2 Corinthians 3
1 Are we to begin again, ourselves, to commend? or have we need, like some, of commendatory letters unto you, or from you?
Are we beginning again ourselves to commend? (Or *N+kO) surely not we need like some commendatory letters to you or from you (commendatory [letters]? *k)
2 Our letter, ye, are, inscribed in our hearts, noted and read by all men:
The letter of us you yourselves are inscribed in the hearts of us, being known and being 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.
being revealed that you are a letter of Christ having been ministered to by us inscribed not in ink but with [the] Spirit of God [the] living, not on tablets of stone but on tablets (of hearts *N+KO) human.
4 But, such confidence as this, have we, through the Christ, towards God.
Confidence now such we have through Christ toward God;
5 Not that, of our own selves, sufficient, are we, to reckon anything as of ourselves, but, our sufficiency, is of God; —
Not for from ourselves sufficient we are to reckon anything as of (ourselves, *NK+O) but the sufficiency of us [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.
who also has made competent us [as] ministers of a new covenant, not of [the] letter but of [the] Spirit; the for letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
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,
If now the ministry of death in (letters *NK+o) engraved (in *k) stones was produced in glory, so as for not to be able to look intently the sons of Israel into the face of Moses on account of the glory of the face of him which is fading,
8 How shall not, rather, the ministry of the Spirit, be with glory?
how surely more the ministry of the Spirit will be in glory?
9 For, if, the ministry of condemnation was glory, much rather, doth the ministry of righteousness abound with glory,
If for (to the *N+kO) ministry of condemnation [was] glory, much more abounds the ministry of righteousness (in *k) glory!
10 For that which hath been made glorious, hath not even been made glorious, in this respect, —by reason of the surpassing glory.
Even for (not *N+kO) has been glorified that glorified in this respect on account of the surpassing [it] 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.
If for that which is fading away [was] through glory, much more [is] that remaining in glory!
12 Having, then, such hope as this, great openness of speech, do we use; —
Having therefore such hope great boldness 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.
and not as Moses was putting a veil over the face (of himself *N+kO) for not to look intently the sons of Israel into the end of that fading 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;
But were hardened the minds of them. Until for the present (day *no) the same veil at the reading of the old covenant remains not being lifted, (for *N+kO) in Christ is being removed,
15 But, until this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil upon their heart, doth lie;
But unto this day when (ever *no) (may be read *N+kO) Moses, a veil over the heart of them lies;
16 Howbeit, whensoever he turneth unto [the] Lord, he taketh off the veil:
When however (ever *N+kO) [one] shall have turned to [the] Lord, is taken away the veil.
17 And, the Lord, is, the Spirit: now, where the Spirit of one who is Lord [is, there is] freedom!
The now Lord the Spirit is; where now the Spirit of [the] Lord [is] (there *k) [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.
We ourselves now all unveiled in face the glory of [the] Lord beholding as in a mirror, the same image are being transformed into from glory to glory even as from [the] Lord [the] Spirit.
