And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
2 Corinthians 3:8 - King James 2000 How shall not the ministry of the Spirit be more glorious? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 how shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Why should not the dispensation of the Spirit [this spiritual ministry whose task it is to cause men to obtain and be governed by the Holy Spirit] be attended with much greater and more splendid glory? American Standard Version (1901) how shall not rather the ministration of the spirit be with glory? Common English Bible Won’t the ministry of the Spirit be much more glorious? Catholic Public Domain Version how could the ministration of the Spirit not be in greater glory? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather in glory? |
And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon your descendants, and my blessing upon your offspring:
As for me, this is my covenant with them, says the LORD; My spirit that is upon you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your descendants, nor out of the mouth of your descendant's descendants, says the LORD, from this time forth and forever.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
(But this spoke he of the Spirit, whom they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Spirit was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
For if he that comes preaches another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if you receive another spirit, which you have not received, or another gospel, which you have not accepted, you might well bear with him.
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
Who also has made us able ministers of the new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter kills, but the spirit gives life.
But if the ministry of death, written and engraved in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
For if the ministry of condemnation be glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed in glory.
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.