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2 Corinthians 3

1DowebeginG757againπάλινpalinG3825tocommendσυνιστάνειν;sunistaneinG4921ourselves?ordoweneedχρῄζομενchrēzomenG5535,assome, commendatorylettersἐπιστολῶνepistolōnG1992toyou,or[commendatory]fromyou?

2YeareG1510ourletterἐπιστολὴepistolēG1992,writteninourheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,knownG1097andreadἀναγινωσκομένηanaginōskomenēG314ofallmenG444,

3beingG1510manifestedG5319tobeG1510Christ's epistleministeredδιακονηθεῖσαdiakonētheisaG1247byus,written,notwithinkμέλανιmelaniG3188,but[the]SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of[the]livingG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316;notonstoneλιθίναιςlithinaisG3035tables,butonfleshytablesof[the]heartκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588.

4AndsuchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108confidenceΠεποίθησινPepoithēsinG4006havewethroughtheChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547towardsGodθεόν·theonG2316:

5notthatweareG1510competentofourselvestothinkanythingτιtiG5100asofourselves,butourcompetency [isG1510]ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;

6whohasalsoκαὶkaiG2532madeuscompetent, [as] ministersof[the]newκαινῆςkainēsG2537covenantδιαθήκης,diathēkēsG1242;notofletterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121,butofspiritπνεύματος·pneumatosG4151.FortheletterγράμμαgrammaG1121killsG615,buttheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151quickens.

7(ButiftheministryδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288,inlettersγράμμασινgrammasinG1121, graveninstonesG3037,beganwithgloryδόξῃ,doxēG1391,sothatthechildrenofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474couldnotfixtheireyesonthefaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofMosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475,onaccountδιὰdiaG1223ofthegloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofhisfaceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383, [agloryG1391]whichisannulled;

8howπῶςpōsG4459shallnotratherG3123theministryδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248oftheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151subsistingloryδόξῃ;doxēG1391?

9ForiftheministryδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248ofcondemnationκατακρίσεωςkatakriseōsG2633[be]gloryδόξα,doxaG1391,muchπολλῷpollōG4183ratherG3123theministryδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343aboundsingloryδόξῃ.doxēG1391.

10ForalsoG2532that[whichwas]glorifiedG1392isnotglorifiedG1392inthisrespect,onaccountofthesurpassinggloryδόξης.doxēsG1391.

11Forifthatannulled [wasintroduced]withgloryδόξης,doxēsG1391,muchπολλῷpollōG4183ratherG3123thatwhichabidesG3306[subsists]ingloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

12HavingthereforeοὖνounG3767suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,weuseχρώμεθα,chrōmethaG5530muchG4183boldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954:

13andnotaccordingasMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475putG5087aveilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571onhisownG1438faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383,sothatthechildrenofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474shouldnotfixtheireyesontheendτέλοςtelosG5056ofthatannulled.

14Buttheirthoughtshavebeendarkened,foruntothisdayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250thesameG846veilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571remainsμένειmeneiG3306inreadingἀναγνώσειanagnōseiG320theoldπαλαιᾶςpalaiasG3820covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242, unremoved,whichinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547isannulled.

15ButuntothisdayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,whenMosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475isreadἀναγινώσκηταιanaginōskētaiG314,theveilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571liesκεῖται·keitaiG2749upontheirheartκαρδίανkardianG2588.

16ButwhenitshallturnἐπιστρέψῃepistrepsēG1994to[the]Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,theveilκάλυμμα.kalummaG2571istakenawayπεριαιρεῖταιperiaireitaiG4014.)

17NowG1161theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962isG1510theSpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151,butwhereοὗhouG3757theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962[isG1510,thereisG1510]liberty.

18Butweall, lookingonthegloryδόξανdoxanG1391oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,withunveiledfaceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383,aretransformedμεταμορφούμεθαmetamorphoumethaG3339accordingtothesameαὐτὴνautēnG846imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504fromgloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391togloryδόξανdoxanG1391,evenasby[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962[the]Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151.

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