Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it.
2 Corinthians 3:11 - English Standard Version 2016 For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For if that which was but passing and fading away came with splendor, how much more must that which remains and is permanent abide in glory and splendor! American Standard Version (1901) For if that which passeth away was with glory, much more that which remaineth is in glory. Common English Bible If the glory that fades away was glorious, how much more glorious is the one that lasts! Catholic Public Domain Version For if even what was temporary has its glory, then what is lasting has an even greater glory. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is in glory. |
Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it.
In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.