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2 Corinthians 3:16

But whenever the heart of the nation shall have returned to the Lord, the veil will be withdrawn.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.

In Context

15Yes, to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies upon their hearts.

17Now by "the Lord" is meant the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, freedom is enjoyed.

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Cross References

Romans 11:23Moreover, if they turn from their unbelief, they too will be grafted in. For God is powerful enough to graft them in again;

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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