2 Corinthians 3

1Do we beginG756 againG3825 to commendG4921 ourselvesG1438? orG1487 need weG5535, asG5613 someG5100 others, epistlesG1992 of commendationG4956 toG4314 youG4771, orG2228 letters ofG1537 commendationG4956 from youG4771? 2YeG4771 areG1510 ourG1473 epistleG3588G1992 writtenG1449 inG1722 ourG1473 heartsG3588G2588, knownG1097 andG2532 readG314 ofG5259 allG3956 menG444: 3Forasmuch as ye are manifestlyG5319 declaredG3754 to beG1510 the epistleG1992 of ChristG5547 ministeredG1247 byG5259 usG1473, writtenG1449 notG3756 with inkG3188, butG235 with the SpiritG4151 of the livingG2198 GodG2316; notG3756 inG1722 tablesG4109 of stoneG3035, butG235 inG1722 fleshyG4560 tablesG4109 of the heartG2588.

4AndG1161 suchG5108 trustG4006 have weG2192 throughG1223 ChristG3588G5547 toG4314 God-wardG3588G2316: 5NotG3756 thatG3754 we areG1510 sufficientG2425 ofG575 ourselvesG1438 to thinkG3049 any thingG5100 asG5613 ofG1537 ourselvesG1438; butG235 ourG1473 sufficiencyG3588G2426 is ofG1537 GodG3588G2316; 6

WhoG3739 alsoG2532 hath madeG2427 usG1473 able ministersG1249 of the newG2537 testamentG1242; notG3756 of the letterG1121, butG235 of the spiritG4151: forG1063 the letterG1121 killethG615, butG1161 the spiritG4151 giveth lifeG2227. 7ButG1161 ifG1487 the ministrationG3588G1248 of deathG3588G2288, writtenG1121 and engravenG1795 inG1722 stonesG3037, wasG1096 gloriousG1391, so thatG5620 the childrenG3588G5207 of IsraelG2474 couldG1410 notG3361 stedfastly beholdG816 the faceG3588G4383 of MosesG3475 forG1223 the gloryG3588G1391 of hisG846 countenanceG3588G4383; whichG3588 glory was to be done awayG2673: 8HowG4459 shallG1510 notG3780 the ministrationG3588G1248 of the spiritG3588G4151 beG1510 ratherG3123 gloriousG1391? 9ForG1063 ifG1487 the ministrationG3588G1248 of condemnationG3588G2633 be gloryG1391, muchG4183 moreG3123 dothG4052 the ministrationG3588G1248 of righteousnessG3588G1343 exceedG4052 inG1722 gloryG1391. 10ForG1063 evenG2532 that whichG3588 was made gloriousG1392 hadG1392 noG3761 gloryG1392 inG1722 thisG3778 respectG3588G3313, by reason ofG1752 the gloryG1391 thatG3588 excellethG5235. 11ForG1063 ifG1487 that whichG3588 is done awayG2673 was gloriousG1391, muchG4183 moreG3123 that whichG3588 remainethG3306 is gloriousG1391.

12Seeing thenG3767 that we haveG2192 suchG5108 hopeG1680, we useG5530 greatG4183 plainness of speechG3954: 13AndG2532 notG3756 asG2509 MosesG3475, which putG5087 a vailG2571 overG1909 hisG1438 faceG3588G4383, thatG4314 the childrenG3588G5207 of IsraelG2474 couldG816 notG3361 stedfastly lookG816 toG1519 the endG3588G5056 of that whichG3588 is abolishedG2673: 14ButG235 theirG846 mindsG3588G3540 were blindedG4456: forG1063 untilG891 this dayG4594 remainethG3306 the sameG3588G846 vailG2571 untaken awayG343 inG1909 the readingG3588G320 of the oldG3588G3820 testamentG1242; whichG3739 vail is done awayG2673 inG1722 ChristG5547. 15ButG235 even untoG2193 this dayG4594, whenG2259 MosesG3475 is readG314, the vailG2571 isG2749 uponG1909 theirG846 heartG3588G2588. 16NeverthelessG1161 whenG2259 it shall turnG1994 toG4314 the LordG2962, the vailG3588G2571 shall be taken awayG4014. 17NowG1161 the LordG2962 isG1510 that SpiritG3588G4151: andG1161 whereG3757 the SpiritG3588G4151 of the LordG2962 is, thereG1563 is libertyG1657. 18ButG1161 weG1473 allG3956, withG4383 openG343 faceG4383 beholding as in a glassG2734 the gloryG3588G1391 of the LordG2962, are changedG3339 into the sameG846 imageG1504 fromG575 gloryG1391 toG1519 gloryG1391, even asG2509 by the SpiritG4151 ofG575 the LordG2962.