New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 3:6-18

6whoG3739 alsoG2532 madeG2427 us adequateG2427 as 1servantsG1249 of a 2newG2537 covenantG1242, not of 3the letterG1121 but of the SpiritG4151; for the letterG1121 killsG615, but 4the SpiritG4151 givesG2227 lifeG2227.

7But ifG1487 the 5ministryG1248 of deathG2288, engravedG1795 6in lettersG1121 on stonesG3037, cameG1096 7with gloryG1391 8soG5620 thatG5620 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 9the ministryG1248 of condemnationG2633 has gloryG1391, muchG4183 moreG3123 does the 10ministryG1248 of righteousnessG1343 excelG4052 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 11with gloryG1391, muchG4183 moreG3123 that which remainsG3306 is in gloryG1391.

12 12ThereforeG3767, havingG2192 suchG5108 aG5108 hopeG1680, 13we useG5530 greatG4183 boldnessG3954 inG3954 our speechG3954, 13and we are not likeG2509 MosesG3475, 14who used to putG5087 a veilG2571 overG1909 his faceG4383 soG4314 thatG4314 the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474 would not stareG816 at the endG5056 of what was fadingG2673 awayG2673. 14But their mindsG3540 were 15hardenedG4456; for untilG891 thisG4594 veryG4594 dayG2250 at the 16readingG320 of 17the oldG3820 covenantG1242 the sameG846 veilG2571 18remainsG3306 unliftedG343, becauseG3754 it is removedG2673 in ChristG5547. 15But to thisG4594 dayG4594 wheneverG2259 G302 MosesG3475 is readG314, a veilG2571 liesG2749 overG1909 their heartsG2588; 16 19but wheneverG2259 G1437 someone turnsG1994 to the LordG2962, the veilG2571 is takenG4014 awayG4014. 17NowG1161 the LordG2962 is the SpiritG4151, and whereG3757 20the SpiritG4151 of the LordG2962 is, 21there is freedomG1657. 18But we allG3956, with unveiledG343 facesG4383, 22lookingG2734 asG2734 inG2734 aG2734 mirrorG2734 at the 23gloryG1391 of the LordG2962, are being 24transformedG3339 into the sameG846 imageG1504 from gloryG1391 to gloryG1391, justG2509 asG2509 from 25the LordG2962, the SpiritG4151.

Notes

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