Parallel Verses
Thomas Haweis New Testament
how much more will not the ministry of the Spirit be attended with glory?
New American Standard Bible
how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory?
King James Version
How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
Holman Bible
how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?
International Standard Version
will not the Spirit's ministry have even more glory?
A Conservative Version
how will the administration of the spirit not be more in glory?
American Standard Version
how shall not rather the ministration of the spirit be with glory?
Amplified
how will the ministry of the Spirit [the new covenant which allows us to be Spirit-filled] fail to be even more glorious and splendid?
An Understandable Version
will not the ministry of the Holy Spirit [i.e., the New Agreement] have [greater] splendor?
Anderson New Testament
how shall not the ministering of the spirit be more glorious?
Bible in Basic English
Will not the operation of the Spirit have a much greater glory?
Common New Testament
will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
Daniel Mace New Testament
shall not the ministration of the spirit be more glorious?
Darby Translation
how shall not rather the ministry of the Spirit subsist in glory?
Godbey New Testament
how will not the ministry of the spirit be more in glory?
Goodspeed New Testament
why should not the religion of the Spirit be attended with much greater splendor?
John Wesley New Testament
For if the ministration of condemnation was glory,
Julia Smith Translation
How shall not rather the service of the Spirit be in glory?
King James 2000
How shall not the ministry of the Spirit be more glorious?
Lexham Expanded Bible
how will the ministry of the Spirit not be even more with glory?
Modern King James verseion
shall not the ministry of the Spirit be with more glory?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
why shall not the ministration of the spirit be much more glorious?
Moffatt New Testament
surely the administration of the Spirit must be invested with still greater glory.
NET Bible
how much more glorious will the ministry of the Spirit be?
New Heart English Bible
won't service of the Spirit be with much more glory?
Noyes New Testament
shall not the ministration of the Spirit be much more glorious?
Sawyer New Testament
how shall not the ministry of the spirit be glorious?
The Emphasized Bible
How shall not, rather, the ministry of the Spirit, be with glory?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Will not the religion that confers the Spirit have still greater glory?
Webster
How shall not the ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious?
Weymouth New Testament
will not the service of the Spirit be far more glorious?
Williams New Testament
why should not this spiritual service be attended with much greater splendor?
World English Bible
won't service of the Spirit be with much more glory?
Worrell New Testament
how shall not rather the ministration of the Spirit be with glory?
Worsley New Testament
shall not the ministration of the Spirit be more glorious?
Youngs Literal Translation
how shall the ministration of the Spirit not be more in glory?
Interlinear
Esomai
Pneuma
Esomai
References
Word Count of 36 Translations in 2 Corinthians 3:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
New Covenant Ministry
7 For if the ministry of death in letters graven on stone, was attended with glory, so that the children of Israel could not keep their eyes fixed upon the countenance of Moses, because of the glory of his countenance, though [soon] evanescent; 8 how much more will not the ministry of the Spirit be attended with glory? 9 For if the ministry of condemnation is glory, much more doth the ministry of righteousness excel in glory.
Phrases
Cross References
John 1:17
For the law was given by Moses, but the grace and the reality came by Jesus Christ.
John 7:39
(Now he spake this in reference to the Spirit, which they who believe on him should afterwards receive: for as yet the Holy Ghost was not given; because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Acts 2:17-18
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour our of my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
Acts 2:32-33
This very Jesus hath God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.
Romans 8:9-16
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.
1 Corinthians 3:16
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
But there are diversities of gifts, though the same Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:6
Who hath made us also able ministers of the new testament, not of the letter but of the spirit; for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
2 Corinthians 11:4
For if he indeed that cometh preach another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not embraced, ye might well bear with him.
Galatians 3:2-5
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or from hearing of the faith?
Galatians 3:14
that unto the Gentiles the benediction pronounced on Abraham might come by Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.
Galatians 5:5
For we in spirit by faith expect the hope of righteousness.
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,
Ephesians 2:18
for through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God hath elected you from the beginning unto salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit, and faith in the truth:
1 Peter 1:2
elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by sanctification of the Spirit, that they might be brought to the obedience, and sprinkled with the blood of Jesus Christ: grace unto you and peace be multiplied.
Jude 1:19-20
These are the men who separate themselves, sensual, destitute of the Spirit.