2 Corinthians 3:11

3:11 For if what was made ineffective ¹  came with ²  glory, how much more has what remains ³  come in glory!

2 Corinthians 3:18

3:18 And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, ⁴  are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, ⁵  which is from ⁶  the Lord, who is the Spirit. ⁷ 

2 Corinthians 3:9

3:9 For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, ⁸  how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness ⁹  excel ¹⁰  in glory!

2 Corinthians 3:8

3:8 how much more glorious will the ministry of the Spirit be? ¹¹ 

2 Corinthians 6:8

6:8 through glory and dishonor, through slander and praise; regarded as impostors, ¹²  and yet true;

2 Corinthians 3:7

The Greater Glory of the Spirit’s Ministry

3:7 But if the ministry that produced death – carved in letters on stone tablets ¹³  – came with glory, so that the Israelites ¹⁴  could not keep their eyes fixed on the face of Moses because of the glory of his face ¹⁵  (a glory ¹⁶  which was made ineffective), ¹⁷ 

2 Corinthians 1:20

1:20 For every one of God’s promises are “Yes” in him; therefore also through him the “Amen” is spoken, to the glory we give to God.

2 Corinthians 3:10

3:10 For indeed, what had been glorious now ¹⁸  has no glory because of the tremendously greater glory of what replaced it. ¹⁹ 

2 Corinthians 4:17

4:17 For our momentary, light suffering ²⁰  is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison

2 Corinthians 8:23

8:23 If there is any question ²¹  about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; if there is any question about our brothers, they are messengers ²²  of the churches, a glory to Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:15

4:15 For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including ²³  more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase ²⁴  to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 4:4

4:4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe ²⁵  so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel ²⁶  of Christ, ²⁷  who is the image of God.

2 Corinthians 4:6

4:6 For God, who said “Let light shine out of darkness,” ²⁸  is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge ²⁹  of God in the face of Christ. ³⁰ 

2 Corinthians 8:19

8:19 In addition, ³¹  this brother ³²  has also been chosen by the churches as our traveling companion as we administer this generous gift ³³  to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help. ³⁴ 

[3:11]  ¹ tn Or “what was fading away.” See note on “which was made ineffective” in v. 7.

[3:11]  ² tn Or “through” (διά, dia).

[3:11]  ³ tn Or “what is permanent.”

[3:18]  ⁴ tn Or “we all with unveiled faces beholding the glory of the Lord as in a mirror.”

[3:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “from glory to glory.”

[3:18]  ⁶ tn Grk “just as from.”

[3:18]  ⁷ tn Grk “from the Lord, the Spirit”; the genitive πνεύματος (pneumato") has been translated as a genitive of apposition.

[3:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “the ministry of condemnation”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produced condemnation.”

[3:9]  ⁸ tn Grk “the ministry of righteousness”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produces righteousness.”

[3:9]  ⁹ tn Traditionally, “abound.”

[3:8]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “how will not rather the ministry of the Spirit be with glory?”

[6:8]  ¹³ tn Or “regarded as deceivers.”

[3:7]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “on stones”; but since this is clearly an allusion to the tablets of the Decalogue (see 2 Cor 3:3) the word “tablets” was supplied in the translation to make the connection clear.

[3:7]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “so that the sons of Israel.”

[3:7]  ¹⁸ sn The glory of his face. When Moses came down from Mt. Sinai with the tablets of the Decalogue, the people were afraid to approach him because his face was so radiant (Exod 34:29-30).

[3:7]  ¹⁹ tn The words “a glory” are not in the Greek text, but the reference to “glory” has been repeated from the previous clause for clarity.

[3:7]  ²⁰ tn Or “which was transitory.” Traditionally this phrase is translated as “which was fading away.” The verb καταργέω in the corpus Paulinum uniformly has the meaning “to render inoperative, ineffective”; the same nuance is appropriate here. The glory of Moses’ face was rendered ineffective by the veil Moses wore. For discussion of the meaning of this verb in this context, see S. J. Hafemann, Paul, Moses, and the History of Israel (WUNT 81), 301-13. A similar translation has been adopted in the two other occurrences of the verb in this paragraph in vv. 11 and 13.

[3:10]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “in this case.”

[3:10]  ²⁰ tn The words “of what replaced it” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied to clarify the meaning.

[4:17]  ²² tn Grk “momentary lightness of affliction.”

[8:23]  ²⁵ tn Grk “If concerning Titus” (εἴτε ὑπὲρ Τίτου, eite Juper Titou); the Greek sentence opens with an ellipsis which must be supplied: If [there is any question] about Titus.”

[8:23]  ²⁶ tn Grk “apostles.”

[4:15]  ²⁸ tn Or “that is abounding to.”

[4:15]  ²⁹ tn Or “to abound.”

[4:4]  ³¹ tn Or “of unbelievers.”

[4:4]  ³² tn Grk “the gospel of the glory”; δόξης (doxhs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[4:4]  ³³ tn Or “so that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ would not be evident to them” (L&N 28.37).

[4:6]  ³⁴ sn An allusion to Gen 1:3; see also Isa 9:2.

[4:6]  ³⁵ tn Grk “the light of the knowledge of the glory”; δόξης (doxhs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[4:6]  ³⁶ tc ‡ Most witnesses, including several early and important ones (Ì⁴⁶ א C H Ψ 0209 1739^c Ï sy), read ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ (Ihsou Cristou, “Jesus Christ”), while other important witnesses, especially of the Western text (D F G 0243 630 1739* 1881 lat Ambst), have Χριστοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ. The reading with just Χριστοῦ is found in A B 33 {sa} Tert {Or Ath Chr}. Even though the witnesses for the shorter reading are not numerous, they are weighty. And in light of the natural scribal proclivity to fill out the text, particularly with reference to divine names, as well as the discrepancy among the witnesses as to the order of the names, the simple reading Χριστοῦ seems to be the best candidate for authenticity. NA²⁷ reads ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ with ᾿Ιησοῦ in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[8:19]  ³⁷ tn Grk “gospel, and not only this, but.” Here a new sentence was started in the translation.

[8:19]  ³⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the brother mentioned in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:19]  ³⁹ tn That is, the offering or collection being taken to assist impoverished Christians.

[8:19]  ⁴⁰ tn The words “to help” are not in the Greek text but are implied (see L&N 25.68).