New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 3:3-18

3being manifestedG5319 that you are a letterG1992 of ChristG5547, 1 2caredG1247 for by us, writtenG1449 not with inkG3189 but with the SpiritG4151 of 3the livingG2198 GodG2316, not on 4tabletsG4109 of stoneG3035 but on 5tabletsG4109 of 6 7humanG4560 heartsG2588.

4SuchG5108 8confidenceG4006 we haveG2192 throughG1223 ChristG5547 towardG4314 GodG2316. 5Not that we are adequateG2425 in ourselvesG1438 to considerG3049 anythingG5100 as coming from ourselvesG1438, but 9our adequacyG2426 is from GodG2316, 6whoG3739 alsoG2532 madeG2427 us adequateG2427 as 10servantsG1249 of a 11newG2537 covenantG1242, not of 12the letterG1121 but of the SpiritG4151; for the letterG1121 killsG615, but 13the SpiritG4151 givesG2227 lifeG2227.

7But ifG1487 the 14ministryG1248 of deathG2288, 15in lettersG1121 engravedG1795 on stonesG3037, cameG1096 16with gloryG1391, 17soG5620 that the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474 couldG1410 not lookG816 intentlyG816 at the faceG4383 of MosesG3475 becauseG1223 of the gloryG1391 of his faceG4383, fadingG2673 as it was, 8howG4459 will the ministryG1248 of the SpiritG4151 failG3780 to be even moreG3123 with gloryG1391? 9For ifG1487 18the ministryG1248 of condemnationG2633 has gloryG1391, muchG4183 moreG3123 does the 19ministryG1248 of righteousnessG1343 aboundG4052 in gloryG1391. 10For indeedG2532 what hadG1392 gloryG1392, in thisG3778 caseG3313 hasG1392 noG3756 gloryG1392 becauseG1752 of the gloryG1391 that surpassesG5235 it. 11For ifG1487 that which fadesG2673 awayG2673 was 20with gloryG1391, muchG4183 moreG3123 that which remainsG3306 is in gloryG1391.

12 21ThereforeG3767 havingG2192 suchG5108 a hopeG1680, 22we useG5530 greatG4183 boldnessG3954 in our speechG3954, 13and are not likeG2509 MosesG3475, 23who used to putG5087 a veilG2571 overG1909 his faceG4383 soG4314 that the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474 would not lookG816 intentlyG816 at the endG5056 of what was fadingG2673 awayG2673. 14But their mindsG3540 were 24hardenedG4456; for untilG891 thisG4594 veryG4594 dayG2250 at the 25readingG320 of 26the oldG3820 covenantG1242 the sameG846 veilG2571 27remainsG3306 unliftedG343, becauseG3754 it is removedG2673 in ChristG5547. 15But to thisG4594 dayG4594 wheneverG2259 G302 MosesG3475 is readG314, a veilG2571 liesG2749 overG1909 their heartG2588; 16 28but wheneverG2259 G1437 a person turnsG1994 to the LordG2962, the veilG2571 is takenG4014 awayG4014. 17NowG1161 the LordG2962 is the SpiritG4151, and whereG3757 29the SpiritG4151 of the LordG2962 is, 30there is libertyG1657. 18But we allG3956, with unveiledG343 faceG4383, 31beholdingG2734 as in a mirrorG2734 the 32gloryG1391 of the LordG2962, are being 33transformedG3339 into the sameG846 imageG1504 from gloryG1391 to gloryG1391, justG2509 as from 34the LordG2962, the SpiritG4151.

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Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 3:3 Lit served ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 3:3 2 Cor 3:6 ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 3:3 Matt 16:16 ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 3:3 Ex 24:12; 31:18; 32:15f; 2 Cor 3:7 ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 3:3 Prov 3:3; 7:3; Jer 17:1 ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 3:3 Lit hearts of flesh ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 3:3 Jer 31:33; Ezek 11:19; 36:26 ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 3:4 Eph 3:12 ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 3:5 1 Cor 15:10 ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 3:6 1 Cor 3:5 ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 3:6 Jer 31:31; Luke 22:20 ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 3:6 Rom 2:29 ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 3:6 John 6:63; Rom 7:6 ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 3:7 Rom 4:15; 5:20; 7:5f; 2 Cor 3:9; Gal 3:10, 21f ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 3:7 Ex 24:12; 31:18; 32:15f; 2 Cor 3:3 ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 3:7 Or in glory ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 3:7 Ex 34:29-35; 2 Cor 3:13 ↩
18. 2 Corinthians 3:9 Deut 27:26; 2 Cor 3:7; Heb 12:18-21 ↩
19. 2 Corinthians 3:9 Rom 1:17; 3:21f ↩
20. 2 Corinthians 3:11 Lit through ↩
21. 2 Corinthians 3:12 2 Cor 7:4 ↩
22. 2 Corinthians 3:12 Acts 4:13, 29; 2 Cor 7:4; Eph 6:19; 1 Thess 2:2 ↩
23. 2 Corinthians 3:13 Ex 34:33-35; 2 Cor 3:7 ↩
24. 2 Corinthians 3:14 Rom 11:7; 2 Cor 4:4 ↩
25. 2 Corinthians 3:14 Acts 13:15 ↩
26. 2 Corinthians 3:14 2 Cor 3:6 ↩
27. 2 Corinthians 3:14 Or remains, it not being revealed that it is done away in Christ ↩
28. 2 Corinthians 3:16 Ex 34:34; Rom 11:23 ↩
29. 2 Corinthians 3:17 Is 61:1f; Gal 4:6 ↩
30. 2 Corinthians 3:17 John 8:32; Gal 5:1, 13 ↩
31. 2 Corinthians 3:18 1 Cor 13:12 ↩
32. 2 Corinthians 3:18 John 17:22, 24; 2 Cor 4:4, 6 ↩
33. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Rom 8:29 ↩
34. 2 Corinthians 3:18 2 Cor 3:17 ↩

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