2 Corinthians 3:13

and are not as Moses, who put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which was passing away:

Revised Version 1895

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

12Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,

14but their minds were hardened: for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remaineth unlifted; which veil is done away in Christ.

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Cross References

Romans 10:4For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.

Galatians 3:23But before faith came, we were kept in ward under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

Colossians 2:17which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s.

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 →

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