Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
Are
we beginning
again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do
some, epistles of commendation to you or from you?
Do
we begin
again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others
, epistles of commendation to you ,
or letters
of
commendation
from you?
Ye are our epistle ,
written in our hearts, known and read of all men ;
Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men :
being
made
manifest
that
ye are an
epistle of Christ ,
ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in tables `that
are'
hearts
of flesh
.
Forasmuch
as
ye are manifestly
declared
to
be
the
epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy
tables of the
heart
.
And such confidence
have we through Christ to God-ward:
And such trust
have we through Christ to God-ward:
not that we are sufficient of ourselves ,
to account
anything
as from
ourselves; but our sufficiency is from
God;
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think
any
thing
as of
ourselves; but our sufficiency is of
God;
who also made us sufficient
as
ministers of a
new covenant
; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Who also hath
made us able
ministers of the
new testament
; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
But if the ministration of death, written ,
`
and '
engraven on
stones, came
with
glory
, so that the children of Israel could not look
stedfastly upon
the face of Moses for the glory of his face
; which `
glory '
was passing
away:
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in
stones, was
glorious
, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold
the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance
; which glory was to
be
done
away:
how shall not rather
the ministration of the spirit be with
glory
?
How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather
glorious
?
For if the ministration of condemnation hath
glory, much rather
doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
For if the ministration of condemnation be
glory, much more
doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
For verily
that which hath
been
made
glorious
hath
not
been
made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth
.
For even
that which was
made glorious had
no
glory
in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth
.
For if that which passeth
away `
was '
with
glory
, much more that which remaineth `
is '
in
glory
.
For if that which is
done
away was glorious
, much more that which remaineth is glorious
.
Having
therefore
such a
hope, we use great boldness
of speech ,
Seeing
then
that
we
have
such hope, we use great plainness
of speech :
and `are'
not as Moses, `who'
put a veil
upon
his face, that the children of Israel should
not look
stedfastly on
the end of that which was
passing
away
:
And not as Moses, which
put a vail
over
his face, that the children of Israel could
not stedfastly look
to
the end of that which is
abolished
:
but their minds were hardened
: for until this very
day at
the reading of the old covenant
the
same
veil
remaineth,
it
not
being
revealed
`to
them'
that
it
is done away in Christ.
But their minds were blinded
: for until this day remaineth
the same
vail
untaken
away
in
the
reading of the old testament;
which
vail
is done away in Christ.
But unto this day, whensoever
Moses is read, a
veil
lieth
upon their heart.
But even
unto this day, when
Moses is read, the
vail
is
upon their heart.
But
whensoever
it shall turn to the Lord, the veil
is
taken away.
Nevertheless
when
it shall turn to the Lord, the vail
shall
be
taken away.
Now the Lord is the
Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, `
there '
is liberty.
Now the Lord is that
Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
But we all, with unveiled
face beholding as in a mirror
the glory of the Lord, are transformed
into the same image from glory to glory, even as from
the
Lord
the Spirit.
But we all, with open
face beholding as in a glass
the glory of the Lord, are changed
into the same image from glory to glory, even as by
the Spirit of
the
Lord
.
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