| ….But if the ministry of death, which was carved in letters on stone, came with glory (so that the people of Israel couldn’t even gaze at Moses’ face on account of the glory of his face which was fading), will the ministry of the Spirit not come with an exceedingly greater glory? For if there was glory in the ministry that brought condemnation, the ministry that brings righteousness must necessarily be exceedingly more glorious. Indeed, in this case, that which has had glory is no longer glorious, on account of that which is more exceedingly glorious. For if that which is coming to an end came with glory, how much more glorious is that which will last forever? | 7-11 |
| ….Therefore, because we have such a hope, we act with great boldness. We do not act like Moses, who placed a veil over his face so that the people of Israel could not see the outcome of what was fading away. But their minds were hardened, for even to this very day, this same veil remains unmoved when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because it can only be taken away in Christ. Yes, even to this very day, a veil lies stretched over their hearts whenever Moses is read. Whenever someone turns to the Lord, however, the veil is removed. Now, this Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Indeed, we all, with unveiled face, are beholding the glory of the Lord, and are being transformed from one degree of glory to another. This is from the Lord who is the Spirit. | 12-18 |
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The Second Epistle to the Corinthians (NIGTC) by Murray J. Harris II Corinthians (ABC) by Victor Paul Furnish BDAG A Grammatical Analysis of the Greek New Testament by Max Zerwick |
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