2 Corinthians 3:12-18

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹² Since we have confidence ⌞in the new promise⌟, we speak very boldly. ¹³ We are not like Moses. He kept covering his face with a veil. He didn’t want the people of Israel to see the glory fading away. ¹⁴ However, their minds became closed. In fact, to this day the same veil is still there when they read the Old Testament. It isn’t removed, because only Christ can remove it. ¹⁵ Yet, even today, when they read the books of Moses, a veil covers their minds. ¹⁶ But whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

¹⁷ This Lord is the Spirit. Wherever the Lord’s Spirit is, there is freedom. ¹⁸ As all of us reflect the Lord’s glory with faces that are not covered with veils, we are being changed into his image with ever-increasing glory. This comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.