2 Corinthians 3:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Corinthians 3:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
διακονία
diakonía
G1248
service
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θανάτου
thánatos
G2288
death
ἐν
en
G1722
in
γράμμασιν
grámma
G1121
letter
ἐντετυπωμένη
entypóō
G1795
to engrave
λίθοις
líthos
G3037
stone
ἐγενήθη
gínomai
G1096
to become
ἐν
en
G1722
in
δόξῃ
dóxa
G1391
glory
ὥστε
hṓste
G5620
so that
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
δύνασθαι
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
ἀτενίσαι
atenízō
G816
to gaze upon
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
υἱοὺς
huiós
G5207
son
Ἰσραὴλ
Israḗl
G2474
Israel
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πρόσωπον
prósōpon
G4383
face
Μωϋσέως
Mōseús
G3475
Moses
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
δόξαν
dóxa
G1391
glory
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
προσώπου
prósōpon
G4383
face
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
καταργουμένην
katargéō
G2673
to abolish
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World English Bible Public Domain
But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which was passing away:
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King James Version Public Domain
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now if the ministry of this death—engraved in letters on stones—came in glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look intently at the face of Moses because of the fading glory of his face,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).