“Are we beginning to commend ourselves again or do we need as some letters of commendation to you or from you?”
2 Corinthians 3
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1Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
“Do we begin again to commend ourselves or need we as some others epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you?”
“Do we begin again to commend ourselves, or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?”
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“Do we begin again to commend ourselves or do we need, as some others, epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you?”
“Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you?”
“do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?”
2You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.
“You are our letter written in our hearts, known and read by all men,”
“you are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men.”
“Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men,”
“Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men.”
“Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men,”
“Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men,”
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3It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
“Being manifested, that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of human hearts.”
“Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart.”
“Clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink, but by the Spirit of the living God. Not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of flesh that is of the heart.”
“Clearly you are an epistle of Christ. Ministered by us written not with ink but by the Spirit of the Living God. Not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of flesh that is of the heart.”
“forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not in tables of stone but in fleshly tables of the heart.”
“forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart.”
4Such confidence before God is ours through Christ.
“such confidence we have through Christ toward God,”
“such confidence we have through Christ toward God,”
“and such. Trust have we through Christ to God word”
“And we have such trust through Christ toward God,”
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“And we have such trust through Christ toward God,”
“And such trust have we through Christ to God, word,”
5Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
“not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,”
“Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God.”
“not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God,”
“not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God.”
“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,”
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“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,”
6And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
“who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”
“who also hath made us able ministers of the New Testament, not of the letter, but of the spirit. For the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.”
“"'who has made us sufficient "'to be ministers of a new covenant, "'not of the letter, but of the spirit, "'for the letter kills, but the spirit gives life.'".”
“who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit giveth life.”
“who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit, for the letter kills but the Spirit gives life.”
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“who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”
7Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
“But if the ministration of death written and engraven in stones was glorious. So that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance. Which glory was to be done away?”
“But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away,”
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“But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away.”
“But if the ministry of death written and engraved on stones was glorious so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of His countenance which glory was passing away,”
“But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away,”
“But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stone, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away,”
8will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
“How shall not the ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious”
“How shall not the ministration of the Spirit? Be rather glorious”
“How shall not the ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious?”
“how shall not the ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious?”
“How shall not the ministration of the Spirit be rather? Glorious”
“how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory?”
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9For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!
“For if the ministration of condemnation be glory Much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.”
“For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.”
“For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.”
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“For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.”
“For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.”
“For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.”
10Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.
“For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect by reason of the glory that excelleth.”
“For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect. By reason of the glory that excelleth.”
“For indeed, what had glory in this case has no glory because of the glory that surpasses it.”
“For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.”
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“For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect because of the glory that excels.”
“For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect by reason of the glory that excelleth.”
11For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!
“For if that which is done away was glorious much more that which remaineth is glorious”
“For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.”
“For if what is passing away was glorious what remains is much more glorious”
“For if that which fades away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory.”
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“For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious.”
“For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious.”
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12Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
“seeing then. That we have such hope we use great Plainness of speech”
“Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech.”
“Seeing then that we have such hope we use great plainness of speech”
“Since we have such a hope, we are very bold,”
“Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech,”
“seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech”
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13We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.
“Unlike Moses who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was Passing away.”
“and not as Moses which put a veil over his face that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is Abolished”
“unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away.”
“And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished.”
“and are not like Moses who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not look intently at the end of what was fading away.”
“and not as Moses which put a veil over his face that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished.”
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14But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
“But their minds were hardened. For until this very day, at the reading of the Old Covenant, the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ.”
“But their minds were hardened, for to this day when they read the Old Covenant, that same veil remains unlifted because only through Christ is it taken away.”
“But their minds were blinded. For until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the Old Testament, which veil is done away in Christ.”
“But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant, the same veil remains unlifted because it is removed in Christ.”
“But their minds were blinded. For until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the Old Testament which veil is done away in Christ.”
“But their minds were blinded, for until this day remaineth the same veil untaken away. In the reading of the Old Testament, which veil is done away in Christ.”
15And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.
“But even unto this day when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart.”
“but even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.”
“But to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart.”
“But even to this day when Moses is read a veil lies on their heart.”
“But to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their heart.”
“But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart.”
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16But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
“Nevertheless, when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.”
“Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord the veil is taken away.”
“nevertheless, when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.”
“Nevertheless, when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.”
“Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord the veil is taken away.”
“Nevertheless, when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.”
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17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
“Now the Lord is that spirit and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
“Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is There is liberty.”
“Now the Lord is that spirit and where the spirit of the Lord is there is liberty.”
“Now the Lord is that spirit. And where the spirit of the Lord is there is liberty.”
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
“Now the Lord is the spirit, and where the spirit of the Lord is there is freedom.”
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18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
“But we all, with open face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
“but we all with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord are changed into the same image from glory to glory even as by the spirit of the Lord.”
“But we all, with open face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.”
“but we all with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
“But we all, with open face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the spirit of the Lord.”
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