GNT

1 ἀρχόμεθα πάλιν ἑαυτοὺς συνιστάνειν; ἢ μὴ χρῄζομεν ὥς τινες συστατικῶν ἐπιστολῶν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἢ ἐξ ὑμῶν;

2 ἡ ἐπιστολὴ ἡμῶν ὑμεῖς ἐστε, ἐγγεγραμμένη ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν, γινωσκομένη καὶ ἀναγινωσκομένη ὑπὸ πάντων ἀνθρώπων·

3 φανερούμενοι ὅτι ἐστὲ ἐπιστολὴ χριστοῦ διακονηθεῖσα ὑφ᾽ ἡμῶν, ἐγγεγραμμένη οὐ μέλανι ἀλλὰ πνεύματι θεοῦ ζῶντος, οὐκ ἐν πλαξὶν λιθίναις ἀλλ᾽ ἐν πλαξὶν καρδίαις σαρκίναις.

4 πεποίθησιν δὲ τοιαύτην ἔχομεν διὰ τοῦ χριστοῦ πρὸς τὸν θεόν.

5 οὐχ ὅτι ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτῶν ἱκανοί ἐσμεν λογίσασθαί τι ὡς ἐξ ἑαυτῶν, ἀλλ᾽ ἡ ἱκανότης ἡμῶν ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ,

6 ὃς καὶ ἱκάνωσεν ἡμᾶς διακόνους καινῆς διαθήκης, οὐ γράμματος ἀλλὰ πνεύματος· τὸ γὰρ γράμμα ἀποκτέννει, τὸ δὲ πνεῦμα ζῳοποιεῖ.

7 εἰ δὲ ἡ διακονία τοῦ θανάτου ἐν γράμμασιν ἐντετυπωμένη λίθοις ἐγενήθη ἐν δόξῃ, ὥστε μὴ δύνασθαι ἀτενίσαι τοὺς υἱοὺς ἰσραὴλ εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον μωϊσέως διὰ τὴν δόξαν τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ τὴν καταργουμένην,

8 πῶς οὐχὶ μᾶλλον ἡ διακονία τοῦ πνεύματος ἔσται ἐν δόξῃ;

9 εἰ γὰρ τῇ διακονίᾳ τῆς κατακρίσεως δόξα, πολλῶ μᾶλλον περισσεύει ἡ διακονία τῆς δικαιοσύνης δόξῃ.

10 καὶ γὰρ οὐ δεδόξασται τὸ δεδοξασμένον ἐν τούτῳ τῶ μέρει εἵνεκεν τῆς ὑπερβαλλούσης δόξης·

11 εἰ γὰρ τὸ καταργούμενον διὰ δόξης, πολλῶ μᾶλλον τὸ μένον ἐν δόξῃ.

12 ἔχοντες οὗν τοιαύτην ἐλπίδα πολλῇ παρρησίᾳ χρώμεθα,

13 καὶ οὐ καθάπερ μωϊσῆς ἐτίθει κάλυμμα ἐπὶ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἀτενίσαι τοὺς υἱοὺς ἰσραὴλ εἰς τὸ τέλος τοῦ καταργουμένου.

14 ἀλλὰ ἐπωρώθη τὰ νοήματα αὐτῶν. ἄχρι γὰρ τῆς σήμερον ἡμέρας τὸ αὐτὸ κάλυμμα ἐπὶ τῇ ἀναγνώσει τῆς παλαιᾶς διαθήκης μένει μὴ ἀνακαλυπτόμενον, ὅτι ἐν χριστῶ καταργεῖται·

15 ἀλλ᾽ ἕως σήμερον ἡνίκα ἂν ἀναγινώσκηται μωϊσῆς κάλυμμα ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν αὐτῶν κεῖται·

16 ἡνίκα δὲ ἐὰν ἐπιστρέψῃ πρὸς κύριον, περιαιρεῖται τὸ κάλυμμα.

17 ὁ δὲ κύριος τὸ πνεῦμά ἐστιν· οὖ δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα κυρίου, ἐλευθερία.

18 ἡμεῖς δὲ πάντες ἀνακεκαλυμμένῳ προσώπῳ τὴν δόξαν κυρίου κατοπτριζόμενοι τὴν αὐτὴν εἰκόνα μεταμορφούμεθα ἀπὸ δόξης εἰς δόξαν, καθάπερ ἀπὸ κυρίου πνεύματος.

KJV

1  Do we begin⁷⁵⁶ again³⁸²⁵ to commend⁴⁹²¹ ourselves?¹⁴³⁸ or¹⁵⁰⁸ need⁵⁵³⁵ we, as⁵⁶¹³ some⁵¹⁰⁰ others, epistles¹⁹⁹² of commendation⁴⁹⁵⁶ to⁴³¹⁴ you,⁵²⁰⁹ or²²²⁸ letters of commendation⁴⁹⁵⁶ from¹⁵³⁷ you?⁵²¹⁶

2  Ye⁵²¹⁰ are²⁰⁷⁵ our²²⁵⁷ epistle¹⁹⁹² written¹⁴⁴⁹ in¹⁷²² our²²⁵⁷ hearts,²⁵⁸⁸ known¹⁰⁹⁷ and²⁵³² read³¹⁴ of⁵²⁵⁹ all³⁹⁵⁶ men:⁴⁴⁴

3  Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared⁵³¹⁹ to³⁷⁵⁴ be²⁰⁷⁵ the epistle¹⁹⁹² of Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ ministered¹²⁴⁷ by⁵²⁵⁹ us,²²⁵⁷ written¹⁴⁴⁹ not³⁷⁵⁶ with ink,³¹⁸⁸ but²³⁵ with the Spirit⁴¹⁵¹ of the living²¹⁹⁸ God;²³¹⁶ not³⁷⁵⁶ in¹⁷²² tables⁴¹⁰⁹ of stone,³⁰³⁵ but²³⁵ in¹⁷²² fleshy⁴⁵⁶⁰ tables⁴¹⁰⁹ of the heart.²⁵⁸⁸

4  And¹¹⁶¹ such⁵¹⁰⁸ trust⁴⁰⁰⁶ have²¹⁹² we through¹²²³ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ to⁴³¹⁴ God-ward:²³¹⁶

5  Not³⁷⁵⁶ that³⁷⁵⁴ we are²⁰⁷⁰ sufficient²⁴²⁵ of⁵⁷⁵ ourselves¹⁴³⁸ to think³⁰⁴⁹ any thing⁵¹⁰⁰ as⁵⁶¹³ of¹⁵³⁷ ourselves;¹⁴³⁸ but²³⁵ our²²⁵⁷ sufficiency²⁴²⁶ is of¹⁵³⁷ God;²³¹⁶

6  Who³⁷³⁹ also²⁵³² hath made us able^{2427 2248} ministers¹²⁴⁹ of the new²⁵³⁷ testament;¹²⁴² not³⁷⁵⁶ of the letter,¹¹²¹ but²³⁵ of the spirit:⁴¹⁵¹ for¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ letter¹¹²¹ killeth,⁶¹⁵ but¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ spirit⁴¹⁵¹ giveth life.²²²⁷

7  But¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ ministration¹²⁴⁸ of death,²²⁸⁸ written^{1722 1121} and engraven¹⁷⁹⁵ in¹⁷²² stones,³⁰³⁷ was¹⁰⁹⁶ glorious,^{1722 1391} so that⁵⁶²⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ children⁵²⁰⁷ of Israel²⁴⁷⁴ could¹⁴¹⁰ not³³⁶¹ steadfastly⁸¹⁶ behold¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ face⁴³⁸³ of Moses³⁴⁷⁵ for¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ glory¹³⁹¹ of his⁸⁴⁶ countenance;⁴³⁸³ which glory was to be done away:²⁶⁷³

8  How⁴⁴⁵⁹ shall not³⁷⁸⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ ministration¹²⁴⁸ of the³⁵⁸⁸ spirit⁴¹⁵¹ be²⁰⁷¹ rather³¹²³ glorious?^{1722 1391}

9  For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴⁸⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ ministration¹²⁴⁸ of condemnation²⁶³³ be glory,¹³⁹¹ much⁴¹⁸³ more³¹²³ doth the³⁵⁸⁸ ministration¹²⁴⁸ of righteousness¹³⁴³ exceed⁴⁰⁵² in¹⁷²² glory.¹³⁹¹

10  For¹⁰⁶³ even²⁵³² that which was made glorious¹³⁹² had no glory^{1392 3761} in¹⁷²² this⁵¹²⁹ respect,³³¹³ by reason of¹⁷⁵² the³⁵⁸⁸ glory¹³⁹¹ that excelleth.⁵²³⁵

11  For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴⁸⁷ that which is done away²⁶⁷³ was glorious,^{1223 1391} much⁴¹⁸³ more³¹²³ that which remaineth³³⁰⁶ is glorious.^{1722 1391}

12  Seeing then³⁷⁶⁷ that we have²¹⁹² such⁵¹⁰⁸ hope,¹⁶⁸⁰ we use⁵⁵³⁰ great⁴¹⁸³ plainness of speech:³⁹⁵⁴

13  And²⁵³² not³⁷⁵⁶ as²⁵⁰⁹ Moses,³⁴⁷⁵ which put⁵⁰⁸⁷ a veil²⁵⁷¹ over¹⁹⁰⁹ his¹⁴³⁸ face,⁴³⁸³ that the³⁵⁸⁸ children⁵²⁰⁷ of Israel²⁴⁷⁴ could not³³⁶¹ steadfastly look⁸¹⁶ to¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ end⁵⁰⁵⁶ of that which is abolished:²⁶⁷³

14  But²³⁵ their⁸⁴⁶ minds³⁵⁴⁰ were blinded:⁴⁴⁵⁶ for¹⁰⁶³ until⁸⁹¹ this day⁴⁵⁹⁴ remaineth³³⁰⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ same⁸⁴⁶ veil²⁵⁷¹ untaken away^{343 3361} in¹⁹⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ reading³²⁰ of the³⁵⁸⁸ old³⁸²⁰ testament;¹²⁴² which³⁷⁴⁸ veil is done away²⁶⁷³ in¹⁷²² Christ.⁵⁵⁴⁷

15  But²³⁵ even unto²¹⁹³ this day,⁴⁵⁹⁴ when²²⁵⁹ Moses³⁴⁷⁵ is read,³¹⁴ the veil²⁵⁷¹ is²⁷⁴⁹ upon¹⁹⁰⁹ their⁸⁴⁶ heart.²⁵⁸⁸

16  Nevertheless¹¹⁶¹ when^{2259 302} it shall turn¹⁹⁹⁴ to⁴³¹⁴ the Lord,²⁹⁶² the³⁵⁸⁸ veil²⁵⁷¹ shall be taken away.⁴⁰¹⁴

17  Now¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² is²⁰⁷⁶ that Spirit:⁴¹⁵¹ and¹¹⁶¹ where³⁷⁵⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ Spirit⁴¹⁵¹ of the Lord²⁹⁶² is, there¹⁵⁶³ is liberty.¹⁶⁵⁷

18  But¹¹⁶¹ we²²⁴⁹ all,³⁹⁵⁶ with open³⁴³ face⁴³⁸³ beholding as in a glass²⁷³⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ glory¹³⁹¹ of the Lord,²⁹⁶² are changed³³³⁹ into the³⁵⁸⁸ same⁸⁴⁶ image¹⁵⁰⁴ from⁵⁷⁵ glory¹³⁹¹ to¹⁵¹⁹ glory,¹³⁹¹ even as²⁵⁰⁹ by⁵⁷⁵ the Spirit⁴¹⁵¹ of the Lord.²⁹⁶²

Vul

1 Incipimus iterum nosmetipsos commendare? aut numquid egemus (sicut quidam) commendatitiis epistolis ad vos, aut ex vobis?

2 Epistola nostra vos estis, scripta in cordibus nostris, quæ scitur, et legitur ab omnibus hominibus:

3 manifestati quod epistola estis Christi, ministrata a nobis, et scripta non atramento, sed Spiritu Dei vivi: non in tabulis lapideis, sed in tabulis cordis carnalibus.

4 Fiduciam autem talem habemus per Christum ad Deum:

5 non quod sufficientes simus cogitare aliquid a nobis, quasi ex nobis: sed sufficientia nostra ex Deo est:

6 qui et idoneos nos fecit ministros novi testamenti: non littera, sed Spiritu: littera enim occidit, Spiritus autem vivificat.

7 Quod si ministratio mortis litteris deformata in lapidibus fuit in gloria, ita ut non possent intendere filii Israël in faciem Moysi propter gloriam vultus ejus, quæ evacuatur:

8 quomodo non magis ministratio Spiritus erit in gloria?

9 Nam si ministratio damnationis gloria est: multo magis abundat ministerium justitiæ in gloria.

10 Nam nec glorificatum est, quod claruit in hac parte, propter excellentem gloriam.

11 Si enim quod evacuatur, per gloriam est: multo magis quod manet, in gloria est.

12 Habentes igitur talem spem, multa fiducia utimur:

13 et non sicut Moyses ponebat velamen super faciem suam, ut non intenderent filii Israël in faciem ejus, quod evacuatur,

14 sed obtusi sunt sensus eorum. Usque in hodiernum enim diem, idipsum velamen in lectione veteris testamenti manet non revelatum (quoniam in Christo evacuatur),

15 sed usque in hodiernum diem, cum legitur Moyses, velamen positum est super cor eorum.

16 Cum autem conversus fuerit ad Dominum, auferetur velamen.

17 Dominus autem Spiritus est: ubi autem Spiritus Domini, ibi libertas.

18 Nos vero omnes, revelata facie gloriam Domini speculantes, in eamdem imaginem transformamur a claritate in claritatem, tamquam a Domini Spiritu.