2 Corinthians 3:8-11

3:8 how much more glorious will the ministry of the Spirit be? ¹  3:9 For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, ²  how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness ³  excel ⁴  in glory! 3:10 For indeed, what had been glorious now ⁵  has no glory because of the tremendously greater glory of what replaced it. ⁶  3:11 For if what was made ineffective ⁷  came with ⁸  glory, how much more has what remains ⁹  come in glory!

¹ tn Grk “how will not rather the ministry of the Spirit be with glory?”

² tn Grk “the ministry of condemnation”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produced condemnation.”

³ tn Grk “the ministry of righteousness”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produces righteousness.”

⁴ tn Traditionally, “abound.”

⁵ tn Grk “in this case.”

⁶ tn The words “of what replaced it” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied to clarify the meaning.

⁷ tn Or “what was fading away.” See note on “which was made ineffective” in v. 7.

⁸ tn Or “through” (διά, dia).

⁹ tn Or “what is permanent.”