2 Corinthians 3:10

For even that which was glorious no longer has glory, because of the glory that surpasses it.

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

In Context

9For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, far more does the ministry of righteousness exceed it in glory.

11For if that which has faded away came with glory, how much more glorious is that which remains.

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Cross References

Acts 26:13At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.

2 Peter 1:17For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came a voice to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Revelation 22:5And there shall be no night there; and they shall need no lamp, nor light from the sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

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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