2 Corinthians 3:10
8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
9 For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!
Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.
11 For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!
12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.
- KJV
- For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
- WEB
- For most certainly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.
- ASV
- For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth.
- DARBY
- For also that [which was] glorified is not glorified in this respect, on account of the surpassing glory.
- BLB
- For even that having been glorious has no glory in this respect, on account of the glory surpassing [it].
- ÅB
- for det herlige har i dette stykke ingen herlighet mot hin overvettes rike herlighet.
- OTB
- For det som en gang var herlig, har nå ingen herlighet i sammenligning med den overveldende herligheten.
- B1930
- for det herlige har i dette stykke ingen herlighet mot hin overvettes rike herlighet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Peter 1:17
For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Read in contextHaggai 2:7–9
I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
Read in contextRevelation 22:5
There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
Read in contextJob 25:5
If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,
Read in contextActs 26:13
About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:7–8
But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
Read in contextHaggai 2:3
‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?’
Read in contextIsaiah 24:23
The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.
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