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Ministers of a New Covenant1 Are we beginning° to acommend° ourselves° again°? Or° do we need°, as some°, bletters° of commendation° to you or° from you? 2 aYou are our letter°, written° in our hearts°, known° and read° by all° men°; 3 being manifested° that you are a letter° of Christ°, Iacared° for by us, written° not with ink° but with the Spirit° of bthe living° God°, not on ctablets° of stone° but on dtablets° of IIehuman° hearts°. [1] a2Co 5:12; 10:12, 18; 12:11 bAc 18:27; 1Co 16:3
[2] a1Co 9:2 [3] ILit served IILit hearts of flesh a2Co 3:6 bMt 16:16 cEx 24:12; 31:18; 32:15f; 2Co 3:7 dPv 3:3; 7:3; Jr 17:1 eJr 31:33; Ezk 11:19; 36:26 4 ¶ Such° aconfidence° we have° through° Christ° toward° God°. 5 Not that we are adequate° in ourselves° to consider° anything° as [coming] from ourselves°, but aour adequacy° is from God°, 6 who° also° made° us adequate° [as] aservants° of a bnew° covenant°, not of cthe letter° but of the Spirit°; for the letter° kills°, but dthe Spirit° gives° life°. 7 ¶ But if° the aministry° of death°, bin letters° engraved° on stones°, came° Iwith glory°, cso° 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, 8 how° will the ministry° of the Spirit° fail° to be even more° with glory°? 9 For if° athe ministry° of condemnation° has glory°, much° more° does the bministry° 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] Iwith glory°, much° more° that which remains° [is] in glory°. [7] IOr in glory aRo 4:15; 5:20; 7:5f; 2Co 3:9; Ga 3:10, 21f bEx 24:12; 31:18; 32:15f; 2Co 3:3 cEx 34:29-35; 2Co 3:13
[9] aDt 27:26; 2Co 3:7; He 12:18-21 bRo 1:17; 3:21f [11] ILit through 12 ¶ aTherefore° having° such° a hope°, bwe use° great° boldness° in [our] speech°, 13 and [are] not like° Moses°, a[who] used to put° a veil° over° his face° so° that the sons° of Israel° would not look° intently° at the end° of what was fading° away°. 14 But their minds° were ahardened°; for until° this° very° day° at the breading° of cthe old° covenant° the same° veil° Iremains° unlifted°, because° it is removed° in Christ°. 15 But to this° day° whenever°° Moses° is read°, a veil° lies° over° their heart°; 16 abut whenever°° a person turns° to the Lord°, the veil° is taken° away°. 17 Now° the Lord° is the Spirit°, and where° athe Spirit° of the Lord° is, b[there] is liberty°. 18 But we all°, with unveiled° face°, abeholding° as in a mirror° the bglory° of the Lord°, are being ctransformed° into the same° image° from glory° to glory°, just° as from dthe Lord°, the Spirit°. [12] a2Co 7:4 bAc 4:13, 29; 2Co 7:4; Ep 6:19; 1Th 2:2
[13] aEx 34:33-35; 2Co 3:7 [14] IOr remains, it not being revealed that it is done away in Christ aRo 11:7; 2Co 4:4 bAc 13:15 c2Co 3:6 [16] aEx 34:34; Ro 11:23 [17] aIs 61:1f; Ga 4:6 bJn 8:32; Ga 5:1, 13 [18] a1Co 13:12 bJn 17:22, 24; 2Co 4:4, 6 cRo 8:29 d2Co 3:17 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
Lest their false teachers should charge him with vain glory, he sheweth the faith and graces of the Corinthians to be a sufficient commendation of his ministry.1 ¶ Do we beginºª againº to commendºª ourselves?º orº need² we,¹ª asº someº [others], epistlesº of commendationº toº you,º orº [letters] of commendationº fromº you?º 2 Yeº areºª ourº epistleº writtenºª inº ourº hearts,º knownºª andº readºª ofº allº men:º 3 [Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declaredºª toº beºª the epistleº of Christº ministeredºª byº us,º writtenºª notº with ink,º butº with the Spiritº of the livingºª God;º notº inº tablesº of stone,º butº inº fleshyº tablesº of the heart.º 4 Andº suchº trustº have² we¹ª throughº Christº toº God-ward:º 5 Notº thatº we areºª sufficientº ofº ourselvesº to thinkºª any thingº asº ofº ourselves;º butº ourº sufficiencyº [is] ofº God;º [1] Ac 18:27; 1Co 3:10; 4:15; 10:33; 16:3; 2Co 2:17; 5:12; 10:8, 12; 12:11, 19.
[2] Ro 1:8; 1Co 3:10; 9:1, 2; 2Co 7:3; 11:11; 12:15; Php 1:7; 1Th 1:8. [3] Ex 24:12; 31:18; 34:1; Jsh 3:10; 1S 17:26; Ps 40:8; 42:2; 84:2; Jr 10:10; 31:33; Ezk 11:19; 36:25; Dn 6:26; Mt 16:16; 1Co 8:5; 2Co 6:16; 1Th 1:9; He 8:10; 9:14; 10:16; Rv 2:1, 8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14, 22. [4] Ex 18:19; 2Co 2:14; Php 1:6; 1Th 1:8. [5] Ex 4:10, 11; Jr 1:6; Mt 10:19; Lk 21:15; 24:49; Jn 15:5; 1Co 3:6, 10; 15:10; 2Co 2:16; 4:7; 12:9; Php 2:13; 4:13; Jm 1:17. Whereupon entering a comparison between the ministers of the Law and of the Gospel,6 Whoº alsoº hath made¹ª us¹ ableºª² ministersº of the newº testament;º notº of the letter,º butº of the spirit:º forº the² letterº killeth,ºª butº the² spiritº giveth life.¹ª² 7 Butº ifº the² ministrationº of death,º writtenºº [and] engravenºª inº stones,º wasºª glorious,ºº so¹ that² the² childrenº of Israelº couldºª notº stedfastly² behold¹ª² the² faceº¹ of Mosesº forº the² gloryº of hisº countenance;º which¹ [glory] was to be done away:ºª 8 Howº shall¹ª notº the² ministrationº of the² spiritº beºª ratherº¹ glorious?º² 9 Forº ifº the² ministrationº of condemnationº [be] glory,º muchº moreº doth the² ministrationº of righteousnessº exceedºª inº glory.º 10 Forº evenº that which was made gloriousºª had no¹ gloryºª² inº thisº respect,º by reason¹ of² the² gloryº that excelleth.ºª 11 Forº ifº that which is done awayºª [was] glorious,ºº muchº moreº that which remainethºª [is] glorious.ºº [6] Dt 27:26; Jr 31:31; Mt 13:52; 26:28; Mk 14:24; Lk 22:20; Jn 5:21; 6:63; Ro 1:5; 2:27; 3:20; 4:15, 17; 7:6, 9; 8:2; 1Co 3:5, 10; 11:25; 12:28; 15:45; 2Co 3:7, 9, 14; 5:18; Ga 3:10, 21; Ep 2:1, 5; 3:7; 4:11; Col 1:25; 1Ti 1:11; 4:6; 2Ti 1:11; He 7:22; 8:6; 9:15; 12:24; 13:20; 1P 3:18; 1Jn 1:1.
[7] Gn 3:21; Ex 24:12; 31:18; 32:15, 19; 34:1, 28, 29; Dt 4:8, 13; 5:22; 9:9, 15; 10:1; Ne 9:13; Ps 19:7; 119:97, 127, 174; Lk 9:29; Ac 6:15; Ro 7:10, 12, 22; 10:4; 1Co 13:10; 2Co 3:3, 6, 9, 10, 14; He 9:4. [8] Is 11:2; 44:3; 59:21; Jol 2:28; Jn 1:17; 7:39; Ac 2:17, 32; Ro 8:9; 1Co 3:16; 12:4; 2Co 3:6, 17; 11:4; Ga 3:2, 14; 5:5, 22; Ep 2:18; 2Th 2:13; 1P 1:2; Jde 1:19. [9] Ex 19:12; 20:18; Is 46:13; Jr 23:6; Ro 1:17, 18; 3:21; 4:11; 5:15; 8:3; 10:3; 1Co 1:30; 15:41; 2Co 3:6, 10; 5:21; Ga 3:10; 5:4; Php 3:9; He 3:5; 12:18; 2P 1:1. [10] Jb 25:5; Is 24:23; Hg 2:3, 7; Ac 26:13; Php 3:7; 2P 1:17; Rv 21:23; 22:5. [11] Ro 5:20; 2Co 3:6, 7; 4:1; He 7:21; 8:13; 12:25. he proveth that his ministry is so far the more excellent, as the gospel of life and liberty is more glorious than the law of condemnation.12 Seeing thenº that we haveºª suchº hope,º we useºª greatº plainness of speech:º 13 Andº notº asº Moses,º [which] putºª a vailº overº hisº face,º that¹ the² childrenº of Israelº could¹ª notº stedfastly lookºª toº the² endº of that which is abolished:ºª 14 Butº theirº mindsº were blinded:ºª forº untilº this dayº remainethºª the² sameº vailº untaken¹ awayºª² inº the² readingº of the² oldº testament;º whichº [vail] is done awayºª inº Christ.º 15 Butº even¹ unto² this day,º whenº Mosesº is read,ºª the vailº is² uponº¹ª theirº heart.º 16 Neverthelessº whenº² it¹ shall turnºª toº the Lord,º the² vailº shall be taken away.ºª 17 Nowº the² Lordº isºª that Spirit:º andº whereº the² Spiritº of the Lordº [is], thereº [is] liberty.º 18 Butº weº all,º with openºª faceº beholding as in a glassºª the² gloryº of the Lord,º are changedºª into the² sameº imageº fromº gloryº toº glory,º [even] asº byº the Spiritº of the Lord.º [12] Jn 10:24; 16:25, 29; Ac 4:13, 29; 9:27, 29; 14:3; 1Co 14:19; 2Co 4:2, 13; 7:4; 10:1; Ep 6:19; Php 1:20; Col 4:4; 1Th 2:2; 1Ti 3:13.
[13] Ex 34:33; Ro 10:4; 2Co 3:18; Ga 3:23; Ep 2:14; Col 2:17; He 10:1. [14] Ps 69:23; Is 6:10; 25:7; 26:10; 42:18; 44:18; 56:10; 59:10; Jr 5:21; Ezk 12:2; Mt 6:23; 13:11, 13; 16:17; Lk 18:31; 24:25, 44; Jn 8:12; 9:39; 12:40, 46; Ac 16:14; 26:18; 28:26; Ro 11:7, 25; 2Co 4:3, 6; Ep 1:17. [15] Ac 13:27. [16] Ex 34:34; Dt 4:30; 30:10; Is 25:7; 29:18; 54:13; Jr 31:34; Lm 3:40; Ho 3:4; Jn 6:45; Ro 11:25. [17] Ps 51:12; Is 61:1; Jn 6:63; Ro 8:2, 15; 1Co 15:45; 2Co 3:6; Ga 4:6; 2Ti 1:7. [18] Jn 1:14; 12:41; Ro 8:4, 7, 29; 12:2; 13:14; 1Co 13:12; 15:49; 2Co 3:13, 17; 4:4, 6; 5:17; Ga 6:15; Ep 4:22; Col 3:10; 1Ti 1:11; Tit 3:5; Jm 1:23; 2P 1:5. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.html]. |
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