And, if that which was to pass away was attended with glory, far more will that which is to endure be surrounded with glory!
Indeed, that which then had glory has lost its glory, because of the glory which surpasses it.
With such a hope as this, we speak with all plainness;
Therefore, since it is by God's mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.
By speaking of a 'new' Covenant, God at once renders the former Covenant obsolete; and whatever becomes obsolete and loses its force is virtually annulled.