Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
for if the ministration of condemnation was illustrious, the ministration of righteousness will be much more glorious.
New American Standard Bible
For if
King James Version
For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Holman Bible
For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness overflows with even more glory.
International Standard Version
For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, then the ministry of justification has an overwhelming glory.
A Conservative Version
For if the administration of condemnation has glory, the administration of righteousness excels much more in glory.
American Standard Version
For if the ministration of condemnation hath glory, much rather doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Amplified
For if the ministry that brings condemnation [the old covenant, the Law] has glory, how much more does glory overflow in the ministry that brings righteousness [the new covenant which declares believers free of guilt and sets them apart for God’s special purpose]!
An Understandable Version
For if the ministry [of the law] that brings condemnation came with splendor, will not the ministry that brings righteousness [i.e., the New Agreement] have greater splendor?
Anderson New Testament
For if the ministering of condemnation be glory, much more does the ministering of righteousness surpass in glory.
Bible in Basic English
For if the operation of the law, producing punishment, had its glory, how much greater will be the operation of the Spirit causing righteousness?
Common New Testament
For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed it in glory.
Darby Translation
For if the ministry of condemnation be glory, much rather the ministry of righteousness abounds in glory.
Godbey New Testament
For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, how much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.
Goodspeed New Testament
If there was splendor in the religion of condemnation, the religion of uprightness must far surpass it in splendor.
John Wesley New Testament
much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Julia Smith Translation
For if the service of condemnation glory, much more the service of justice abounds in glory.
King James 2000
For if the ministry of condemnation be glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed in glory.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For if [there was] glory in the ministry of condemnation, by much more will the ministry of righteousness overflow with glory.
Modern King James verseion
For if the ministry of condemnation is glorious, much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed in glory.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For if the ministering of condemnation be glorious: much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Moffatt New Testament
If there was glory in the administration that condemned, then the administration that acquits abounds far more in glory
Montgomery New Testament
For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, far more is the ministry of righteousness radiant in glory.
NET Bible
For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness excel in glory!
New Heart English Bible
For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.
Noyes New Testament
For if the ministration of condemnation had glory, much greater is the glory of the ministration of righteousness.
Sawyer New Testament
For if the ministry of condemnation was a glory, much more will the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.
The Emphasized Bible
For, if, the ministry of condemnation was glory, much rather, doth the ministry of righteousness abound with glory,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For if the ministry of condemnation is glory, much more doth the ministry of righteousness excel in glory.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For, if there was a glory in the religion that involved condemnation, far greater is the glory of the religion that confers righteousness!
Webster
For if the ministration of condemnation was glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Weymouth New Testament
For if the service which pronounces doom had glory, far more glorious still is the service which tells of righteousness.
Williams New Testament
For if the service connected with condemnation had such splendor, the service resulting in right standing with God will surely far surpass it in splendor.
World English Bible
For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.
Worrell New Testament
For, if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more does the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Worsley New Testament
For if the ministration of condemnation was so glorious, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory:
Youngs Literal Translation
for if the ministration of the condemnation is glory, much more doth the ministration of the righteousness abound in glory;
Themes
Christian ministers » Their calling glorious
Condemnation » The law is the ministration of
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 3:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
New Covenant Ministry
8 shall not the ministration of the spirit be more glorious? 9 for if the ministration of condemnation was illustrious, the ministration of righteousness will be much more glorious. 10 since that which distinguished the first had no glory, when compared to that of the other, which far excell'd it.
Cross References
Hebrews 12:18-21
You do not approach to any thing corporeal, to scorching fire, to smoak, darkness, and tempest,
Romans 3:21-22
but the divine justification certified by the law and the prophets, is now clearly proposed independently of the law:
Romans 1:17-18
There it is that divine justification is revealed to be wholly by faith: as it is written, " the just shall live by faith."
Romans 4:11
and he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the justification by that faith, which the uncircumcised have: that he might be the father of all those who believe, tho' they are uncircumcised, that it might be accounted to them also for righteousness:
Romans 5:15-21
the type of him that was to come: but yet the damage of the fall does not exactly correspond to the advantages of the divine favour: for tho' through the fall of one, mankind became mortal, yet this is greatly over-ballanced by the favour and bounty of God, in the benevolence of one man, Jesus Christ, to all mankind.
Romans 8:3-4
God having sent his own son invested with a body like that of sinful men, as a sacrifice for sin, thereby destroyed its power; which the law could not effect, human nature being in such a corrupted state.
Romans 10:3-10
because being ignorant of the justice which is of God, and going about to establish a justification of their own, they have not submitted themselves to that which is of God.
1 Corinthians 1:30
for from him it is that ye believe in Christ Jesus, whom God has made to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: that,
1 Corinthians 15:41
the glory of the sun is of one kind, the glory of the moon of another, and the glory of the stars still different; nay, one star differs from another star in glory.
2 Corinthians 3:6-7
who also hath enabled me to be a minister of the new covenant, not of the literal sense, but of the spiritual meaning: it is the letter that denounces death, but the spirit gives life.
2 Corinthians 3:10-11
since that which distinguished the first had no glory, when compared to that of the other, which far excell'd it.
2 Corinthians 5:21
for he hath made him who knew no sin to be a sin-offering for us, that we might be justified by God thro' him.
Galatians 3:10
but they that rest themselves upon the works of the law, are obnoxious to the curse: for it is written, " cursed is every one, who continueth not in all things, which are written in the book of the law, to do them:"
Galatians 5:4-5
Christ is of no use to you, whoever of you seek to be justified by the law; you have lost all interest in the gospel-dispensation.
Philippians 3:9
and be his true disciple, not professing that justification, which is derived from the law, but that which is from the gospel,
Hebrews 3:5-6
besides Moses throughout his whole administration acted in quality of a servant, representing to the people what he was order'd to say.
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter the servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who equally share with us in the advantages of faith, thro' the veracity of our God, and of Jesus Christ.