Glory of the New Covenant

But if (A)the ministry of death, (B)written and engraved on stones, was glorious, (C)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,

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The Greater Glory of the New Covenant

Now if the ministry that brought death,(A) which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory,(B) transitory though it was,

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For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry (A)of righteousness exceeds much more in glory. 10 For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels. 11 For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious.

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If the ministry that brought condemnation(A) was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!(B) 10 For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory. 11 And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!

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For (A)Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

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Christ is the culmination of the law(A) so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.(B)

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who also made us sufficient as (A)ministers of (B)the new covenant, not (C)of the letter but of the [a]Spirit; for (D)the letter kills, (E)but the Spirit gives life.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 3:6 Or spirit

He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant(A)—not of the letter(B) but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.(C)

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10 But when that which is [a]perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 13:10 complete

10 but when completeness comes,(A) what is in part disappears.

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18 And when He had made an end of speaking with him on Mount Sinai, He gave Moses (A)two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.

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18 When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai,(A) he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone(B) inscribed by the finger of God.(C)

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clearly you are an epistle of Christ, (A)ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not (B)on tablets of stone but (C)on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.

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You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God,(A) not on tablets of stone(B) but on tablets of human hearts.(C)

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12 Then the Lord said to Moses, (A)“Come up to Me on the mountain and be there; and I will give you (B)tablets of stone, and the law and commandments which I have written, that you may teach them.”

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12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone(A) with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”

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13 unlike Moses, (A)who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at (B)the end of what was passing away. 14 But (C)their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ.

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13 We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face(A) to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away. 14 But their minds were made dull,(B) for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant(C) is read.(D) It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away.

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15 because (A)the law brings about wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.

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15 because the law brings wrath.(A) And where there is no law there is no transgression.(B)

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10 And the commandment, (A)which was to bring life, I found to bring death.

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10 I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life(A) actually brought death.

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15 And all who sat in the council, looking steadfastly at him, saw his face as the face of an angel.

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15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin(A) looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

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29 As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. 30 And behold, two men talked with Him, who were (A)Moses and (B)Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of His [a]decease which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 9:31 Death, lit. departure

29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. 30 Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. 31 They spoke about his departure,[a](A) which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem.

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  1. Luke 9:31 Greek exodos