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2 Corinthians 3:9

for if the service of{the judge-against-sis[i.e. state of judgment against]} [is] esteem/glory, to{much} more the service of{the justice-ness} is-exceeding in to{esteem/glory},

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

In Context

8how[?] emphatically-not[?] more the service of{the Spirit} will-be in to{esteem/glory}[?],

10for also neither the having-been-esteem-ized/glorified has-been-esteem-ized/glorified in to{the-same, the part/portion}, because of{the casting-over/inordinating/disproportioning esteem/glory},

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Cross References

Romans 3:21Moreover, emphatically-now, separate of{law}, justice-ness of{God} has-been-revealed, being-witnessed under of{the law} and of{the prophets};

Romans 5:15Contrariwise, not as the fall-aside-effect [is] the-same-ly also the grace/favor-effect, for if to{the fall-aside-effect} of{the one} the many die-off/away, to{much} more the grace/favor of{the God} and the gratuity in to{grace/favor, the} of{the one man, Jesus Anointed} into the many exceeds,

Romans 10:3for without-knowing the justice-ness of{the God}, and seeking to-stand the own justice-ness, they-are_not_set-under/subjected to{the justice-ness} of{the God},

1 Corinthians 15:41another esteem/glory of{sun} and another esteem/glory of{moon} and another esteem/glory of{stars}, for star is-carrying-through/surpassing of{star} in to{esteem/glory}.

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 3:7-12

Law and Gospel Compared. ( a. d. 57.) 6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. 7 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: 8 How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? 9 For if the ministration of… Read the whole commentary →

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