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2 Corinthians 3: From Glory to Glory

Paul says he needs no letters of recommendation, because the Corinthian believers themselves are his letter, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God on human hearts. He compares the old covenant, given on stone tablets with a glory that faded from Moses' face, to the new covenant of the Spirit, which has far greater and lasting glory. When anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom, and believers are being transformed into Christ's image from glory to glory.

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  1. 1 Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  2. 2 You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  3. 3 being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  4. 4 Such confidence we have through Christ toward God,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  5. 5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  6. 6 who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  7. 7 But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face, which was passing away,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  8. 8 won’t service of the Spirit be with much more glory?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  9. 9 For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  10. 10 For most certainly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  11. 11 For if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  12. 12 Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  13. 13 and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face so that the children of Israel wouldn’t look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  14. 14 But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  15. 15 But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  16. 16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  17. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  18. 18 But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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A Letter From Jesus

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Color the letter and the heart. God writes His love on our hearts!

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“Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”

2 Corinthians 3:17 (WEB)

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Thank You, God, for making me!

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