2 Corinthians 3:7–16

Glory of the New Covenant

⁷But if ⁿthe ministry of death, ^owritten and engraved on stones, was glorious, ^pso that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away, ⁸how will ^qthe ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? ⁹For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry ^rof righteousness exceeds much more in glory. ¹⁰For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels. ¹¹For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious.

¹²Therefore, since we have such hope, ^swe use great boldness of speech—¹³unlike Moses, ^twho put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at ^uthe end of what was passing away. ¹⁴But ^vtheir minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ. ¹⁵But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. ¹⁶Nevertheless ^wwhen one turns to the Lord, ^xthe veil is taken away.