2 Corinthians 3:4–8
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4And such jtrust have we through Christ to God-ward: 5kNot that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but lour sufficiency is of God; 6Who also hath made us able dmministers of nthe new nntestament; not of othe letter, but of the spirit: for pthe letter killeth, but qthe spirit ||giveth life. 7But if pthe ministration of death, hwritten and engraven in stones, rwas glorious, rso that the children of Israel could not sstedfastly behold the face of Moses for tthe glory of his countenance; which glory was to be udone away: 8How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
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- jEph. 3:12 (Gk.).
- kch. 2:16.
- lSee 1 Cor. 15:10.
- d1 Cor. 9:2. So ver. 6.
- mch. 6:4. & 11:23. Eph. 3:7. Col. 1:23, 25. So ch. 4:1. & 5:18. 1 Tim. 1:12.
- nSee Jer. 31:31. Comp. ver. 14.
- nnSee Gal. 3:15.
- oSee Rom. 2:27.
- pSee Rom. 4:15.
- qJohn 6:63. So Rom. 8:2. 1 Pet. 3:18. Comp. ver. 17.
- ||Or, quickeneth. John 5:21. & 6:63. Rom. 4:17. & 8:11. 1 Cor. 15:36, 45. 1 Tim. 6:13. 1 Pet. 3:18.
- pSee Rom. 4:15.
- hEx. 24:12. & 34:1. Deut. 10:1. ver. 7.
- sver. 13. See Luke 4:20.
- t1 Cor. 11:7. Comp. Luke 9:29–31. Acts 6:15.
- uSee 1 Cor. 13:8.
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Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory?
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was, will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Such is the confidence we have through Christ before God. It is not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God. He has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Now if the ministry that brought death, chiseled in letters on stones, came with glory, so that the Israelites were not able to gaze steadily at Moses’s face because of its glory, which was set aside, how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?
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We are confident of all this because of our great trust in God through Christ. It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God. He has enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant. This is a covenant not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old written covenant ends in death; but under the new covenant, the Spirit gives life.
The old way, with laws etched in stone, led to death, though it began with such glory that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses’ face. For his face shone with the glory of God, even though the brightness was already fading away. Shouldn’t we expect far greater glory under the new way, now that the Holy Spirit is giving life?
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Now we possess such confidence through Christ toward God. Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God, who also makes us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
But if the ministry of death in letters carved on stone came with glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look intently into the face of Moses because of the glory of his face, which was transitory, how will the ministry of the Spirit not be even more with glory?
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