Verse 3

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Verse 6

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Verse 7

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.3.7", "source": "Εἰ δὲ ἡ διακονία τοῦ θανάτου ἐν γράμμασιν, ἐντετυπωμένη ἐν λίθοις, ἐγενήθη ἐν δόξῃ, ὥστε μὴ δύνασθαι ἀτενίσαι τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον Μωϋσέως διὰ τὴν δόξαν τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ· τὴν καταργουμένην:", "text": "*Ei de* the *diakonia* of the *thanatou* in *grammasin*, *entetypōmenē* in *lithois*, *egenēthē* in *doxē*, so that not *dynasthai atenisai* the *hyious Israēl* into the *prosōpon* of *Mōuseōs* because of the *doxan* of the *prosōpou* of him; the *katargoumenēn*:", "grammar": { "*Ei*": "conditional conjunction - if", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and/now", "*diakonia*": "noun, nominative singular feminine - ministry/service", "*thanatou*": "noun, genitive singular masculine - of death", "*grammasin*": "noun, dative plural neuter - in letters/writings", "*entetypōmenē*": "perfect passive participle, nominative singular feminine - having been engraved", "*lithois*": "noun, dative plural masculine - in stones", "*egenēthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - became/was made", "*doxē*": "noun, dative singular feminine - in glory", "*dynasthai*": "present middle/passive infinitive - to be able", "*atenisai*": "aorist active infinitive - to gaze intently", "*hyious*": "noun, accusative plural masculine - sons", "*Israēl*": "proper noun, genitive singular - of Israel", "*prosōpon*": "noun, accusative singular neuter - face", "*Mōuseōs*": "proper noun, genitive singular masculine - of Moses", "*doxan*": "noun, accusative singular feminine - glory", "*prosōpou*": "noun, genitive singular neuter - of face", "*katargoumenēn*": "present passive participle, accusative singular feminine - being brought to an end/abolished" }, "variants": { "*diakonia*": "ministry/service/administration", "*thanatou*": "death/mortality", "*grammasin*": "letters/writings/documents", "*entetypōmenē*": "engraved/imprinted/inscribed", "*egenēthē*": "became/was made/came to be", "*doxē*": "glory/splendor/honor", "*dynasthai*": "to be able/can/have power", "*atenisai*": "to gaze intently/stare at/look steadily", "*prosōpon*": "face/countenance/presence", "*katargoumenēn*": "being brought to an end/abolished/nullified/fading" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "2 Corinthians.3.13", "source": "Καὶ οὐ καθάπερ Μωϋσῆς, ἐτίθει κάλυμμα ἐπὶ τὸ πρόσωπον ἑαυτοῦ, πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἀτενίσαι τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ εἰς τὸ τέλος τοῦ καταργουμένου:", "text": "And not just as *Mōusēs*, *etithei kalymma* upon the *prosōpon heautou*, *pros* the not *atenisai* the *hyious Israēl* into the *telos* of the *katargoumenou*:", "grammar": { "*Mōusēs*": "proper noun, nominative singular masculine - Moses", "*etithei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was putting/placing", "*kalymma*": "noun, accusative singular neuter - veil/covering", "*prosōpon*": "noun, accusative singular neuter - face", "*heautou*": "reflexive pronoun, genitive singular masculine - of himself", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - for/toward", "*atenisai*": "aorist active infinitive - to gaze intently", "*hyious*": "noun, accusative plural masculine - sons", "*Israēl*": "proper noun, genitive singular - of Israel", "*telos*": "noun, accusative singular neuter - end/goal", "*katargoumenou*": "present passive participle, genitive singular neuter - of what is being abolished" }, "variants": { "*etithei*": "was putting/placing/laying", "*kalymma*": "veil/covering", "*prosōpon*": "face/countenance/presence", "*pros*": "for/toward/with a view to", "*atenisai*": "to gaze intently/stare at/look steadily", "*telos*": "end/goal/purpose/completion", "*katargoumenou*": "being abolished/brought to an end/fading/passing away" } }

Verse 14

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Verse 18

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