Revised Webster's Bible

2 Corinthians 3

1Do webeginG756againπάλινpalinG3825tocommendσυνιστάνειν;sunistaneinG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438?orG1508needweχρῄζομενchrēzomenG5535,asὥςhōsG5613someτινεςtinesG5100others,epistlesἐπιστολῶνepistolōnG1992ofcommendationG4956toπρὸςprosG4314youG5209,orG2228letters ofcommendationG4956fromἐξexG1537youG5216?

2YeG5210areG2075ourG2257epistleἐπιστολὴepistolēG1992writtenἐγγεγραμμένηengegrammenēG1449inἐνenG1722ourG2257heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,knownγινωσκομένηginōskomenēG1097andκαὶkaiG2532readἀναγινωσκομένηanaginōskomenēG314byὑπὸhupoG5259allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444:

3Forasmuch as ye are manifestlydeclaredφανερούμενοιphaneroumenoiG5319toὅτιhotiG3754beG2075theepistleἐπιστολὴepistolēG1992ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ministeredδιακονηθεῖσαdiakonētheisaG1247byὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259usG2257,writtenἐγγεγραμμένηengegrammenēG1449notοὐouG3756withinkμέλανιmelaniG3188,butἀλλὰallaG235with theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of thelivingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316;notοὐκoukG3756onἐνenG1722tablesπλαξὶνplaxinG4109ofstoneλιθίναιςlithinaisG3035,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235onἐνenG1722fleshlyσαρκίναις.¶sarkinaisG4560tablesπλαξὶνplaxinG4109of theheartκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588.

4AndδὲdeG1161suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108trustΠεποίθησινPepoithēsinG4006wehaveἔχομενechomenG2192throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547towardπρὸςprosG4314Godθεόν·theonG2316:

5NotοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754weareG2070sufficientἱκανοίhikanoiG2425byἀφ᾽aph᾽G575ourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438tothinkλογίσασθαίlogisasthaiG3049anythingτιtiG5100asὡςhōsG5613fromἐξexG1537ourselvesἑαυτῶν,he'autōnG1438;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ourG2257sufficiencyἱκανότηςhikanotēsG2426isfromἐκekG1537Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;

6WhoὃςhosG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532hathmadeG2427usG2248ableG2427ministersδιακόνουςdiakonousG1249of thenewκαινῆςkainēsG2537testamentδιαθήκης,diathēkēsG1242;notοὐouG3756of theletterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121,butἀλλὰallaG235of thespiritπνεύματος·pneumatosG4151:forγὰρgarG1063theletterγράμμαgrammaG1121killethἀποκτέννει,apoktenneiG615,butδὲdeG1161thespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151givethlifeζῳοποιεῖ.zōopoieiG2227.

7ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487theministrationδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288,writtenγράμμασινgrammasinG1722 G1121andengravenἐντετυπωμένηentetupōmenēG1795onG1722stonesλίθοιςlithoisG3037,wasἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096gloriousδόξῃ,doxēG1722 G1391,soὥστεhōsteG5620that thechildrenυἱοὺςhuiousG5207ofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474couldδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410notμὴmēG3361steadfastlybeholdἀτενίσαιatenisaiG816thefaceεἰς πρόσωπονeis prosōponG1519 G4383ofMosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475forδιὰdiaG1223thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofhisαὐτοῦautouG846countenanceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383;whichG3588glory was to be doneawayκαταργουμένην,katargoumenēnG2673:

8HowπῶςpōsG4459shallG1248notοὐχὶouchiG3780theministrationG1248of theSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151beG2071moreμᾶλλον ἐνmallon enG3123 G1722gloriousδόξῃ;doxēG1391?

9ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487theministrationδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248ofcondemnationκατακρίσεωςkatakriseōsG2633wasgloryδόξα,doxaG1391,muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123doth theministrationδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343exceedπερισσεύειperisseueiG4052inG1722gloryδόξῃ.doxēG1391.

10ForγὰρgarG1063evenκαὶkaiG2532that which was madegloriousδεδόξασταιdedoxastaiG1392hadnoG3761gloryδεδοξασμένονdedoxasmenonG1392inἐνenG1722thisG5129respectμέρειmereiG3313, byreasonεἵνεκενeinekenG1752of thegloryδόξης.doxēsG1391thatexcellethὑπερβαλλούσηςhuperballousēsG5235.

11ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487that which was doneawayκαταργούμενονkatargoumenonG2673wasgloriousδιὰ δόξης,dia doxēsG1223 G1391,muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123that whichremainethμένονmenonG3306isgloriousἐν δόξῃ.¶en doxēG1722 G1391.

12SeeingthenοὖνounG3767that wehaveἜχοντεςEchontesG2192suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680, weuseχρώμεθα,chrōmethaG5530greatπολλῇpollēaG4183plainness ofspeechπαρρησίᾳparrēsiaG3954:

13AndκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756asκαθάπερkathaperG2509MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475, whoputἐτίθειetitheiG5087aveilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571overἐπὶepiG1909hisG1438faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383,thatπρὸςprosG4314thechildrenυἱοὺςhuiousG5207ofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474couldG816notμὴmēG3361steadfastlylookἀτενίσαιatenisaiG816toεἰςeisG1519theendτέλοςtelosG5056of that which isabolishedκαταργουμένου·katargoumenouG2673:

14Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846mindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540wereblindedἐπωρώθηepōrōthēG4456:forγὰρgarG1063untilἄχριachriG891thisdayσήμερονsēmeronG4594thesameαὐτὸautoG846veilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571remainethμένειmeneiG3306untakenμὴmēG3361awayἀνακαλυπτόμενον,anakaluptomenonG343inἐπὶepiG1909thereadingἀναγνώσειanagnōseiG320of theoldπαλαιᾶςpalaiasG3820testamentδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242;whichG3748veil is doneawayκαταργεῖται,katargeitaiG2673inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

15Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235evenἕωςhe'ōsG2193to thisdayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,whenἡνίκαhēnikaG2259MosesΜωϋσῆς,MōusēsG3475isreadἀναγινώσκηταιanaginōskētaiG314, theveilκάλυμμαkalummaG2571isuponἐπὶ κεῖται·epi keitaiG2749 G1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846heartκαρδίανkardianG2588.

16NeverthelessδὲdeG1161whenἡνίκαhēnikaG2259oneG302shallturnἐπιστρέψῃepistrepsēG1994toπρὸςprosG4314theLordκύριον,kurionG2962, theveilκάλυμμα.kalummaG2571shall be takenawayπεριαιρεῖταιperiaireitaiG4014.

17NowδὲdeG1161theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962isG2076thatSpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151:andδὲdeG1161whereοὗhouG3757theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962is,thereG1563islibertyἐλευθερία.eleutheriaG1657.

18ButδὲdeG1161weG2249allπάντεςpantesG3956, withunveiledἀνακεκαλυμμένῳanakekalummenōG343faceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383beholding as in amirrorκατοπτριζόμενοι,katoptrizomenoiG2734thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962, arechangedμεταμορφούμεθαmetamorphoumethaG3339into thesameαὐτὴνautēnG846imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504fromἀπὸapoG575gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391toεἰςeisG1519gloryδόξανdoxanG1391, evenasκαθάπερkathaperG2509byἀπὸapoG575theSpiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962.

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