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For if the ministration of condemnation is glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory!
For if the ministration of condemnation hath glory, much rather doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
For if the ministry that brings condemnation [the old covenant, the Law] has glory, how much more does glory overflow in the ministry that brings righteousness [the new covenant which declares believers free of guilt and sets them apart for God’s special purpose]!
For if the service that condemns [the ministration of doom] had glory, how infinitely more abounding in splendor and glory must be the service that makes righteous [the ministry that produces and fosters righteous living and right standing with God]!
For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
For if the ministry that brought condemnation had glory, the ministry that brings righteousness overflows with even more glory.
If the ministry that brought condemnation has glory, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness?
For if there was glory in what worked to declare people guilty, how much more must the glory abound in what works to declare people innocent!
If something that brings the death sentence is glorious, won't something that makes us acceptable to God be even more glorious?
For if the ministry of condemnation [be] glory, much rather the ministry of righteousness abounds in glory.
For if in the ministry of condemnation there was glory, by much more the ministry of righteousness is abounding in glory.
For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more the ministration of justice aboundeth in glory.
This is what I mean: That old agreement judged people guilty of sin, but it had glory. So surely the new agreement that makes people right with God has much greater glory.
The old agreement showed people that they were guilty. God's new agreement makes people right with him. So surely the new agreement shows God's power even more than the old one did!
For if the ministry that brought condemnation has glory, the ministry that brought righteousness has even more glory.
For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory.
For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory.
[L For] If the ·law that judged people guilty of sin [L ministry of condemnation] had glory, surely the ·new way that makes people right with God [L ministry of righteousness] has much greater glory.
For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
If the ministry that brings punishment has glory, then the ministry that brings God’s approval has an overwhelming glory.
The system which brings condemnation was glorious; how much more glorious is the activity which brings salvation!
For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness overflows with even more glory.
That law judged people guilty of sin, but it had glory. So surely the new way that makes people right with God has much greater glory.
For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, then the ministry of justification has an overwhelming glory.
The administration of the Law which was engraved in stone (and which led in fact to spiritual death) was so magnificent that the Israelites were unable to look unflinchingly at Moses’ face, for it was alight with heavenly splendour. Now if the old administration held such heavenly, even though transitory, splendour, can we not see what a much more glorious thing is the new administration of the Spirit of life? If to administer a system which is to end in condemning men was a splendid task, how infinitely more splendid is it to administer a system which ends in making men good! And while it is true that the former temporary glory has been completely eclipsed by the latter, we do well to remember that is eclipsed simply because the present permanent plan is such a very much more glorious thing than the old.
For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, much more shall the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.
For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.
For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, by much more will the ministry of righteousness overflow with glory.
If the plan that leads to doom was glorious, much more glorious is the plan that makes men right with God.
If the Government of Condemnation was impressive, how about this Government of Affirmation? Bright as that old government was, it would look downright dull alongside this new one. If that makeshift arrangement impressed us, how much more this brightly shining government installed for eternity?
For if the ministry of condemnation is glorious, the ministry of righteousness much more exceeds it in glory.
For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, how much more will the ministry of righteousness exceed it in glory!
If the ministry that brings punishment has glory, then the ministry that brings God’s approval has an overwhelming glory.
For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, the ministry of righteousness will abound much more in glory.
For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness excel in glory.
For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.
For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much richer in glory will be the ministry of righteousness!
If the law that judged people guilty of sin had glory, surely the new way that makes people right with God has much greater glory.
For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness excel in glory!
The law that condemns people to death had glory. How much more glory does the work of the Spirit have! His work makes people right with God.
If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!
If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!
For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.
If the Law of Moses, that leads to death, came in shining-greatness, how much greater and brighter is the light that makes us right with God?
If the old way, which brings condemnation, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new way, which makes us right with God!
For if the ministering of condemnation is glorious, much more does the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, much more does the ministry of justification abound in glory!
For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, much more does the ministry of justification abound in glory!
For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, much more does the ministry of justification abound in glory!
For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, much more does the ministry of justification abound in glory!
If distributing condemnation is glorious, you see, how much more glorious is it to distribute vindication!
For if there was kavod in the sherut of harsha’ah (condemnation) [DEVARIM 27:26], how much more abounds in kavod the sherut of tzedek [DANIEL 9:24].[Ro 1:17;3:21]
For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, the ministry of righteousness much more exceeds it in glory.
For if there was splendor in the dispensation of condemnation, the dispensation of righteousness must far exceed it in splendor.
For if there was splendor in the dispensation of condemnation, the dispensation of righteousness must far exceed it in splendor.
For if there is glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness overflows even more in glory.
If glory ushered in the ministry that offers condemnation, how much more glory will attend the ministry that promises to restore and set the world right?
For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.
Bringing the law was a wonderful thing even though it brought death. So bringing the good news that people can be put right with God is much more wonderful.
For if the ministration of condemnation was in glory [For why if the ministration of condemnation is in glory], much more the ministration of rightwiseness is plenteous in glory.
for if the ministration of the condemnation [is] glory, much more doth the ministration of the righteousness abound in glory;
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