2 Corinthians 3:10

2 Corinthians 3:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
• New International Version (NIV)For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels.

Context of 2 Corinthians 3:10

8how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? 9For if the ministry that brought condemnation had glory, the ministry that brings righteousness overflows with even more glory. In fact, what had been glorious is not glorious now by comparison because of the glory that surpasses it. 11For if what was set aside was glorious, what endures will be even more glorious. 12Since, then, we have such a hope, we act with great boldness.

2 Corinthians 3:10 word by word

καὶ γὰρ οὐ δεδόξασται τὸ δεδοξασμένον ἐν τούτῳ τῷ μέρει εἵνεκεν τῆς ὑπερβαλλούσης δόξης.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• that whichὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• was made gloriousδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• noοὐδέoude · norG3761
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• respectμέροςmeros · partG3313
• by reason ofἕνεκαheneka heneken heineken · because ofG1752
• the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• excellethὑπερβάλλωhuperballō · to surpassG5235

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 3:10

• Job 25:5If even the moon does not shine and the stars are not pure in his sight,
• Isaiah 24:23The moon will be put to shame and the sun disgraced, because the Lord of Armies will reign as king on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, and he will display his glory in the presence of his elders.
• Haggai 2:3‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Doesn’t it seem to you like nothing by comparison?
• Acts 26:13King Agrippa, while on the road at midday, I saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.
• Philippians 3:7But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ.
• 2 Peter 1:17For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased!”
• Revelation 21:23The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
• Revelation 22:5Night will be no more; people will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light, and they will reign forever and ever.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 3:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10For even that which was made glorious - The law, which was exhibited for a time in great glory and splendor, partly when it was given, and partly by the splendor of God in the tabernacle and first temple; but all this ceased and was done away; was intended to give place to the Gospel; and has actually given place to that system; so that now, in no part of the world is that law performed, even by the people who are attached to it and reject the Gospel. The…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10For even that which was made glorious - ( ̀ ́ to dedoxasmenon). That was splendid, excellent, or glorious. This refers doubtless, to the laws and institutions of Moses, especially to the primary giving of the Law. Paul does not deny that it had an honor and majesty such, in some respects, as the Jews claimed for it. It was glorious in the manner in which it was given; it was glorious in the purity of the Law itself; and it was glorious, or splendid in 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. 1010. For even the ministration of condemnation, the law, 2Co 3:7 (which has been glorified at Sinai in Moses' person), has now (English Version translates less fitly, "was made ... had") lost its glory in this respect by reason of the surpassing glory (of the Gospel): as the light of the stars and moon fades in the presence of the sun.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 3:10

• Glory
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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