2 Corinthians 3:9

New Covenant Ministry

⁸ how shall not the ministry of the spirit be glorious? ⁹ For if the ministry of condemnation was a glory, much more will the ministry of righteousness abound in glory. ¹⁰ For that which was made glorious was not glorious in this respect, on account of the surpassing glory.

New Covenant

With God

Old Covenant

Hebrews 12:18-21

For you have not come to a mountain that may be touched, and to a burning fire, and blackness and darkness and a tempest

Romans 3:21-22

BUT now God's righteousness has been made manifest without the law, being testified to by the law and the prophets,

Romans 1:17-18

For God's righteousness is revealed in it by faith in the faith [the gospel]; as it is written; The righteous shall live by faith.

Romans 4:11

And he received the symbol of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which was in uncircumcision, so that he became the father of all that believe in uncircumcision, that righteousness may also be accounted to them,

Romans 5:15-21

but not as the fall so also is the gift; for if by the fall of one the many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by grace which is of the one man Jesus Christ, abounded to the many;

Romans 8:3-4

For what the law could not do because it was weak through the flesh, God having sent his Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned the sin in the flesh,

Romans 10:3-10

for not knowing God's righteousness, and seeking to set up their righteousness, they have not submitted themselves to God's righteousness.

1 Corinthians 1:30

But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who has become to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption,

1 Corinthians 15:41

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.

2 Corinthians 3:6-7

who also has made us able ministers of the new covenant, not of the writing but of the spirit; for the writing kills, but the spirit makes alive.

2 Corinthians 3:10-11

For that which was made glorious was not glorious in this respect, on account of the surpassing glory.

2 Corinthians 5:21

For he made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become God's righteousness in him.

Galatians 3:10

For as many as are of works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, Cursed is every one that continues not in all things written in the book of the law to do them.

Galatians 5:4-5

You have departed from Christ, whoever of you are justified by the law, you have fallen from the grace.

Philippians 3:9

and be found in him, not having my righteousness by the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness of God by the faith,

Hebrews 3:5-6

And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of things to be spoken;

2 Peter 1:1

SIMEON Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.