2 Corinthians 3:12–4:2

12 Since, then, we have such a hope, we act with complete frankness,* 13 not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to keep the people of Israel from gazing at the end of the glory thatp was being set aside.* 14 But their minds were hardened. Indeed, to this very day, when they hear the reading of the old covenant, the same veil is still there; it is not unveiled since in Christ it is set aside.* 15 Indeed, to this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds,q 16 but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.* 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.* 18 And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.*

Treasure in Clay Jars

4 Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.* 2 We have renounced the shameful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God.*