2 Corinthians 3:6–18

⁶He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant^j—not of the letter^k but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.^l

The Greater Glory of the New Covenant

⁷Now if the ministry that brought death,^m 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,ⁿ transitory though it was, ⁸will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? ⁹If the ministry that brought condemnation^o was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!^{p 10}For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory. ¹¹And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!

¹²Therefore, since we have such a hope,^q we are very bold.^{r 13}We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face^s to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away. ¹⁴But their minds were made dull,^t for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant^u is read.^v It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. ¹⁵Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. ¹⁶But whenever anyone turns to the Lord,^w the veil is taken away.^{x 17}Now the Lord is the Spirit,^y and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.^{z 18}And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate^aa the Lord’s glory,^b are being transformed into his image^c with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.