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2 Corinthians 3:3-9

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.

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