New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 3:7-16

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.

10For indeedκαὶkaiG2532what hadG1392gloryG1392in thisτούτῳtoutōG3778caseμέρειmereiG3313hasG1392noοὐouG3756gloryG1392,becauseεἵνεκενeinekenG1752of the gloryδόξης.doxēsG1391that surpassesὑπερβαλλούσηςhuperballousēsG5235it.

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

12ThereforeοὖνounG3767,havingἜχοντεςEchontesG2192suchG5108aG5108hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,we useχρώμεθα,chrōmethaG5530greatπολλῇpollēaG4183boldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954inG3954ourspeechG3954,

13and we arenot likeκαθάπερkathaperG2509MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475, whoused to putἐτίθειetitheiG5087a veilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571overἐπὶepiG1909his faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383soG4314thatG4314the sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474would not stareἀτενίσαιatenisaiG816at 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 heartsκαρδίανkardianG2588;

16but wheneverἡνίκα ἐὰνhēnika eanG2259 G1437someoneturnsἐπιστρέψῃepistrepsēG1994to the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,the veilκάλυμμα.kalummaG2571is takenG4014awayπεριαιρεῖταιperiaireitaiG4014.

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