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 again begin to commend ourselves? or whether have we need of commendatory letters to you or from you, as some do?
2 You are our letter, having been written in our hearts, known and read by all men,
You are our letter, having been 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 manifest that you are the letter of Christ, having been ministered by us, having been written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God: not in tables of stone, but in tables that are hearts of flesh.
4 and such trust we have through the Christ toward God,
But we have such confidence through 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 able of ourselves to think anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency 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 also rendered us able ministers of the new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter kills, but the spirit creates life.
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, having been written in letters of stone, was in glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look upon the face of Moses on account of the glory of his countenance; which was destined to be done away:
8 how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more in glory?
how will not the ministry of the spirit be more in glory?
9 For if the ministry of the condemnation [is] glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory;
For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, how much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.
10 for also even that which has been glorious, has not been glorious—in this respect, because of the superior glory;
For indeed that which was glorious, has ceased to be glorious in this respect on account of the transcendent 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 which was to be done away was through glory, much more is that which abides in glory.
12 Having, then, such hope, we use much freedom of speech,
Then having such hope, we use great 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 as Moses put the veil on his face, in order that the sons of Israel might not look forward to the end of that which was transitory.
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 minds were darkened. For until this day the same veil remains in the reading of the old covenant, remains, not lifted; because it is done away in Christ;
15 but until today, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart,
but until 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 they may 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;
But the Lord is a Spirit; and 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, with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
