2 Corinthians 3:8-10

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 

[3:8]  ¹ tn Grk “how will not rather the ministry of the Spirit be with glory?”

[3:9]  ² tn Grk “the ministry of condemnation”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produced condemnation.”

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

[3:9]  ⁴ tn Traditionally, “abound.”

[3:10]  ³ tn Grk “in this case.”

[3:10]  ⁴ tn The words “of what replaced it” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied to clarify the meaning.