2 Corinthians 3:16
But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
BSB
ASV
But whensoever it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
KJV
Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
Let us beware, therefore, lest not only "when Moses is read" but also when Paul is read "a veil" be "placed over" our "heart." And clearly, if we hear negligently, if we bring no zeal to learning and understanding, not only are the Scriptures of the Law and Prophets but also of the apostles and Gospels covered for us with a great veil.
Shall turn to the Lord - To Christ, by living faith. The veil is taken away - That very moment; and they see, with the utmost clearness, how all the types and prophecies of the law are fully accomplished in him.
When it shall turn to the Lord - When the Israelitish nation shall turn to the Lord Jesus, the veil shall be taken away; the true light shall shine; and they shall see all things clearly. There is an evident allusion here to the case of Moses, mentioned Exo 34:34. When he came from the Lord, and spoke to the Israelites, he put the veil over his face; but when he returned to speak with the Lord, then he took off the veil.
Parenthetical: Of Christians in general. He resumes the subject of the ministry, 2Co 4:1. minds--Greek, "mental perceptions"; "understandings." blinded--rather, "hardened." The opposite to "looking steadfastly at the end" of the law (2Co 3:13).
Moses took off the veil on entering into the presence of the Lord. So as to the Israelites whom Moses represents, "whensoever their heart (it) turns (not as English Version, 'shall turn') to the Lord, the veil is (by the very fact; not as English Version, 'shall be') taken away." Ex 34:34 is the allusion; not Ex 34:30, 31, as ALFORD thinks.
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Jeremiah 31:34No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I…
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I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.
And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all…
Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
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Isaiah 25:7On this mountain He will swallow up the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
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They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.
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Isaiah 29:18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
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Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
