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12 Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech, 13 and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, 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.

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12 Since, then, we have such a hope,(A) we act with great boldness. 13 We are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face(B) to prevent the Israelites from gazing steadily until the end[a] of the glory of what was being set aside, 14 but their minds were hardened.(C) For to this day, at the reading of the old covenant,(D) the same veil remains; it is not lifted, because it is set aside only in Christ.(E) 15 Yet still today, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts, 16 but whenever a person turns(F) to the Lord, the veil is removed.(G) 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at[b](H) the glory of the Lord(I) and are being transformed(J) into the same image(K) from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:13 Or at the outcome
  2. 3:18 Or are reflecting
  3. 3:18 Or from the Spirit of the Lord, or from the Lord, the Spirit