II Corinthians 3:9
“For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Corinthians 3:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For if the ministration of condemnation hath glory, much rather doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
For, if there was a glory in the religion that involved condemnation, far greater is the glory of the religion that confers righteousness!
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn wenn der Dienst der Verdammnis Herrlichkeit ist, so ist vielmehr der Dienst der Gerechtigkeit überströmend in Herrlichkeit.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque si el ministerio de condenación fué con gloria, mucho más abundará en gloria el ministerio de justicia.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque se o ministério da condenação teve glória, o ministério da justiça excede muito mais em glória.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Se o ministério da condenação possuía glória, quanto mais é abundante o ministério da justificação em glória!
📖 II Corinthians 3:9 in Context
7But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
8How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
9For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
10For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
11For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
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