2. Corinthians 3 – Studienbibel

1 Do we begin756 again3825 to commend4921 ourselves1438? or1508 need we5535, as5613 some5100 others, epistles1992 of commendation4956 to4314 you5209, or2228 letters of commendation4956 from1537 you5216? 2 Ye5210 are2075 our2257 epistle1992 written1449 in1722 our2257 hearts2588, known1097 and2532 read314 of5259 all3956 men444: 3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared5319 to3754 be2075 the epistle1992 of Christ5547 ministered1247 by5259 us2257, written1449 not3756 with ink3188, but235 with the Spirit4151 of the living2198 God2316; not3756 in1722 tables4109 of stone3035, but235 in1722 fleshy4560 tables4109 of the heart2588. 4 And1161 such5108 trust4006 have we2192 through1223 Christ5547 to4314 God-ward2316: 5 Not3756 that3754 we are2070 sufficient2425 of575 ourselves1438 to think3049 any thing5100 as5613 of1537 ourselves1438; but235 our2257 sufficiency2426 is of1537 God2316;

6 Who3739 also2532 hath made2427 us2248 able2427 ministers1249 of the new2537 testament1242; not3756 of the letter1121, but235 of the spirit4151: for1063 the letter1121 killeth615, but1161 the spirit4151 giveth life2227.¹ 7 But1161 if1487 the ministration1248 of death2288, written1722 1121 and engraven1795 in1722 stones3037, was1096 glorious1722 1391, so5620 that the children5207 of Israel2474 could1410 not3361 stedfastly behold816 the face1519 4383 of Moses3475 for1223 the glory1391 of his846 countenance4383; which3588 glory was to be done away2673: 8 How4459 shall1248 not3780 the ministration1248 of the spirit4151 be2071 rather3123 1722 glorious1391? 9 For1063 if1487 the ministration1248 of condemnation2633 be glory1391, much4183 more3123 doth the ministration1248 of righteousness1343 exceed4052 in1722 glory1391. 10 For1063 even2532 that which was made glorious1392 had no3761 glory1392 in1722 this5129 respect3313, by reason1752 of the glory1391 that excelleth5235. 11 For1063 if1487 that which is done away2673 was glorious1223 1391, much4183 more3123 that which remaineth3306 is glorious1722 1391.

12 Seeing then3767 that we have2192 such5108 hope1680, we use5530 great4183 plainness of speech3954:² 13 And2532 not3756 as2509 Moses3475, which put5087 a vail2571 over1909 his1438 face4383, that4314 the children5207 of Israel2474 could816 not3361 stedfastly look816 to1519 the end5056 of that which is abolished2673: 14 But235 their846 minds3540 were blinded4456: for1063 until891 this day4594 remaineth3306 the same846 vail2571 untaken3361 away343 in1909 the reading320 of the old3820 testament1242; which3748 vail is done away2673 in1722 Christ5547. 15 But235 even2193 unto this day4594, when2259 Moses3475 is read314, the vail2571 is upon2749 1909 their846 heart2588. 16 Nevertheless1161 when2259 it302 shall turn1994 to4314 the Lord2962, the vail2571 shall be taken away4014. 17 Now1161 the Lord2962 is2076 that Spirit4151: and1161 where3757 the Spirit4151 of the Lord2962 is, there1563 is liberty1657. 18 But1161 we2249 all3956, with open343 face4383 beholding as in a glass2734 the glory1391 of the Lord2962, are changed3339 into the same846 image1504 from575 glory1391 to1519 glory1391, even as2509 by575 the Spirit4151 of the Lord2962.³