But we all,with unveiledface,beholding as in a mirrorthe gloryof the Lord,are being transformedinto the sameimagefrom gloryto glory,justas from the Lord,the Spirit.
For God,who said,"Lightshall shineout of darkness,"is the One whohas shonein our heartsto give the Lightof the knowledgeof the gloryof Godin the faceof Christ.
And do not be conformedto thisworld,but be transformedby the renewingof your mind,sothat you may provewhatthe willof Godis, that which is goodand acceptableand perfect.
in whosecasethe godof thisworldhas blindedthe mindsof the unbelievingsothat they might not seethe lightof the gospelof the gloryof Christ,whois the imageof God.
For nowwe seein a mirrordimly,but thenfaceto face;nowI knowin part,but thenI will knowfullyjustas I alsohave been fully known.
and have puton the new selfwho is being renewedto a true knowledgeaccordingto the imageof the One who createdhim--
For those whomHe foreknew,He alsopredestined[to become] conformedto the imageof His Son,sothat He would be the firstbornamongmanybrethren;
Justas we have bornethe imageof the earthy,we will alsobearthe imageof the heavenly.
Thereforeifanyoneis in Christ,[he is] a newcreature;the old thingspassed away;behold,new thingshave come.
And the Wordbecameflesh,and dweltamongus, and we sawHis glory,gloryas of the only begottenfrom the Father,fullof graceand truth.
For ifanyoneis a hearerof the wordand not a doer,he is likea manwho looksat his naturalfacein a mirror;
"Father,I desirethat they also,whomYou have givenMe, be with Me whereI am,sothat they may seeMy glorywhichYou have givenMe, for You lovedMe beforethe foundationof the world.
He savedus, not on the basisof deedswhichwe have donein righteousness,but accordingto His mercy,by the washingof regenerationand renewingby the HolySpirit,
becausethe mind seton the fleshis hostiletowardGod;for it does not subjectitself to the lawof God,for it is not evenable[to do so],
sothat the requirementof the Lawmight be fulfilledin us, who do not walkaccordingto the fleshbut accordingto the Spirit.
These thingsIsaiahsaidbecausehe sawHis glory,and he spokeof Him.
But puton the LordJesusChrist,and makenoprovisionfor the fleshin regardto [its] lusts.
For neitheris circumcisionanything,noruncircumcision,but a newcreation.
accordingto the gloriousgospelof the blessedGod,with whichI have been entrusted.
They gofrom strengthto strength,[Every one of them] appearsbeforeGodin Zion.
"The glorywhichYou have givenMe I have givento them, that they may be one,justas We are one;
Nowthe Lordis the Spirit,and wherethe Spiritof the Lordis, [there] is liberty.
Beloved,nowwe are childrenof God,and it has not appearedas yetwhatwe will be. We knowthat whenHe appears,we will be likeHim, becausewe will seeHim justas He is.
