⁷Now if the ministry of death, chiseled in letters on stones, came with glory, ^pso that the Israelites were not able to look directly at Moses’ face because of the glory from his face—a fading glory— ⁸how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? ⁹For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness overflows with even more glory. ¹⁰In fact, what had been glorious is not glorious now by comparison because of the glory that surpasses it. ¹¹For if what was fading away ^qwas glorious, what endures will be even more glorious.

¹²Therefore, having such a hope, ^rwe use great boldness. ¹³We are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face ^sso that the Israelites could not stare at the end of what was fading away, ¹⁴but their minds were closed. ^t^uFor to this day, at the reading of the old covenant, ^vthe same veil remains; it is not lifted, because it is set aside only in Christ. ^w¹⁵Even to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts, ¹⁶but whenever a person turns ^xto the Lord, the veil is removed. ^y

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Footnotes

t3:14 their thoughts were hardened

Cross references

p3:7 Ex 34:29–35; Mk 10:37; Lk 9:32; Jn 17:24; 2Co 3:18; 2Pt 3:18
q3:11 Heb 2:14
r3:12 1Th 1:3
s3:13 Ex 34:33
u3:14 Mk 8:17; Heb 3:13
v3:14 Ac 13:15; 15:21; Heb 7:22
w3:14 Rm 16:7; 1Pt 5:14
x3:16 1Pt 2:25
y3:16 Ex 34:34