New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 3:7-17

7But ifG1487 the 1ministryG1248 of deathG2288, 2in lettersG1121 engravedG1795 on stonesG3037, cameG1096 3with gloryG1391, 4soG5620 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 5the ministryG1248 of condemnationG2633 has gloryG1391, muchG4183 moreG3123 does the 6ministryG1248 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 7with gloryG1391, muchG4183 moreG3123 that which remainsG3306 is in gloryG1391.

12 8ThereforeG3767 havingG2192 suchG5108 a hopeG1680, 9we useG5530 greatG4183 boldnessG3954 in our speechG3954, 13and are not likeG2509 MosesG3475, 10who 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 11hardenedG4456; for untilG891 thisG4594 veryG4594 dayG2250 at the 12readingG320 of 13the oldG3820 covenantG1242 the sameG846 veilG2571 14remainsG3306 unliftedG343, becauseG3754 it is removedG2673 in ChristG5547. 15But to thisG4594 dayG4594 wheneverG2259 G302 MosesG3475 is readG314, a veilG2571 liesG2749 overG1909 their heartG2588; 16 15but wheneverG2259 G1437 a person turnsG1994 to the LordG2962, the veilG2571 is takenG4014 awayG4014. 17NowG1161 the LordG2962 is the SpiritG4151, and whereG3757 16the SpiritG4151 of the LordG2962 is, 17there is libertyG1657.

Notes

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