2 Corinthians 3
1 Are we to begin again, ourselves, to commend? or have we need, like some, of commendatory letters unto you, or from you?
Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you?
2 Our letter, ye, are, inscribed in our hearts, noted and read by all men:
You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men,
3 Manifesting yourselves that ye are a letter of Christ, ministered by us, —inscribed—not with ink, but with [the] Spirit of a Living God, not in tablets of stone, but in tablets [which are] hearts of flesh.
being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.
4 But, such confidence as this, have we, through the Christ, towards God.
Such confidence we have through Christ toward God,
5 Not that, of our own selves, sufficient, are we, to reckon anything as of ourselves, but, our sufficiency, is of God; —
not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,
6 Who also hath made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant—not of letter, but of spirit, for, the letter, killeth, whereas, the Spirit, maketh alive.
who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
7 But, if, the ministry of death, in letters engraven in stones, was brought into existence with glory, so that the sons of Israel could not look steadfastly into the face of Moses, by reason of the glory of his face—which [glory] was to be done away,
But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face, which was passing away,
8 How shall not, rather, the ministry of the Spirit, be with glory?
won’t service of the Spirit be with much more glory?
9 For, if, the ministry of condemnation was glory, much rather, doth the ministry of righteousness abound with glory,
For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.
10 For that which hath been made glorious, hath not even been made glorious, in this respect, —by reason of the surpassing glory.
For most certainly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.
11 For, if that which was to be done away [was brought in] with glory, much more, that which is to abide, is in glory.
For if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory.
12 Having, then, such hope as this, great openness of speech, do we use; —
Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,
13 And are not just like Moses, [who] kept putting a veil upon his face, so that the sons of Israel should not look steadily unto the end of that which was to be done away.
and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face so that the children of Israel wouldn’t look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.
14 But their thoughts were turned into stone: for, until this very day, the same veil, upon the reading of the old covenant, abideth, not to be removed, because, in Christ, it is to be done away;
But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.
15 But, until this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil upon their heart, doth lie;
But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
16 Howbeit, whensoever he turneth unto [the] Lord, he taketh off the veil:
But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
17 And, the Lord, is, the Spirit: now, where the Spirit of one who is Lord [is, there is] freedom!
Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
18 And, we all, with unveiled face, receiving and reflecting, the glory of [the] Lord, into the same image, are being transformed, from glory into glory, —even as from a Spirit that is Lord.
But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
