2 Corinthians 3:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!”
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“For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For if that which passeth away was with glory, much more that which remaineth is in glory.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for if that which is being made useless <FI>is<Fi> through glory, much more that which is remaining <FI>is<Fi> in glory.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Corinthians 3:11 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Romans 5:20The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
- 2 Corinthians 3:6And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
- 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
- Hebrews 7:21but Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
- Hebrews 8:13By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
- Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
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