2 Corinthians 3:11

2 Corinthians 3:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
• New International Version (NIV)And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!
• English Standard Version (ESV)For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious.

Context of 2 Corinthians 3:11

9For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness! 10Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it. For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures! 12Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. 13We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.

2 Corinthians 3:11 word by word

εἰ γὰρ τὸ καταργούμενον διὰ δόξης, πολλῷ μᾶλλον τὸ μένον ἐν δόξῃ.¶Read the interlinear

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• whatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• was fading awayκαταργέωkatargeō · to abateG2673
• withδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• how much greaterπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• how much greaterμᾶλλονmallon · moreG3123
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• enduresμένωmenō · to stayG3306

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 3:11

• 2 Corinthians 3:7Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
• Romans 5:20The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
• Hebrews 7:21but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
• Hebrews 8:13By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
• Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
• 2 Corinthians 3:6And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
• 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 3:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11For if that which is done away, etc. - Here is another striking difference between the law and the Gospel. The former is termed , that which is counterworked and abolished; the latter , that which continues, which is not for a particular time, place, and people, as the law was; but for All times, all places, and all people. As a great, universal, and permanent Good vastly excels a good that is small, partial, and transitory; so does the Gospel…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For if that which is done away … - The splendor that attended the giving of the Law; the bright shining of the face of Moses; and the ritual institutions of his religion. It was to be done away. It was never designed to be permanent. Everything in it had a transient existence, and was so designed. Yet it was attended, Paul admits, with much that was magnificent, and splendid. He had, in the previous verses, stated several important differences between the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-11The old covenant had moments of glory, like when the face of Moses shone from talking with the Lord (Exodus 34:29–35). The old way has been replaced by the new, eternal way (Hebrews 8:8–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. was glorious--literally, "was with glory"; or "marked by glory." that which remaineth--abideth (Re 14:6). Not "the ministry," but the Spirit, and His accompaniments, life and righteousness. is glorious--literally, "is in glory." The Greek "with" or "by" is appropriately applied to that of which the glory was transient. "In" to that of which the glory is permanent. The contrast of the Old and New Testaments proves that Paul's chief opponents at Corinth…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 3:11

• Gospel
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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings