who also made us adequate as (A)servants of a (B)new covenant, not of (C)the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but (D)the Spirit gives life.

But if the (E)ministry of death, (F)in letters engraved on stones, came [a]with glory, (G)so that the sons of Israel could not look intently at the face of Moses because of the glory of his face, fading as it was, how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory? For if (H)the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the (I)ministry of righteousness abound in glory. 10 For indeed what had glory, in this case has no glory because of the glory that surpasses it. 11 For if that which fades away was [b]with glory, much more that which remains is in glory.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 3:7 Or in glory
  2. 2 Corinthians 3:11 Lit through