2 Corinthians 3:13

unlike Moses, who covered his face with a veil, to prevent the Israelites from gazing at the disappearance of what was passing away.

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

12With such a hope as this, we speak with all plainness;

14But their minds were slow to learn. Indeed, to this very day, at the public reading of the Old Covenant, the same veil remains unlifted; only for those who are in union with Christ does it pass away.

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Cross References

Romans 10:4For Christ has brought Law to an end, so that righteousness may be obtained by every one who believes in him.

Galatians 3:23Before the coming of faith, we were kept under the guard of the Law, in bondage, awaiting the Faith that was destined to be revealed.

Colossians 2:17These things are only the shadow of what is to come; the substance is in the Christ.

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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