2 Corinthians 3:11
For if that which was to be abolished came with glory, much more is that which is permanent arrayed in glory.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
In Context
12Therefore, cherishing a hope like this, we speak without reserve, and we do not imitate Moses,
Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:6It is He also who has made us competent to serve Him in connexion with a new Covenant, which is not a written code but a Spirit; for the written code inflicts death, but the Spirit gives Life.
Hebrews 7:21for these men hold office without any oath having been taken, but He holds it attested by an oath from Him who said to Him, "The Lord has sworn and will not recall His words, Thou art a Priest for ever" --
Hebrews 12:25Be careful not to refuse to listen to Him who is speaking to you. For if they of old did not escape unpunished when they refused to listen to him who spoke on earth, much less shall we escape who turn a deaf ear to Him who now speaks from Heaven.
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 →