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2 Corinthians 3:18 — King James Version← Study notes

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.


2 Corinthians 3:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 3:1821 words
GreekMeaning
ἡμεῖςhēmeis
We ourselvespronounG1473
δὲde
nowwordG1161
πάντεςpantes
alladjectiveG3956
ἀνακεκαλυμμένῳanakekalymmenō
unveiledverbG343
προσώπῳprosōpō
in facenounG4383
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
δόξανdoxan
glorynounG1391
κυρίουkyriou
of the LordnounG2962
κατοπτριζόμενοιkatoptrizomenoi
beholding as in a mirrorverbG2734
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
αὐτὴνautēn
sameadjectiveG846
εἰκόναeikona
imagenounG1504
μεταμορφούμεθαmetamorphoumetha
are being transformed intoverbG3339
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
δόξηςdoxēs
glorynounG1391
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
δόξανdoxan
glorynounG1391
καθάπερkathaper
even aswordG2509
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
κυρίουkyriou
the LordnounG2962
πνεύματοςpneumatos
the SpiritnounG4151
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 3:18

“But we all, with unveiled face, reflecting as a mirror the glory of the Lord.” Not that which is brought to an end, but that which remains. “Are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.” Do you see how again he places the Spirit in the rank of God, (vide infra) and raises them up to the rank of the Apostles. For he said before, “You are the Epistle of Christ;” and here, “But we all with open face.” Yet they came, like Moses,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 7 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Transformed Into His Image
Paul describes: 'And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.' Trans...
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