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World English Bible

2 Corinthians 3 (WEBP)

[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Corinthians 3 (KJVS)

[1] Do we begin () again to commend () ourselves? or need we, () as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
[2] Ye are () our epistle written () in our hearts, known () and read () of all men:
[3] 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 fleshy tables of the heart.
[4] And such trust have we () through Christ to God-ward:
[5] not that we are () sufficient of ourselves to think () any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
[6] 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. ()
[7] But if the ministration of death, written and engraven () in stones, was () glorious, so that the children of Israel could () not stedfastly behold () the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: ()
[8] how shall not the ministration of the spirit be () rather glorious?
[9] For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed () in glory.
[10] For even that which was made glorious () had no glory () in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. ()
[11] For if that which is done away () was glorious, much more that which remaineth () is glorious.
[12] Seeing then that we have () such hope, we use () great plainness of speech:
[13] and not as Moses, which put () a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look () to the end of that which is abolished: ()
[14] but their minds were blinded: () for until this day remaineth () the same vail untaken away () in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away () in Christ.
[15] But even unto this day, when Moses is read, () the vail is upon () their heart.
[16] Nevertheless when it shall turn () to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. ()
[17] Now the Lord is () that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
[18] 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.

2 Corinthians 3:6 Or, quickeneth
2 Corinthians 3:12 Or, boldness
2 Corinthians 3:18 O, of the Lord the spirit

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Corinthians 3 (BYZ)

[1] Ἀρχόμεθα () πάλιν () ἑαυτοὺς () συνιστάνειν; () Εἰ () μὴ () χρῄζομεν, () ὥς () τινες, () συστατικῶν () ἐπιστολῶν () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς, () ἢ () ἐξ () ὑμῶν () συστατικῶν; ()
[2] Ἡ () ἐπιστολὴ () ἡμῶν () ὑμεῖς () ἐστέ, () ἐγγεγραμμένη () ἐν () ταῖς () καρδίαις () ἡμῶν, () γινωσκομένη () καὶ () ἀναγινωσκομένη () ὑπὸ () πάντων () ἀνθρώπων· ()
[3] φανερούμενοι () ὅτι () ἐστὲ () ἐπιστολὴ () χριστοῦ () διακονηθεῖσα () ὑφ’ () ἡμῶν, () ἐγγεγραμμένη () οὐ () μέλανι, () ἀλλὰ () πνεύματι () θεοῦ () ζῶντος, () οὐκ () ἐν () πλαξὶν () λιθίναις, () ἀλλ’ () ἐν () πλαξὶν () καρδίαις () σαρκίναις. ()
[4] Πεποίθησιν () δὲ () τοιαύτην () ἔχομεν () διὰ () τοῦ () χριστοῦ () πρὸς () τὸν () θεόν· ()
[5] οὐχ () ὅτι () ἱκανοί () ἐσμεν () ἀφ’ () ἑαυτῶν () λογίσασθαί () τι () ὡς () ἐξ () ἑαυτῶν, () ἀλλ’ () ἡ () ἱκανότης () ἡμῶν () ἐκ () τοῦ () θεοῦ· ()
[6] ὃς () καὶ () ἱκάνωσεν () ἡμᾶς () διακόνους () καινῆς () διαθήκης, () οὐ () γράμματος, () ἀλλὰ () πνεύματος· () τὸ () γὰρ () γράμμα () ἀποκτένει, () τὸ () δὲ () πνεῦμα () ζῳοποιεῖ. ()
[7] Εἰ () δὲ () ἡ () διακονία () τοῦ () θανάτου () ἐν () γράμμασιν, () ἐντετυπωμένη () ἐν () λίθοις, () ἐγενήθη () ἐν () δόξῃ, () ὥστε () μὴ () δύνασθαι () ἀτενίσαι () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () Ἰσραὴλ () εἰς () τὸ () πρόσωπον () Μωϋσέως () διὰ () τὴν () δόξαν () τοῦ () προσώπου () αὐτοῦ, () τὴν () καταργουμένην, ()
[8] πῶς () οὐχὶ () μᾶλλον () ἡ () διακονία () τοῦ () πνεύματος () ἔσται () ἐν () δόξῃ; ()
[9] Εἰ () γὰρ () ἡ () διακονία () τῆς () κατακρίσεως () δόξα, () πολλῷ () μᾶλλον () περισσεύει () ἡ () διακονία () τῆς () δικαιοσύνης () ἐν () δόξῃ. ()
[10] Καὶ () γὰρ () οὐ () δεδόξασται () τὸ () δεδοξασμένον () ἐν () τούτῳ () τῷ () μέρει, () ἕνεκεν () τῆς () ὑπερβαλλούσης () δόξης. ()
[11] Εἰ () γὰρ () τὸ () καταργούμενον, () διὰ () δόξης, () πολλῷ () μᾶλλον () τὸ () μένον, () ἐν () δόξῃ. ()
[12] Ἔχοντες () οὖν () τοιαύτην () ἐλπίδα, () πολλῇ () παρρησίᾳ () χρώμεθα· ()
[13] καὶ () οὐ () καθάπερ () Μωϋσῆς () ἐτίθει () κάλυμμα () ἐπὶ () τὸ () πρόσωπον () ἑαυτοῦ, () πρὸς () τὸ () μὴ () ἀτενίσαι () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () Ἰσραὴλ () εἰς () τὸ () τέλος () τοῦ () καταργουμένου· ()
[14] ἀλλ’ () ἐπωρώθη () τὰ () νοήματα () αὐτῶν· () ἄχρι () γὰρ () τῆς () σήμερον () τὸ () αὐτὸ () κάλυμμα () ἐπὶ () τῇ () ἀναγνώσει () τῆς () παλαιᾶς () διαθήκης () μένει () μὴ () ἀνακαλυπτόμενον, () ὅ () τι () ἐν () χριστῷ () καταργεῖται. ()
[15] Ἀλλ’ () ἕως () σήμερον, () ἡνίκα () ἀναγινώσκεται () Μωϋσῆς, () κάλυμμα () ἐπὶ () τὴν () καρδίαν () αὐτῶν () κεῖται. ()
[16] Ἡνίκα () δ’ () ἂν () ἐπιστρέψῃ () πρὸς () κύριον, () περιαιρεῖται () τὸ () κάλυμμα. ()
[17] Ὁ () δὲ () κύριος () τὸ () πνεῦμά () ἐστιν· () οὗ () δὲ () τὸ () πνεῦμα () κυρίου, () ἐκεῖ () ἐλευθερία. ()
[18] Ἡμεῖς () δὲ () πάντες, () ἀνακεκαλυμμένῳ () προσώπῳ () τὴν () δόξαν () κυρίου () κατοπτριζόμενοι, () τὴν () αὐτὴν () εἰκόνα () μεταμορφούμεθα () ἀπὸ () δόξης () εἰς () δόξαν, () καθάπερ () ἀπὸ () κυρίου () πνεύματος. ()

2 Corinthians 3:1a Εἰ ¦ CT SCR Ἢ
2 Corinthians 3:1b συστατικῶν ¦ CT om.
2 Corinthians 3:2 ἐγγεγραμμένη … ἐγγεγραμμένη ¦ TH WH ἐνγεγραμμένη … ἐνγεγραμμένη
2 Corinthians 3:3a ἀλλ’ ¦ PT ἀλλὰ
2 Corinthians 3:3b καρδίαις ¦ TR καρδίας
2 Corinthians 3:5a ἱκανοί ἐσμεν ἀφ’ ἑαυτῶν ¦ CT ἀφ’ ἑαυτῶν ἱκανοί ἐσμεν
2 Corinthians 3:5b ἑαυτῶν ¦ SBL WH αὑτῶν
2 Corinthians 3:6 ἀποκτένει ¦ NA PT SBL TH ἀποκτέννει ¦ TR WH ἀποκτείνει
2 Corinthians 3:7a ἐν ¦ CT om.
2 Corinthians 3:7b Μωϋσέως ¦ PCK Μωϋσέος ¦ TR Μωσέως
2 Corinthians 3:9a ἡ διακονία ¦ NA SBL TH τῇ διακονίᾳ
2 Corinthians 3:9b ἐν ¦ CT om.
2 Corinthians 3:10a οὐ ¦ PT TR οὐδὲ
2 Corinthians 3:10b ἕνεκεν ¦ CT PCK εἵνεκεν
2 Corinthians 3:13a Μωϋσῆς ¦ TR Μωσῆς
2 Corinthians 3:13b ἑαυτοῦ ¦ CT αὐτοῦ
2 Corinthians 3:14a ἀλλ’ ¦ NA27 SBL WH ἀλλὰ
2 Corinthians 3:14b σήμερον ¦ CT σήμερον ἡμέρας
2 Corinthians 3:14c ὅ τι ¦ CT HF PCK PT ὅτι
2 Corinthians 3:15a ἀναγινώσκεται ¦ CT ἂν ἀναγινώσκηται
2 Corinthians 3:15b Μωϋσῆς ¦ PCK TR Μωσῆς
2 Corinthians 3:16 δ’ ἂν ¦ NA SBL WH δὲ ἐὰν
2 Corinthians 3:17 ἐκεῖ ¦ CT om.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.