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II CORINTHIANS 3:18
(KJV)
12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
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:
14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.
15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
(TCNT)
16 Yet, whenever a man turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
(KJV)
17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty
18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, [even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.
(TCNT)
And all of us, with faces from which the veil is lifted, seeing, as if reflected in a mirror, the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into his likeness, from glory to glory, as it is given by the Lord, the Spirit.
(Montgomery)
And we all, with unveiled faces, reflecting like a mirror the glory of the Lord, are ourselves continually being transformed into the same likeness, from glory to glory, as by the Lord, the Spirit.
(Weymouth)
And all of us, with unveiled faces, reflecting like bright mirrors the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same likeness, from one degree of radiant holiness to another, even as derived from the Lord the Spirit.
(CENT)
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another, for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
(Rotherham)
And, we all, with unveiled face, receiving and reflecting, the glory of the Lord, into the same image, are being transformed, from glory into glory,—even as from a Spirit that is Lord.
(Fell)
But we all [now, under the light of the Gospel,] with open face beholding, as in a [clear] Glass, the glory of the Lord, are [by degrees] changed into the same image [with Him] from Glory to Glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord, [working in us, and transforming us unto, His likeness.]
(Barlee)
But we all, having the vail taken away from our eyes by the Spirit of Jesus, see these things as in a polished mirror, clearly; we behold, through faith, the glory of the Lord, and are daily made more like him by the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Look at what is being said here. I'm about to jump out of my chair and just praise God for this wonderful light of truth. We see Moses comes down from the mountain with his face veiled. Why? So they wouldn't be able to see God flowing through Him. They couldn't see the Glory of God radiating from him. Even up to this day they are still blind. Their minds cannot see the truth of all God has done for them, all God has planned in and for them. "But whenever a man turns to the Lord, the veil is removed." What is the veil? What veil is removed. What does this mean? It simply means that we are no longer in darkness. Our hearts have been uncovered and now have the ability to see into the sprit where Christ is. The door has been opened, the veil has been ripped, taken away. We are no longer bound by this physical world and it's sense knowledge. We have direct access to the Spirit of Truth who is revealing Jesus in us, from Glory to Glory. Our faces have been unveiled, uncovered so we can look within and meditate upon Jesus; all He has done for us in His death, burial, resurrection and ascension. |