


2 Corinthians 3:7
Bible Versions
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:
But {G1161} if {G1487} the ministration {G1248} of death {G2288}, written {G1722}{G1121} and engraven {G1795} in {G1722} stones {G3037}, was {G1096} glorious {G1722}{G1391}, so {G5620} that the children {G5207} of Israel {G2474} could {G1410} not {G3361} stedfastly behold {G816} the face {G1519}{G4383} of Moses {G3475} for {G1223} the glory {G1391} of his {G846} countenance {G4383}; which {G3588} glory was to be done away {G2673}:
Now if that which worked death, by means of a written text engraved on stone tablets, came with glory — such glory that the people of Isra’el could not stand to look at Moshe’s face because of its brightness, even though that brightness was already fading away —
Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
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:
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