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[1] Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you? [2] You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men, [3] 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] Such confidence we have through Christ toward God, [5] not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God, [6] 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 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] won’t service of the Spirit be with much more glory? [9] For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory. [10] 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 passes away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory. [12] Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech, [13] 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 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 to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. [16] But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. [17] Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. [18] 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.
King James Version

Proof of Our Ministry

[1] Do we begin G756 again G3825 to commend G4921 ourselves? G1438 or G2228 G3361 need we, G5535 as G5613 some G5100 others, epistles G1992 of commendation G4956 to G4314 you, G5209 or G2228 letters of commendation G4956 from G1537 you? G5216 [2] Ye G5210 are G2075 our G2257 epistle G1992 written G1449 in G1722 our G2257 hearts, G2588 known G1097 and G2532 read G314 of G5259 all G3956 men: G444 [3] forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared G5319 to G3754 be G2075 the epistle G1992 of Christ G5547 ministered G1247 by G5259 us, G2257 written G1449 not G3756 with ink, G3188 but G235 with the Spirit G4151 of the living G2198 God; G2316 not G3756 in G1722 tables G4109 of stone, G3035 but G235 in G1722 fleshy G4560 tables G4109 of the heart. G2588 [4] And G1161 such G5108 trust G4006 have we G2192 through G1223 Christ G5547 to G4314 God-ward: G2316 [5] not G3756 that G3754 we are G2070 sufficient G2425 of G575 ourselves G1438 to think G3049 any thing G5100 as G5613 of G1537 ourselves; G1438 but G235 our G2257 sufficiency G2426 is of G1537 God; G2316 [6] who G3739 also G2532 hath made G2427 us G2248 able G2427 ministers G1249 of the new G2537 testament; G1242 not G3756 of the letter, G1121 but G235 of the spirit: G4151 for G1063 the G3588 letter G1121 killeth, G615 but G1161 the G3588 spirit G4151 giveth life. G2227§ [7] But G1161 if G1487 the G3588 ministration G1248 of death, G2288 written G1722 G1121 and engraven G1795 in G1722 stones, G3037 was G1096 glorious, G1722 G1391 so that G5620 the G3588 children G5207 of Israel G2474 could G1410 not G3361 stedfastly behold G816 G1519 the G3588 face G4383 of Moses G3475 for G1223 the G3588 glory G1391 of his G846 countenance; G4383 which G3588 glory was to be done away: G2673 [8] how G4459 shall G2071 not G3780 the G3588 ministration G1248 of the G3588 spirit G4151 be G2071 rather G3123 glorious? G1722 G1391 [9] For G1063 if G1487 the G3588 ministration G1248 of condemnation G2633 be glory, G1391 much G4183 more G3123 doth the G3588 ministration G1248 of righteousness G1343 exceed G4052 in G1722 glory. G1391 [10] For G1063 even G2532 that which G3588 was made glorious G1392 had G1392 no G3761 glory G1392 in G1722 this G5129 respect, G3313 by reason of G1752 the G3588 glory G1391 that excelleth. G5235 [11] For G1063 if G1487 that which G3588 is done away G2673 was glorious, G1223 G1391 much G4183 more G3123 that which G3588 remaineth G3306 is glorious. G1722 G1391 [12] Seeing G2192 then G3767 that we have G2192 such G5108 hope, G1680 we use G5530 great G4183 plainness§ of speech: G3954 [13] and G2532 not G3756 as G2509 Moses, G3475 which put G5087 a vail G2571 over G1909 his G1438 face, G4383 that G4314 the G3588 children G5207 of Israel G2474 could G816 not G3361 stedfastly look G816 to G1519 the G3588 end G5056 of that which G3588 is abolished: G2673 [14] but G235 their G846 minds G3540 were blinded: G4456 for G1063 until G891 this day G4594 remaineth G3306 the G3588 same G846 vail G2571 untaken away G3361 G343 in G1909 the G3588 reading G320 of the G3588 old G3820 testament; G1242 which G3739 G5100 vail is done away G2673 in G1722 Christ. G5547 [15] But G235 even unto G2193 this day, G4594 when G2259 Moses G3475 is read, G314 the vail G2571 is G2749 upon G1909 their G846 heart. G2588 [16] Nevertheless G1161 when G2259 G302 it shall turn G1994 to G4314 the Lord, G2962 the G3588 vail G2571 shall be taken away. G4014 [17] Now G1161 the G3588 Lord G2962 is G2076 that G3588 Spirit: G4151 and G1161 where G3757 the G3588 Spirit G4151 of the Lord G2962 is, there G1563 is liberty. G1657 [18] But G1161 we G2249 all, G3956 with open G343 face G4383 beholding as in a glass G2734 the G3588 glory G1391 of the Lord, G2962 are changed G3339 into the G3588 same G846 image G1504 from G575 glory G1391 to G1519 glory, G1391 even as G2509 by G575 the Spirit G4151 of the Lord. G2962ⓘ

Footnotes

  1. § 3:6 Or, quickeneth
  2. § 3:12 Or, boldness
  3. ⓘ 3:18 O, of the Lord the spirit
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Ἀρχόμεθα G756 πάλιν G3825 ἑαυτοὺς G1438 συνιστάνειν; G4921 ‡Εἰ G1487 μὴ G3361 χρῄζομεν, G5535 ὥς G5613 τινες, G5100 συστατικῶν G4956 ἐπιστολῶν G1992 πρὸς G4314 ὑμᾶς, G5209 ἢ G2228 ἐξ G1537 ὑμῶν G5216 ‡συστατικῶν; G4956 [2] Ἡ G3588 ἐπιστολὴ G1992 ἡμῶν G2257 ὑμεῖς G5210 ἐστέ, G2075 ‡ἐγγεγραμμένη G1449 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 καρδίαις G2588 ἡμῶν, G2257 γινωσκομένη G1097 καὶ G2532 ἀναγινωσκομένη G314 ὑπὸ G5259 πάντων G3956 ἀνθρώπων· G444 [3] φανερούμενοι G5319 ὅτι G3754 ἐστὲ G2075 ἐπιστολὴ G1992 χριστοῦ G5547 διακονηθεῖσα G1247 ὑφ’ G5259 ἡμῶν, G2257 ἐγγεγραμμένη G1449 οὐ G3756 μέλανι, G3188 ἀλλὰ G235 πνεύματι G4151 θεοῦ G2316 ζῶντος, G2198 οὐκ G3756 ἐν G1722 πλαξὶν G4109 λιθίναις, G3035 ‡ἀλλ’ G235 ἐν G1722 πλαξὶν G4109 ‡καρδίαις G2588 σαρκίναις. G4560 [4] Πεποίθησιν G4006 δὲ G1161 τοιαύτην G5108 ἔχομεν G2192 διὰ G1223 τοῦ G3588 χριστοῦ G5547 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 θεόν· G2316 [5] οὐχ G3756 ὅτι G3754 ‡ἱκανοί G2425 ἐσμεν G2070 ἀφ’ G575 ἑαυτῶν G1438 λογίσασθαί G3049 τι G5100 ὡς G5613 ἐξ G1537 ‡ἑαυτῶν, G1438 ἀλλ’ G235 ἡ G3588 ἱκανότης G2426 ἡμῶν G2257 ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ· G2316 [6] ὃς G3739 καὶ G2532 ἱκάνωσεν G2427 ἡμᾶς G2248 διακόνους G1249 καινῆς G2537 διαθήκης, G1242 οὐ G3756 γράμματος, G1121 ἀλλὰ G235 πνεύματος· G4151 τὸ G3588 γὰρ G1063 γράμμα G1121 ‡ἀποκτένει, G615 τὸ G3588 δὲ G1161 πνεῦμα G4151 ζῳοποιεῖ. G2227 [7] Εἰ G1487 δὲ G1161 ἡ G3588 διακονία G1248 τοῦ G3588 θανάτου G2288 ἐν G1722 γράμμασιν, G1121 ἐντετυπωμένη G1795 ‡ἐν G1722 λίθοις, G3037 ἐγενήθη G1096 ἐν G1722 δόξῃ, G1391 ὥστε G5620 μὴ G3361 δύνασθαι G1410 ἀτενίσαι G816 τοὺς G3588 υἱοὺς G5207 Ἰσραὴλ G2474 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 πρόσωπον G4383 ‡Μωϋσέως G3475 διὰ G1223 τὴν G3588 δόξαν G1391 τοῦ G3588 προσώπου G4383 αὐτοῦ, G846 τὴν G3588 καταργουμένην, G2673 [8] πῶς G4459 οὐχὶ G3780 μᾶλλον G3123 ἡ G3588 διακονία G1248 τοῦ G3588 πνεύματος G4151 ἔσται G2071 ἐν G1722 δόξῃ; G1391 [9] Εἰ G1487 γὰρ G1063 ‡ἡ G3588 διακονία G1248 τῆς G3588 κατακρίσεως G2633 δόξα, G1391 πολλῷ G4183 μᾶλλον G3123 περισσεύει G4052 ἡ G3588 διακονία G1248 τῆς G3588 δικαιοσύνης G1343 ‡ἐν G1722 δόξῃ. G1391 [10] Καὶ G2532 γὰρ G1063 ‡οὐ G3756 δεδόξασται G1392 τὸ G3588 δεδοξασμένον G1392 ἐν G1722 τούτῳ G5129 τῷ G3588 μέρει, G3313 ‡ἕνεκεν G1752 τῆς G3588 ὑπερβαλλούσης G5235 δόξης. G1391 [11] Εἰ G1487 γὰρ G1063 τὸ G3588 καταργούμενον, G2673 διὰ G1223 δόξης, G1391 πολλῷ G4183 μᾶλλον G3123 τὸ G3588 μένον, G3306 ἐν G1722 δόξῃ. G1391 [12] Ἔχοντες G2192 οὖν G3767 τοιαύτην G5108 ἐλπίδα, G1680 πολλῇ G4183 παρρησίᾳ G3954 χρώμεθα· G5530 [13] καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 καθάπερ G2509 ‡Μωϋσῆς G3475 ἐτίθει G5087 κάλυμμα G2571 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 πρόσωπον G4383 ‡ἑαυτοῦ, G1438 πρὸς G4314 τὸ G3588 μὴ G3361 ἀτενίσαι G816 τοὺς G3588 υἱοὺς G5207 Ἰσραὴλ G2474 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 τέλος G5056 τοῦ G3588 καταργουμένου· G2673 [14] ‡ἀλλ’ G235 ἐπωρώθη G4456 τὰ G3588 νοήματα G3540 αὐτῶν· G846 ἄχρι G891 γὰρ G1063 τῆς G3588 ‡σήμερον G4594 τὸ G3588 αὐτὸ G846 κάλυμμα G2571 ἐπὶ G1909 τῇ G3588 ἀναγνώσει G320 τῆς G3588 παλαιᾶς G3820 διαθήκης G1242 μένει G3306 μὴ G3361 ἀνακαλυπτόμενον, G343 ‡ὅ G3739 τι G5100 ἐν G1722 χριστῷ G5547 καταργεῖται. G2673 [15] Ἀλλ’ G235 ἕως G2193 σήμερον, G4594 ἡνίκα G2259 ‡ἀναγινώσκεται G314 ‡Μωϋσῆς, G3475 κάλυμμα G2571 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 καρδίαν G2588 αὐτῶν G846 κεῖται. G2749 [16] Ἡνίκα G2259 ‡δ’ G1161 ἂν G302 ἐπιστρέψῃ G1994 πρὸς G4314 κύριον, G2962 περιαιρεῖται G4014 τὸ G3588 κάλυμμα. G2571 [17] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 κύριος G2962 τὸ G3588 πνεῦμά G4151 ἐστιν· G2076 οὗ G3757 δὲ G1161 τὸ G3588 πνεῦμα G4151 κυρίου, G2962 ‡ἐκεῖ G1563 ἐλευθερία. G1657 [18] Ἡμεῖς G2249 δὲ G1161 πάντες, G3956 ἀνακεκαλυμμένῳ G343 προσώπῳ G4383 τὴν G3588 δόξαν G1391 κυρίου G2962 κατοπτριζόμενοι, G2734 τὴν G3588 αὐτὴν G846 εἰκόνα G1504 μεταμορφούμεθα G3339 ἀπὸ G575 δόξης G1391 εἰς G1519 δόξαν, G1391 καθάπερ G2509 ἀπὸ G575 κυρίου G2962 πνεύματος. G4151

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 3:1a Εἰ ¦ Ἢ
  2. ‡ 3:1b συστατικῶν ¦
  3. ‡ 3:2 ἐγγεγραμμένη … ἐγγεγραμμένη ¦ ἐνγεγραμμένη … ἐνγεγραμμένη
  4. ‡ 3:3a ἀλλ’ ¦ ἀλλὰ
  5. ‡ 3:3b καρδίαις ¦ καρδίας
  6. ‡ 3:5a ἱκανοί ἐσμεν ἀφ’ ἑαυτῶν ¦ ἀφ’ ἑαυτῶν ἱκανοί ἐσμεν
  7. ‡ 3:5b ἑαυτῶν ¦ αὑτῶν
  8. ‡ 3:6 ἀποκτένει ¦ ἀποκτέννει ¦ ἀποκτείνει
  9. ‡ 3:7a ἐν ¦
  10. ‡ 3:7b Μωϋσέως ¦ Μωϋσέος ¦ Μωσέως
  11. ‡ 3:9a ἡ διακονία ¦ τῇ διακονίᾳ
  12. ‡ 3:9b ἐν ¦
  13. ‡ 3:10a οὐ ¦ οὐδὲ
  14. ‡ 3:10b ἕνεκεν ¦ εἵνεκεν
  15. ‡ 3:13a Μωϋσῆς ¦ Μωσῆς
  16. ‡ 3:13b ἑαυτοῦ ¦ αὐτοῦ
  17. ‡ 3:14a ἀλλ’ ¦ ἀλλὰ
  18. ‡ 3:14b σήμερον ¦ σήμερον ἡμέρας
  19. ‡ 3:14c ὅ τι ¦ ὅτι
  20. ‡ 3:15a ἀναγινώσκεται ¦ ἂν ἀναγινώσκηται
  21. ‡ 3:15b Μωϋσῆς ¦ Μωσῆς
  22. ‡ 3:16 δ’ ἂν ¦ δὲ ἐὰν
  23. ‡ 3:17 ἐκεῖ ¦