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2 Corinthians 3:18

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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ASV

But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἡμεῖςhēmeisWe ourselvesG3165 →
δὲdenowG1161 →
πάντεςpantesallG3956 →
ἀνακεκαλυμμένῳanakekalummenōunveiledG343 →
προσώπῳprosōpōin faceG4383 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
δόξανdoxangloryG1391 →
κυρίουkuriouof [the] LordG2962 →
κατοπτριζόμενοι,katoptrizomenoibeholding as in a mirror,G2734 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
αὐτὴνautēnsameG846 →
εἰκόναeikonaimageG1504 →
μεταμορφούμεθαmetamorphoumethaare being transformed intoG3339 →
ἀπὸapofromG575 →
δόξηςdoxēsgloryG1391 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
δόξανdoxangloryG1391 →
καθάπερkathapereven asG2509 →
ἀπὸapofromG575 →
κυρίουkuriou[the] LordG2962 →
πνεύματος.¶pneumatos[the] Spirit.G4151 →

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2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.Ephesians 4:22–24to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.2 Corinthians 4:4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.Colossians 3:10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.1 Corinthians 15:49And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.Romans 8:29For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.2 Peter 1:5–9For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;Ezekiel 36:26I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.James 1:23For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,Genesis 1:26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.1 John 3:2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.2 Peter 1:4Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

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