New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 3

Ministers of a New Covenant

1Are we beginningἈρχόμεθαArchomethaG757tocommendσυνιστάνειν;sunistaneinG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438againπάλινpalinG3825?OrἢēG2228do we needχρῄζομενchrēzomenG5535,as someτινεςtinesG5100,lettersἐπιστολῶνepistolōnG1992of commendationσυστατικῶνsustatikōnG4956to you orἢēG2228from you?

2You are our letterἐπιστολὴepistolēG1992,writtenἐγγεγραμμένηengegrammenēG1449in our heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,knownγινωσκομένηginōskomenēG1097and readἀναγινωσκομένηanaginōskomenēG314by allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444;

3being manifestedφανερούμενοιphaneroumenoiG5319that you are a letterἐπιστολὴepistolēG1992of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,caredδιακονηθεῖσαdiakonētheisaG1247for by us, writtenἐγγεγραμμένηengegrammenēG1449not with inkG3189but with the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofthe livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316, not ontabletsπλαξὶνplaxinG4109of stoneλιθίναιςlithinaisG3035but ontabletsπλαξὶνplaxinG4109ofhumanσαρκίναις.¶sarkinaisG4560heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588.

4SuchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108confidenceΠεποίθησινPepoithēsinG4006we haveἔχομενechomenG2192throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547towardπρὸςprosG4314Godθεόν·theonG2316.

5Not that we are adequateἱκανοίhikanoiG2425in ourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438to considerλογίσασθαίlogisasthaiG3049anythingτιtiG5100as comingfrom ourselvesἑαυτῶν,he'autōnG1438, butour adequacyἱκανότηςhikanotēsG2426is from Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

6whoὃςhosG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532madeG2427us adequateG2427asservantsδιακόνουςdiakonousG1249of anewκαινῆςkainēsG2537covenantδιαθήκης,diathēkēsG1242, not ofthe letterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121but of the Spiritπνεύματος·pneumatosG4151;for the letterγράμμαgrammaG1121killsἀποκτέννει,apoktenneiG615, butthe SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151givesG2227lifeζῳοποιεῖ.zōopoieiG2227.

7But ifεἰeiG1487theministryδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,in lettersγράμμασινgrammasinG1121engravedἐντετυπωμένηentetupōmenēG1795on stonesλίθοιςlithoisG3037,cameἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096with gloryδόξῃ,doxēG1391,soὥστεhōsteG5620that the sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474couldδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410not lookἀτενίσαιatenisaiG816intentlyG816at the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of his faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383,fadingκαταργουμένην,katargoumenēnG2673as it was,

8howπῶςpōsG4459will the ministryδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151failοὐχὶouchiG3780to be even moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123with gloryδόξῃ;doxēG1391?

9For ifεἰeiG1487the ministryδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248of condemnationκατακρίσεωςkatakriseōsG2633has gloryδόξα,doxaG1391,muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123does theministryδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343aboundπερισσεύειperisseueiG4052in gloryδόξῃ.doxēG1391.

10For indeedκαὶkaiG2532what hadG1392gloryG1392,in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778caseμέρειmereiG3313hasG1392noοὐouG3756gloryG1392becauseεἵνεκενeinekenG1752of the gloryδόξης.doxēsG1391that surpassesὑπερβαλλούσηςhuperballousēsG5235it.

11For ifεἰeiG1487that which fadesG2673awayκαταργούμενονkatargoumenonG2673waswith gloryδόξης,doxēsG1391,muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123that which remainsμένονmenonG3306isin gloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

12ThereforeοὖνounG3767havingἜχοντεςEchontesG2192suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108a hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,we useχρώμεθα,chrōmethaG5530greatπολλῇpollēaG4183boldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954in ourspeechG3954,

13and arenot likeκαθάπερkathaperG2509MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475, whoused to putἐτίθειetitheiG5087a veilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571overἐπὶepiG1909his faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383soπρὸςprosG4314that the sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474would not lookἀτενίσαιatenisaiG816intentlyG816at the endτέλοςtelosG5056of what was fadingG2673awayκαταργουμένου·katargoumenouG2673.

14But their mindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540werehardenedἐπωρώθηepōrōthēG4456;for untilἄχριachriG891thisG4594veryG4594dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250at thereadingἀναγνώσειanagnōseiG320ofthe oldπαλαιᾶςpalaiasG3820covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242the sameG846veilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571remainsμένειmeneiG3306unliftedἀνακαλυπτόμενον,anakaluptomenonG343,becauseὅτιhotiG3754it is removedκαταργεῖται,katargeitaiG2673in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

15But to thisG4594dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594wheneverἡνίκα ἂνhēnika anG2259 G302MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475is readἀναγινώσκηταιanaginōskētaiG314,a veilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571liesκεῖται·keitaiG2749overἐπὶepiG1909their heartκαρδίανkardianG2588;

16but wheneverἡνίκα ἐὰνhēnika eanG2259 G1437a person turnsἐπιστρέψῃepistrepsēG1994to the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,the veilκάλυμμα.kalummaG2571is takenG4014awayπεριαιρεῖταιperiaireitaiG4014.

17NowG1161the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is the SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151,and whereοὗhouG3757the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962is, thereis libertyἐλευθερία.eleutheriaG1657.

18But we allπάντεςpantesG3956,with unveiledἀνακεκαλυμμένῳanakekalummenōG343faceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383,beholdingG2734as in a mirrorG2734thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962, are beingtransformedμεταμορφούμεθαmetamorphoumethaG3339into the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504from gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391to gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,justκαθάπερkathaperG2509as fromthe LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,the Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151.

Ministers of a New Covenant

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 3