2 Corinthians 3:8

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6 who also made us sufficient as ^aministers of ^bthe new covenant, not ^cof the letter but of the Spirit; for ^dthe letter kills, ^ebut the Spirit gives life.

Glory of the New Covenant

7 But if ^athe ministry of death, ^bwritten and engraved on stones, was glorious, ^cso 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,

8 how will ^athe ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?

9 For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry ^aof righteousness exceeds much more in glory.

10 For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels.

11 For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious.

12 Therefore, since we have such hope, ^awe use great boldness of speech—

13 unlike Moses, ^awho put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at ^bthe end of what was passing away.

Verse Comparison: 2 Corinthians 3:8

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American Standard Version
how shall not rather the ministration of the spirit be with glory?

Amplified® Bible
Why should not the dispensation of the Spirit [this spiritual ministry whose task it is to cause men to obtain and be governed by the Holy Spirit] be attended with much greater {and} more splendid glory?

Contemporary English Version
So won't the agreement that the Spirit brings to us be even more wonderful?

Darby English Version
how shall not rather the ministry of the Spirit subsist in glory?

Good News Bible
how much greater is the glory that belongs to the activity of the Spirit!

International Standard Version
will not the Spirit's ministry have even more glory?

King James Version
How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?

New American Standard Bible
how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory?

New International Version
will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?

New King James Version
how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to appear even more glorious?

Young's Literal Translation
how shall the ministration of the Spirit not be more in glory?

New English Translation
how much more glorious will the ministry of the Spirit be?¹

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