2 Corinthians 3
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2 Corinthians 3:3-9

3revealingφανερούμενοιphaneroumenoiG5319yourselves, that you are a letterἐπιστολὴepistolēG1992of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,deliveredδιακονηθεῖσαdiakonētheisaG1247by us, writtenἐγγεγραμμένηengegrammenēG1449not with inkG3189but with the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofthe livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316, not ontabletsπλαξὶνplaxinG4109ofG3035stoneλιθίναιςlithinaisG3035but ontabletsπλαξὶνplaxinG4109ofhumanσαρκίναις.¶sarkinaisG4560heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588.
4SuchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108is theconfidenceΠεποίθησινPepoithēsinG4006we haveἔχομενechomenG2192towardπρὸςprosG4314Godθεόν·theonG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.
5Not that we are adequateἱκανοίhikanoiG2425in ourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438so asto considerλογίσασθαίlogisasthaiG3049anythingτιtiG5100as having comefrom 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,engravedἐντετυπωμένηentetupōmenēG1795in lettersγράμμασινgrammasinG1121on stonesλίθοιςlithoisG3037,cameἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096with gloryδόξῃ,doxēG1391soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620the sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474couldδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410not lookἀτενίσαιatenisaiG816intentlyG816at the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of his faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383,fadingκαταργουμένην,katargoumenēnG2673as it was,
8howπῶςpōsG4459will the ministryδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151failοὐχὶouchiG3780to be evenmoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123with gloryδόξῃ;doxēG1391?
9For ifεἰeiG1487the ministryδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248of condemnationκατακρίσεωςkatakriseōsG2633has gloryδόξα,doxaG1391,muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123does theministryδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343excelπερισσεύειperisseueiG4052in gloryδόξῃ.doxēG1391.
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