Revised Version 1895

2 Corinthians 3

1AreweG5613beginningἈρχόμεθαArchomethaG757againπάλινpalinG3825toG4314commendσυνιστάνειν;sunistaneinG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438?orἢēG2228needχρῄζομενchrēzomenG5535weG5613,asG5613doμὴmēG3361someτινεςtinesG5100, epistlesofG1537commendationσυστατικῶνsustatikōnG4956toG4314youG5210orἢēG2228fromG1537youG5210?

2YeareἐστεesteG1510ourG2532epistle,writtenἐγγεγραμμένηengegrammenēG1449inἐνenG1722ourG2532heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,knownγινωσκομένηginōskomenēG1097andG2532readἀναγινωσκομένηanaginōskomenēG314ofG3956allG3956menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444;

3beingG1510madeG5319manifestG5319thatG3754yeareG1510anG1510epistleofG4151ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,ministeredδιακονηθεῖσαdiakonētheisaG1247byG1722usG1722,writtenἐγγεγραμμένηengegrammenēG1449notοὐouG3756withG1722inkμέλανιmelaniG3188,butἀλλὰallaG235withG1722theG1722SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofG4151theG1722livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316;notοὐκoukG3756inG1722tablesπλαξὶνplaxinG4109ofG4151stoneλιθίναιςlithinaisG3035,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inG1722tablesπλαξὶνplaxinG4109thatG3754areG1510heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588ofG4151fleshσαρκίναις.¶sarkinaisG4560.

4AndG1161suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108confidenceΠεποίθησινPepoithēsinG4006haveweG1161throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547toπρὸςprosG4314God-ward:

5notοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754weG2249areG1510sufficientἱκανοίhikanoiG2425ofG1537ourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438,toG5100accountλογίσασθαίlogisasthaiG3049anythingτιtiG5100asὡςhōsG5613fromG575ourselvesἑαυτῶν,he'autōnG1438;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ourG2316sufficiencyisG1510fromG575Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;

6whoὃςhosG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532madeG2227usἱκάνωσενhikanōsenG2427sufficientasG2532ministersofG4151anewκαινῆςkainēsG2537covenantδιαθήκης,diathēkēsG1242;notοὐouG3756ofG4151theG3588letterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121,butG1161ofG4151theG3588spiritπνεύματος·pneumatosG4151:forγὰρgarG1063theG3588letterγράμμαgrammaG1121killeth,butG1161theG3588spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151givethlifeζῳοποιεῖ.zōopoieiG2227.

7ButG1161ifεἰeiG1487theG3588ministrationofG5207deathθανάτουthanatouG2288, written,andG1161engravenonἐνenG1722stonesG3037,cameἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096withἐνenG1722gloryδόξῃ,doxēG1391,soG1161thatὥστεhōsteG5620theG3588childrenofG5207IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474couldδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410notμὴmēG3361lookἀτενίσαιatenisaiG816stedfastlyuponG3037theG3588faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofG5207MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475forεἰςeisG1519theG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofG5207hisαὐτοῦautouG846faceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383;whichG3588gloryG1391waspassingG2673awayG2673:

8howπῶςpōsG4459shallnotοὐχὶouchiG3780ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123theἡhēG3588ministrationofG4151theτοῦtouG3588spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151beἔσταιestaiG1510withἐνenG1722gloryδόξῃ;doxēG1391?

9ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487theG3588ministrationofG1391condemnationκατακρίσεωςkatakriseōsG2633isgloryδόξα,doxaG1391,muchπολλῷpollōG4183ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123doththeG3588ministrationofG1391righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343exceedinπερισσεύειperisseueiG4052gloryδόξῃ.doxēG1391.

10ForγὰρgarG1063verilythatG3778whichG3588hathbeenG2532madegloriousG1391hathnotοὐouG3756beenG2532madegloriousG1391inG1722thisG3778respectμέρειmereiG3313,byG1722reasonεἵνεκενeinekenG1752ofG1391theG3588gloryδόξης.doxēsG1391thatG3778surpasseth.

11ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487thatG1722whichτὸtoG3588passethawayκαταργούμενονkatargoumenonG2673waswithG1722gloryδόξης,doxēsG1391,muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thatG1722whichτὸtoG3588remaineth isinG1722gloryδόξῃ.¶doxēG1391.

12HavingG2192thereforeοὖνounG3767suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108ahopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680,weG2192useχρώμεθα,chrōmethaG5530greatπολλῇpollēaG4183boldnessπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954ofG1680speechG3954,

13andG2532arenotG3756asεἰςeisG1519MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,whoG3588putἐτίθειetitheiG5087aveilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571uponG1909hisG846faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383,thatG846theG3588childrenofG5207IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474shouldG2532notG3756lookἀτενίσαιatenisaiG816stedfastlyonG1909theG3588endτέλοςtelosG5056ofG5207thatG846whichG3588waspassingG2673awayκαταργουμένου·katargoumenouG2673:

14butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theirG846mindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540werehardenedἐπωρώθηepōrōthēG4456:forγὰρgarG1063untilἄχριachriG891thisG3588veryG846dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250attheG3588readingἀναγνώσειanagnōseiG320ofG2250theG3588oldπαλαιᾶςpalaiasG3820covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242theG3588sameG846veilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571remainethunliftedἀνακαλυπτόμενον,anakaluptomenonG343;whichG3748veilG2571isdoneG2673awayG2673inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

15Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235untothisτὴνtēnG3588dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594, whensoeverMosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475isreadἀναγινώσκηταιanaginōskētaiG314, aveilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571liethuponἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartκαρδίανkardianG2588.

16ButδὲdeG1161whensoeveritἐὰνeanG1437shallG2962turnἐπιστρέψῃepistrepsēG1994toπρὸςprosG4314theG3588Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,theG3588veilκάλυμμα.kalummaG2571istakenG4014awayπεριαιρεῖταιperiaireitaiG4014.

17NowδὲdeG1161theG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962isG1510theG3588SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151:andδὲdeG1161whereοὗhouG3757theG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG4151theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962isG1510,thereG1510isG1510libertyἐλευθερία.eleutheriaG1657.

18ButG1161weG2249allG3956,withG575unveiledἀνακεκαλυμμένῳanakekalummenōG343faceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383reflectingG2734asG1519amirrorG2734theG3956gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofG4151theG3956LordκυρίουkuriouG2962, aretransformedμεταμορφούμεθαmetamorphoumethaG3339intoG1519theG3956sameαὐτὴνautēnG846imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504fromG575gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391toG1519gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,evenG1161asG1519fromG575theG3956LordκυρίουkuriouG2962theG3956Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151.

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