2 Corinthians 3:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.”
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“Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for also even that which hath been glorious, hath not been glorious--in this respect, because of the superior glory;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Corinthians 3:10 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 25:5If even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,
- Isaiah 24:23The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.
- Haggai 2:3‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?’
- Haggai 2:7I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
- Acts 26:13About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
- Philippians 3:7But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
- 2 Peter 1:17For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
- Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
- Revelation 22:5There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
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