2 Corinthians 3:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

2 Corinthians 3:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Corinthians 3:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Corinthians 3:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face, which was passing away,”

2 Corinthians 3:7 — World English Bible

2 Corinthians 3:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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:”

2 Corinthians 3:7 — American Standard Version

2 Corinthians 3:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and if the ministration of the death, in letters, engraved in stones, came in glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look stedfastly to the face of Moses, because of the glory of his face--which was being made useless,”

2 Corinthians 3:7 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 3:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“(But if the ministry of death, in letters, graven in stones, began with glory, so that the children of Israel could not fix their eyes on the face of Moses, on account of the glory of his face, [a glory] which is annulled;”

2 Corinthians 3:7 — Darby Translation

2 Corinthians 3:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If then the ministration of death written with letters and ingrauen in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel coulde not beholde the face of Moses, for the glorie of his countenance (which glorie is done away.)”

2 Corinthians 3:7 — Geneva Bible

2 Corinthians 3:7 in Context — 2 Corinthians 3

5 No que seamos suficientes de nosotros mismos para pensar algo como de nosotros mismos, sino que nuestra suficiencia es de Dios;

6 El cual asimismo nos hizo ministros suficientes de un nuevo pacto: no de la letra, mas del espíritu; porque la letra mata, mas el espíritu vivifica.

7 Y si el ministerio de muerte en la letra grabado en piedras, fué con gloria, tanto que los hijos de Israel no pudiesen poner los ojos en la faz de Moisés á causa de la gloria de su rostro, la cual había de perecer,

8 ¿Cómo no será más bien con gloria el ministerio del espíritu?

9 Porque si el ministerio de condenación fué [con] gloria, mucho más abundará en gloria el ministerio de justicia.

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What Does 2 Corinthians 3:7 Mean?

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