2 Corinthians 3:9
For, if there was a glory in the religion that involved condemnation, far greater is the glory of the religion that confers righteousness!
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
8will not the religion that confers the Spirit have still greater glory?
10Indeed, that which then had glory has lost its glory, because of the glory which surpasses it.
Cross References
Romans 3:21But now, quite apart from Law, the Divine Righteousness stands revealed, and to it the Law and the Prophets bear witness —
Romans 5:15But there is a contrast between Adam’s Offence and God’s gracious Gift. For, if by reason of the offence of the one man the whole race died, far more were the loving-kindness of God, and the gift given in the loving-kindness of the one man, Jesus Christ, lavished upon the whole race.
Romans 10:3for, in their ignorance of the Divine Righteousness, and in their eagerness to set up a righteousness of their own, they refused to accept with submission the Divine Righteousness.
1 Corinthians 15:41There is a beauty of the sun, and a beauty of the moon, and a beauty of the stars; for even star differs from star in beauty.
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 →