμμαgrammaG1121killeth,butthespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151givethlifeζῳοποιεῖ.zōopoieiG2227.

7ButiftheministrationofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288, written,andengravenonstonesG3037,cameG1096withgloryδόξῃ,doxēG1391,sothatthechildrenofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474couldnotlookἀτενίσαιatenisaiG816stedfastlyuponthefaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofMosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475forthegloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofhisfaceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383;whichgloryG1391waspassingawayG2673:

8howπῶςpōsG4459shallnotratherG3123theministrationofthespiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151beἔσταιestaiG1510withgloryδόξῃ;doxēG1391?

9ForiftheministrationofcondemnationκατακρίσεωςkatakriseōsG2633hathgloryδόξα,doxaG1391,muchπολλῷpollōG4183ratherG3123doththeministrationofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343exceedingloryδόξῃ.doxēG1391.

10ForverilythatwhichhathbeenmadegloriousG1391hathnotbeenmadegloriousG1391inthisrespect,byreasonofthegloryδόξης.doxēsG1391thatsurpasseth.

11ForifthatwhichpassethawayκαταργούμενονkatargoumenonG2673waswithgloryδόξης,doxēsG1391,muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thatwhichremainethisingloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

12HavingthereforeοὖνounG3767suchahopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,weuseχρώμεθα,chrōmethaG5530greatπολλῇpollēaG4183boldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954ofspeech,

13andarenotasMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,whoputG5087aveilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571uponhisfaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383,thatthechildrenofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474shouldnotlookἀτενίσαιatenisaiG816stedfastlyontheendτέλοςtelosG5056ofthatwhichwaspassingawayκαταργουμένου·katargoumenouG2673:

14buttheirmindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540werehardenedἐπωρώθηepōrōthēG4456:foruntilthisverydayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250atthereadingἀναγνώσειanagnōseiG320oftheoldπαλαιᾶςpalaiasG3820covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242thesameG846veilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571remaineth,itnotbeingrevealedtothemthatitisdoneawayG2673inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

15ButuntothisdayσήμερονsēmeronG4594, whensoeverMosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475isreadἀναγινώσκηταιanaginōskētaiG314,aveilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571liethupontheirheartκαρδίανkardianG2588.

16ButwhensoeveritshallturnἐπιστρέψῃepistrepsēG1994totheLordκύριον,kurionG2962,theveilκάλυμμα.kalummaG2571istakenawayπεριαιρεῖταιperiaireitaiG4014.

17NowG1161theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962isG1510theSpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151:andwhereοὗhouG3757theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962isG1510,thereisG1510liberty.

18Butweall,withunveiledfaceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383beholdingasinamirrorthegloryδόξανdoxanG1391oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,aretransformedμεταμορφούμεθαmetamorphoumethaG3339intothesameαὐτὴνautēnG846imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504fromgloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391togloryδόξανdoxanG1391,evenasfromtheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962theSpiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151.

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