2 Corinthians 3
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 3 of 13
Chapter Summary
Lest their false teachers should charge him with vainglory, he shows the faith and graces of the Corinthians to be a sufficient commendation of his ministry.
Key Greek Words
People & Context
The apostle, writing of his ministers of a new covenant of the Spirit, not the letter
Whose letter the Corinthians are, written by the Spirit; in Him the veil over the old covenant is removed
Whose face shone with fading glory and who put a veil over it; a veil still lies on the heart when he is read
The living God whose Spirit inscribes hearts and who is the source of Paul's sufficiency
The Spirit of the living God who makes alive, gives glory and freedom, and transforms believers into Christ's image
Timeline
Paul asserts that he does not need written commendatory letters because the Corinthians themselves are Christ's letter, inscribed by the Spirit on fleshly tablets of the heart .
2 Corinthians 3:1-3Paul contrasts the fading glory of Moses' ministry of death, written on stone, with the surpassing, permanent glory of the ministry of the Spirit [10-12].
2 Corinthians 3:7-11He explains that a veil remains over the hearts of Israelites reading the Old Covenant, but in Christ, the veil is removed, allowing believers to be transformed into His glorious image .
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