Bible Strands
2 Corinthians 3:11
For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian church, contrasting the temporary ministry of the old covenant with the permanent reality of the new.
The words — καταργοὺμενον (katargoumenon) = is fading away, and δόξης (doxēs) = glory.
The thread — Hebrews 8:13 states that what is aging and obsolete will soon disappear, and Romans 5:20 contrasts the temporary scope of the law with the permanent scope of grace.
Why it lands — The text states the old covenant's glory fades while the new endures, demanding the reader abandon reliance on the temporary and ground their hope in the permanent.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
Cross-references
- Romans 5:20 The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
- Hebrews 8:13 By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
- Hebrews 7:21 but 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.’”
- 2 Corinthians 3:6 And 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 4:1 Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
- Hebrews 12:25 See 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?