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2 Corinthians 3:16

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14 But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.

15 And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.

But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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BSB
But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
KJV
Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
WEB
But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
ASV
But whensoever it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
DARBY
But when it shall turn to [the] Lord, the veil is taken away.)
BLB
But whenever one may turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
ÅB
men når det omvender seg til Herren, blir dekket tatt bort.
OTB
Men når noen vender seg til Herren, blir sløret fjernet.
B1930
men når det omvender sig til Herren, blir dekket tatt bort.

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  • Exodus 34:34

    But whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him, he would remove the veil until he came out. And when he came out, he would tell the Israelites what he had been commanded,

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  • Isaiah 25:7

    On this mountain He will swallow up the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;

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  • Isaiah 29:18

    On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

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  • John 6:45–46

    It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—

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  • Romans 11:23

    And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

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  • Jeremiah 31:34

    No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

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  • Romans 11:25–27

    I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

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  • Lamentations 3:40

    Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.

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