2 Corinthians

3 Are we to begin again ourselves to commend? Or have we need like some of commendatory letters unto you or from you?

2 Our letter ye are, Inscribed in our hearts, Noted and read by all men:

3 Manifesting yourselves that ye are a letter of Christ ministered by us,—Inscribed—Not with ink But with [the] Spirit of a Living God, Not in tablets of stone But in tablets [which are] hearts of flesh.

4 But such confidence as this have we Through the Christ towards God.

5 Not that of our own selves sufficient are we to reckon anything as of ourselves, But our sufficiency is of God;—

6 Who also hath made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant—Not of letter But of spirit, For the letter killeth Whereas the Spirit maketh alive.

7 But if the ministry of death in letters engraven in stones was brought into existence with glory, So that the sons of Israel could not look steadfastly into the face of Moses By reason of the glory of his face—Which [glory] was to be done away

8 How shall not rather the ministry of the Spirit be with glory?

9 For if the ministry of condemnation was glory Much rather doth the ministry of righteousness abound with glory.

10 For that which hath been made glorious hath not even been made glorious in this respect,—By reason of the surpassing glory.

11 For if that which was to be done away [was brought in] with glory Much more that which is to abide is in glory.

12 Having then such hope as this Great openness of speech do we use;—

13 And are not just like Moses, [who] kept putting a veil upon his face So that the sons of Israel should not look steadily unto the end of that which was to be done away.

14 But their thoughts were turned into stone: For until this very day the same veil upon the reading of the old covenant abideth, not to be removed, Because in Christ it is to be done away;

15 But until this day whensoever Moses is read a veil upon their heart doth lie;

16 Howbeit whensoever he turneth unto [the] Lord he taketh off the veil:

17 And the Lord is the Spirit: Now where the Spirit of one who is Lord [is there is] freedom!

18 And we all with unveiled face receiving and reflecting the glory of [the] Lord Into the same image are being transformed, From glory into glory,—Even as from a Spirit that is Lord.