Revised Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 3

1Do we beginG756againπάλινpalinG3825to commendσυνιστάνειν;sunistaneinG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438?orG1487μὴmēG3361need weχρῄζομενchrēzomenG5535,asὥςhōsG5613someτινεςtinesG5100others,epistlesἐπιστολῶνepistolōnG1992of commendationG4956toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,orG2228lettersofἐξexG1537commendationG4956from youὑμῶνhumōnG4771?

2YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510ourG1473epistleἡ ἐπιστολὴhē epistolēG3588 G1992writtenἐγγεγραμμένηengegrammenēG1449inἐνenG1722ourG1473heartsταῖς καρδίαιςtais kardiaisG3588 G2588,knownγινωσκομένηginōskomenēG1097andκαὶkaiG2532readἀναγινωσκομένηanaginōskomenēG314ofὑπὸhupoG5259allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444:

3Forasmuch as ye aremanifestlyφανερούμενοιphaneroumenoiG5319declaredὅτιhotiG3754to beἐστὲesteG1510the epistleἐπιστολὴepistolēG1992of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ministeredδιακονηθεῖσαdiakonētheisaG1247byὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259usG1473,writtenἐγγεγραμμένηengegrammenēG1449notοὐouG3756with inkμέλανιmelaniG3188,butἀλλὰallaG235with the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of the livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316;notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722tablesπλαξὶνplaxinG4109of stoneλιθίναιςlithinaisG3035,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722fleshyσαρκίναις.¶sarkinaisG4560tablesπλαξὶνplaxinG4109of the heartκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588.

4AndδὲdeG1161suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108trustΠεποίθησινPepoithēsinG4006have weἔχομενechomenG2192throughδιὰdiaG1223Christτοῦ Χριστοῦtou ChristouG3588 G5547toπρὸςprosG4314God-wardτὸν θεόν·ton theonG3588 G2316:

5NotοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμενesmenG1510sufficientἱκανοίhikanoiG2425ofἀφ᾽aph᾽G575ourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438to thinkλογίσασθαίlogisasthaiG3049any thingτιtiG5100asὡςhōsG5613ofἐξexG1537ourselvesἑαυτῶν,he'autōnG1438;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ourG1473sufficiencyἡ ἱκανότηςhē hikanotēsG3588 G2426isofἐκekG1537Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316;

6τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588WhoὃςhosG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532hath madeἱκάνωσενhikanōsenG2427usG1473able ministersδιακόνουςdiakonousG1249of the newκαινῆςkainēsG2537testamentδιαθήκης,diathēkēsG1242;notοὐouG3756of the letterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121,butἀλλὰallaG235of the spiritπνεύματος·pneumatosG4151:forγὰρgarG1063the letterγράμμαgrammaG1121killethἀποκτέννει,apoktenneiG615,butδὲdeG1161the spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151giveth lifeζῳοποιεῖ.zōopoieiG2227.

7ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487the ministrationἡ διακονίαhē diakoniaG3588 G1248of deathτοῦ θανάτουtou thanatouG3588 G2288,G1722writtenγράμμασινgrammasinG1121andengravenἐντετυπωμένηentetupōmenēG1795inG1722stonesλίθοιςlithoisG3037,wasἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096G1722gloriousδόξῃ,doxēG1391,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620the childrenτοὺς υἱοὺςtous huiousG3588 G5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474couldδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410notμὴmēG3361stedfastly beholdἀτενίσαιatenisaiG816εἰςeisG1519the faceτὸ πρόσωπονto prosōponG3588 G4383of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475forδιὰdiaG1223the gloryτὴν δόξανtēn doxanG3588 G1391of hisαὐτοῦautouG846countenanceτοῦ προσώπουtou prosōpouG3588 G4383;whichτὴνtēnG3588glorywas to be done awayκαταργουμένην,katargoumenēnG2673:

8HowπῶςpōsG4459shallG1510notοὐχὶouchiG3780the ministrationἡ διακονίαhē diakoniaG3588 G1248of the spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςtou pneumatosG3588 G4151beἔσταιestaiG1510ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123ἐνenG1722gloriousδόξῃ;doxēG1391?

9ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487the ministrationτῇ διακονίᾳtēa diakoniaG3588 G1248of condemnationτῆς κατακρίσεωςtēs katakriseōsG3588 G2633begloryδόξα,doxaG1391,muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123dothG4052the ministrationἡ διακονίαhē diakoniaG3588 G1248of righteousnessτῆς δικαιοσύνηςtēs dikaiosunēsG3588 G1343exceedG4052inG1722gloryδόξῃ.doxēG1391.

10ForγὰρgarG1063evenκαὶkaiG2532that whichτὸtoG3588was made gloriousG1392hadG1392noG3761gloryG1392inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778respectτῷ μέρειtō mereiG3588 G3313,by reason ofεἵνεκενeinekenG1752the gloryδόξης.doxēsG1391thatτῆςtēsG3588excellethὑπερβαλλούσηςhuperballousēsG5235.

11ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487that whichτὸtoG3588is done awayκαταργούμενονkatargoumenonG2673wasδιὰdiaG1223gloriousδόξης,doxēsG1391,muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123that whichτὸtoG3588remainethμένονmenonG3306isἐνenG1722gloriousδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

12Seeing thenοὖνounG3767that we haveἜχοντεςEchontesG2192suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,we useχρώμεθα,chrōmethaG5530greatπολλῇpollēaG4183plainness of speechπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954:

13τὸtoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756asκαθάπερkathaperG2509MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475, whichputἐτίθειetitheiG5087a vailκάλυμμαkalummaG2571overἐπὶepiG1909hisG1438faceπρόσωπον τὸprosōpon toG3588 G4383,thatπρὸςprosG4314the childrenτοὺς υἱοὺςtous huiousG3588 G5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474couldG816notμὴmēG3361stedfastly lookἀτενίσαιatenisaiG816toεἰςeisG1519the endτὸ τέλοςto telosG3588 G5056of that whichτοῦtouG3588is abolishedκαταργουμένου·katargoumenouG2673:

14Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846mindsτὰ νοήματαta noēmataG3588 G3540were blindedἐπωρώθηepōrōthēG4456:forγὰρgarG1063untilἄχριachriG891τῆςtēsG3588this dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594remainethμένειmeneiG3306the sameτὸ αὐτὸto autoG3588 G846vailκάλυμμαkalummaG2571μὴmēG3361untaken awayἀνακαλυπτόμενον,anakaluptomenonG343inἐπὶepiG1909the readingτῇ ἀναγνώσειtēa anagnōseiG3588 G320of the oldτῆς παλαιᾶςtēs palaiasG3588 G3820testamentδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242;whichG3739G5100vailis done awayκαταργεῖται,katargeitaiG2673inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

15Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235even untoἕωςhe'ōsG2193this dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,whenἡνίκαhēnikaG2259MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475is readἀναγινώσκηταιanaginōskētaiG314,the vailκάλυμμαkalummaG2571isκεῖται·keitaiG2749uponἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartτὴν καρδίανtēn kardianG3588 G2588.

16NeverthelessδὲdeG1161whenἡνίκαhēnikaG2259G302it shall turnἐπιστρέψῃepistrepsēG1994toπρὸςprosG4314the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,the vailτὸ κάλυμμα.to kalummaG3588 G2571shall be taken awayπεριαιρεῖταιperiaireitaiG4014.

17ὁhoG3588NowδὲdeG1161the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962isἐστιν·estinG1510that Spiritτὸ πνεῦμάto pneumaG3588 G4151:andδὲdeG1161whereοὗhouG3757the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962is,thereG1563islibertyἐλευθερία.eleutheriaG1657.

18τὴνtēnG3588ButδὲdeG1161weG1473allπάντεςpantesG3956,withG4383openἀνακεκαλυμμένῳanakekalummenōG343faceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383beholding as in a glassκατοπτριζόμενοι,katoptrizomenoiG2734the gloryδόξαν τὴνdoxan tēnG3588 G1391of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,are changedμεταμορφούμεθαmetamorphoumethaG3339into the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504fromἀπὸapoG575gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391toεἰςeisG1519gloryδόξανdoxanG1391, evenasκαθάπερkathaperG2509by the Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151ofἀπὸapoG575the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 3