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2 Corinthians 3:8 — King James Version← Study notes

How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?


2 Corinthians 3:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 3:810 words
GreekMeaning
πῶςpōs
howadverbG4459
οὐχὶouchi
surelyadverbG3780
μᾶλλονmallon
moreadverbG3123
thearticleG3588
διακονίαdiakonia
ministrynounG1248
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
πνεύματοςpneumatos
SpiritnounG4151
ἔσταιestai
will beverbG1510
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
δόξῃdoxē
glory?nounG1391
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 3:8

But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly upon the face of Moses, for the glory of his face; which glory was passing away: how shall not rather the ministration of the Spirit be with glory? He said that the tables of Moses were of stone, as [also] they were written with letters; and that these were of flesh, I mean the hearts of the Apostles, and had been written on by the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 7 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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