2 Corinthians 3:13 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹³ not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not see the end of the fading splendor.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ and not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ Nor [do we act] like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze upon the finish of the vanishing [splendor which had been upon it].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ and are not as Moses, who put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which was passing away:

Common English Bible

¹³ We aren’t like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the Israelites couldn’t watch the end of what was fading away.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ and not as Moses did, in placing a veil over his face, so that the sons of Israel would not gaze intently at his face. This was ineffective,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ And not as Moses put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel might not steadfastly look on the face of that which is made void.

2 Corinthians 3:13 Cross References

Mark 8:25

Then again he laid his hands upon his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and saw everything clearly.

Romans 10:4

For Christ is the end of the law, that every one who has faith may be justified.

2 Corinthians 3:7

Now if the dispensation of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such splendor that the Israelites could not look at Moses' face because of its brightness, fading as this was,

Colossians 2:17

These are only a shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ.