2 Corinthians 3:13-18

13We are not like Moses. His face did not continue to be bright with the light from God. So he covered his face with a cloth. He did not want the Israelite people to see that the light was coming to an end.

14But those Israelite people could not think properly. Even today, they still do not understand the message of God's old agreement. When they read it, they are like people who have a cloth that covers their minds. It continues like that unless they believe in Christ. Then Christ removes the cloth so that they understand.

15Even today, when the Israelite people read Moses' books, a cloth still covers their minds.

16But when a person turns to trust the Lord, then God takes the cloth away.

17The Lord is the same as the Spirit. And when the Lord's Spirit is with anyone, that person is free.

18We show the power of the Lord to other people. It is like God has removed a cloth from over our faces. He is changing us so that we become more and more like him. We show how great God is more and more clearly. It is the Lord who does all this, by the work of his Spirit.