2 Corinthians 3:13
“And not as Moses, which put a vaile ouer his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly looke to the end of that which is abolished;”
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2 Corinthians 3:13 Context
11For if that which is done away, was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. 12Seeing then that wee haue such hope, we vse great plainnesse of speech. 13And not as Moses, which put a vaile ouer his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly looke to the end of that which is abolished; 14But their mindes were blinded: for vntill this day remaineth the same vaile vntaken away, in the reading of the old testament: which vaile is done away in Christ. 15But euen vnto this day, when Moses is read, the vaile is vpon their heart.
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Other Translations for 2 Corinthians 3:13
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:
- King James Version
and {are} not like Moses, {who} used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not look intently at the end of what was fading away.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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:
- American Standard Version (1901)
And are not like Moses, who put a veil on his face, so that the children of Israel might not see clearly to the end of the present order of things:
- Basic English Bible
and not according as Moses put a veil on his own face, so that the children of Israel should not fix their eyes on the end of that annulled.
- Darby Bible
And not as Moses, who put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
- Webster's Bible
who used to throw a veil over his face to hide from the gaze of the children of Israel the passing away of what was but transitory.
- Weymouth Bible
and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, that the children of Israel wouldn't look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.
- World English Bible
and not as Moises leide a veil on his face, that the children of Israel schulden not biholde in to his face, which veil is auoidid.
- Wycliffe Bible
and [are] not as Moses, who was putting a vail upon his own face, for the sons of Israel not stedfastly to look to the end of that which is being made useless,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Corinthians 3:13
3:13 And we do not act as Moses did, who put a veil over his face - Which is to be understood with regard to his writings also. So that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly to the end of that dispensation which is now abolished - The end of this was Christ. The whole Mosaic dispensation tended to, and terminated in, him; but the Israelites had only a dim, wavering sight of him, of whom Moses spake in an obscure, covert manner.
People's Bible Notes for 2 Corinthians 3:13
2Co 3:13 And not as Moses, [which] put a vail over his face. The veil Moses put over his face (Ex 34:33) is used by Paul as a symbol to show that all was not made plain in the law of Moses, and that there is still blindness on the part of Israel. That the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished. The brightness with which the face of Moses shone (Ex 34:30,35) was to be done away. The veil prevented the children of Israel from observing its fading glory. This typifies the fact that they should not see the end of the law itself which was to be abolished.