2 Corinthians 3
1 Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation to you, or from you?
Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or do we need, as some, commendatory letters to you, or [commendatory] from you?
2 You are our letter, having been written in our hearts, known and read by all men,
Ye are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read of all men,
3 revealed that you are a letter of Christ ministered by us, not written with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not in the tablets of stone, but in fleshy tablets of the heart,
being manifested to be Christ's epistle ministered by us, written, not with ink, but [the] Spirit of [the] living God; not on stone tables, but on fleshy tables of [the] heart.
4 and such trust we have through the Christ toward God,
And such confidence have we through the Christ towards God:
5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency [is] of God,
not that we are competent of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our competency [is] of God;
6 who also made us sufficient [to be] servants of the New Covenant, not of letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, and the Spirit makes alive.
who has also made us competent, [as] ministers of [the] new covenant; not of letter, but of spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit quickens.
7 And if the ministry of death, in letters, engraved in stones, came in glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look steadfastly into the face of Moses, because of the glory of his face—which was being made useless,
(But if the ministry of death, in letters, graven in stones, began with glory, so that the children of Israel could not fix their eyes on the face of Moses, on account of the glory of his face, [a glory] which is annulled;
8 how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more in glory?
how shall not rather the ministry of the Spirit subsist in glory?
9 For if the ministry of the condemnation [is] glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory;
For if the ministry of condemnation [be] glory, much rather the ministry of righteousness abounds in glory.
10 for also even that which has been glorious, has not been glorious—in this respect, because of the superior glory;
For also that [which was] glorified is not glorified in this respect, on account of the surpassing glory.
11 for if that which is being made useless [is] through glory, much more that which is remaining [is] in glory.
For if that annulled [was introduced] with glory, much rather that which abides [subsists] in glory.
12 Having, then, such hope, we use much freedom of speech,
Having therefore such hope, we use much boldness:
13 and [are] not as Moses, who was putting a veil on his own face, for the sons of Israel not to look steadfastly into the end of that which is being made useless,
and not according as Moses put a veil on his own face, so that the children of Israel should not fix their eyes on the end of that annulled.
14 but their minds were hardened, for to this day the same veil at the reading of the Old Covenant remains unwithdrawn—which in Christ is being made useless—
But their thoughts have been darkened, for unto this day the same veil remains in reading the old covenant, unremoved, which in Christ is annulled.
15 but until today, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart,
But unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil lies upon their heart.
16 and whenever they may turn to the LORD, the veil is taken away.
But when it shall turn to [the] Lord, the veil is taken away.)
17 And the LORD is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the LORD [is], there [is] liberty;
Now the Lord is the Spirit, but where the Spirit of [the] Lord [is, there is] liberty.
18 and we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the LORD in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.
But we all, looking on the glory of the Lord, with unveiled face, are transformed according to the same image from glory to glory, even as by [the] Lord [the] Spirit.
