2 Corinthians 3:16
Howbeit, whensoever he turneth unto [the] Lord, he taketh off the veil:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
In Context
15But, until this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil upon their heart, doth lie;
17And, the Lord, is, the Spirit: now, where the Spirit of one who is Lord [is, there is] freedom!
Cross References
Exodus 34:34but, as often as Moses went in before Yahweh to speak with him, he put aside the veil until he came out,—and, as often as he came out and spake unto the sons of Israel, that which he had been commanded,
Deuteronomy 30:10if thou hearken unto the voice of Yahweh thy God, to keep his commandments, and his statutes, which are written in this scroll of the law,—if thou return unto Yahweh thy God, with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
Isaiah 29:18Therefore, in that day, shall the deaf hear the words of a book,—And out of gloom and darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see;
Jeremiah 31:34Then shall they no longer teach Every man his neighbour, and Every man his brother, saying, Know ye Yahweh,—For, they all, shall know me, From the least of them Even unto the greatest of them, Declareth Yahweh, For I will forgive their iniquity, And their sin, will I remember, no more.
Hosea 3:4For, many days, shall the sons of Israel tarry, without king, and without ruler, and without sacrifice, and without pillar; and without ephod, or household gods.
Romans 11:23Whereas, they also, unless they abide still in their want of faith, shall be grafted in, for God is, able, again to engraft them!
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 3:13-18
Superiority of the Gospel. ( a. d. 57.) 12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: 13 And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: 14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. 15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. 16 Nevertheless when… Read the whole commentary →