2 Corinthians 3:10 BSB

2 Corinthians 3:10

Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.

BSB

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ASV

For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth.

KJV

For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Against the Pelagians 1.15 (420)

And this is what the apostle writes in another place: "And yet what was glorified is without glory because of the surpassing glory"; for the justice of the law, to be sure, in comparison with the grace of the gospel would not appear to be justice. "For if that," he says, "which is done away with is glorious, much more will that be glorious which abides."

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

For even that which was made glorious - The law, which was exhibited for a time in great glory and splendor, partly when it was given, and partly by the splendor of God in the tabernacle and first temple; but all this ceased and was done away; was intended to give place to the Gospel; and has actually given place to that system; so that now, in no part of the world is that law performed, even by the people who are attached to it and reject the Gospel.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

For even the ministration of condemnation, the law, 2Co 3:7 (which has been glorified at Sinai in Moses' person), has now (English Version translates less fitly, "was made . . . had") lost its glory in this respect by reason of the surpassing glory (of the Gospel): as the light of the stars and moon fades in the presence of the sun.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	Even	G2532 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
δεδόξασται	dedoxastai	has been glorified	G1392 →
τὸ	to	that	G3588 →
δεδοξασμένον	dedoxasmenon	glorified	G1392 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τούτῳ	toutō	this	G3778 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
μέρει	merei	respect	G3313 →
εἵνεκεν	eineken	on account of	G1752 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
ὑπερβαλλούσης	huperballousēs	surpassing [it]	G5235 →
δόξης.	doxēs	glory.	G1391 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Peter 1:17
For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
leads to
- Mark 9:7
  Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”
- Matthew 17:5
  While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
- Matthew 3:17
  And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
- Luke 3:22
  and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
- Luke 9:34–35
  While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
Through
Acts 26:13
About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
leads to
- Revelation 21:23
  And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
- Revelation 1:16
  He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
- Acts 22:6
  About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.

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