KJV King James Version
And not as Moses, [which] put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
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2 Corinthians 3:13
And not as Moses, [which] put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.
WEB World English Bible
and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, that the children of Israel wouldn’t look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.
ASV American Standard Version
and are not as Moses, who put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which was passing away:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and are not as Moses, who was putting a vail upon his own face, for the sons of Israel not stedfastly to look to the end of that which is being made useless,
Surrounding context — 2 Corinthians 3
10 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
11 For if that which is done away [was] glorious, much more that which remaineth [is] glorious.
12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
13 And not as Moses, [which] put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which [vail] is done away in Christ.
15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandοὐG3756 · ounoκαθάπερG2509 · kathaperjust asΜωϋσῆςG3475 · Mōusēs, MōsēsMosesἐτίθειG5087 · tithēmito placeκάλυμμαG2571 · kalummaveilἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρόσωπονG4383 · prosōponfaceαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoμὴG3361 · mēnotἀτενίσαιG816 · atenizōto gazeτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoυἱοὺςG5207 · uhiossonἸσραὴλG2474 · IsraēlIsraelεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoτέλοςG5056 · telosgoal/taxτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαταργουμένου·G2673 · katargeōto abate
Cross-references
Exodus 34:33-35And [till] Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.Ephesians 2:14-15For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us];Colossians 2:17Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.Hebrews 10:1-9For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.2 Corinthians 3:7But 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:Galatians 3:23-24But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.Romans 10:4For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
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