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Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
ἈρχόμεθαAre we beginningverb pres mid ind 1 plG757πάλινagainadvG3825ἑαυτοὺςourselvesReflexive pronoun 1 acc pl mG1438συνιστάνειν;to commend?verb pres act infG4921ἢOrconjG2228μὴsurely notNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361χρῄζομενwe needverb pres act ind 1 plG5535ὥςlikeParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG5613τινεςsomeIndefinite pronoun nom pl mG5100συστατικῶνcommendatoryadj gen pl fG4956ἐπιστολῶνlettersnoun gen pl fG1992πρὸςtoprepG4314ὑμᾶςyoupers pron 2 acc plG4771ἢorconjG2228ἐξfromprepG1537ὑμῶνyoupers pron 2 gen plG4771 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
ἡTheart nom sg fG3588ἐπιστολὴletternoun nom sg fG1992ἡμῶνof uspers pron 1 gen plG3165ὑμεῖςyou yourselvespers pron 2 nom plG4771ἐστεareverb pres act ind 2 plG1510ἐγγεγραμμένηinscribedverb perf pass ptc nom sg fG1449ἐνinprepG1722ταῖςtheart dat pl fG3588καρδίαιςheartsnoun dat pl fG2588ἡμῶν,of us,pers pron 1 gen plG3165γινωσκομένηbeing knownverb pres pass ptc nom sg fG1097καὶandconjG2532ἀναγινωσκομένηbeing readverb pres pass ptc nom sg fG314ὑπὸbyprepG5259πάντωνalladj gen pl mG3956ἀνθρώπων,men,noun gen pl mG444 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
φανερούμενοιbeing revealedverb pres pass ptc nom pl mG5319ὅτιthatconjG3754ἐστὲyou areverb pres act ind 2 plG1510ἐπιστολὴa letternoun nom sg fG1992Χριστοῦof Christnoun gen sg m TitleG5547διακονηθεῖσαhaving been ministered toverb aor pass ptc nom sg fG1247ὑφ᾽byprepG5259ἡμῶνuspers pron 1 gen plG3165ἐγγεγραμμένηinscribedverb perf pass ptc nom sg fG1449οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756μέλανιin inknoun dat sg nG3188ἀλλὰbutconjG235πνεύματιwith [the] Spiritnoun dat sg nG4151θεοῦof Godnoun gen sg m TitleG2316ζῶντος,[the] living,verb pres act ptc gen sg mG2198οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἐνonprepG1722πλαξὶνtabletsnoun dat pl fG4109λιθίναιςof stoneadj dat pl fG3035ἀλλ᾽butconjG235ἐνonprepG1722πλαξὶνtabletsnoun dat pl fG4109καρδίαιςof heartsnoun dat pl fG2588σαρκίναις.¶human.adj dat pl fG4560 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
ΠεποίθησινConfidencenoun acc sg fG4006δὲnowconjG1161τοιαύτηνsuchDemonstrative pronoun acc sg fG5108ἔχομενwe haveverb pres act ind 1 plG2192διὰthroughprepG1223τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588ΧριστοῦChristnoun gen sg m TitleG5547πρὸςtowardprepG4314τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588θεόν·God;noun acc sg m TitleG2316 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
οὐχNotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ὅτιforconjG3754ἀφ᾽fromprepG575ἑαυτῶνourselvesReflexive pronoun 1 gen pl mG1438ἱκανοίsufficientadj nom pl mG2425ἐσμενwe areverb pres act ind 1 plG1510λογίσασθαίto reckonverb aor mid infG3049τιanythingIndefinite pronoun acc sg nG5100ὡςasParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG5613ἐξofprepG1537ἑαυτῶν,ourselves,Reflexive pronoun 1 gen pl mG1438ἀλλ᾽butconjG235ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἱκανότηςsufficiencynoun nom sg fG2426ἡμῶνof uspers pron 1 gen plG3165ἐκ[is] ofprepG1537τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦ,God,noun gen sg m TitleG2316 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
ὃςwhoRelative pronoun nom sg mG3739καὶalsoconjG2532ἱκάνωσενhas made competentverb aor act ind 3 sgG2427ἡμᾶςus [as]pers pron 1 acc plG3165διακόνουςministersnoun acc pl mG1249καινῆςof a newadj gen sg fG2537διαθήκης,covenant,noun gen sg fG1242οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756γράμματοςof [the] letternoun gen sg nG1121ἀλλὰbutconjG235πνεύματος·of [the] Spirit;noun gen sg nG4151τὸtheart nom sg nG3588γὰρforconjG1063γράμμαletternoun nom sg nG1121ἀποκτέννει,kills,verb pres act ind 3 sgG615τὸtheart nom sg nG3588δὲbutconjG1161πνεῦμαthe Spiritnoun nom sg nG4151ζῳοποιεῖ.gives life.verb pres act ind 3 sgG2227 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
εἰIfconjG1487δὲnowconjG1161ἡtheart nom sg fG3588διακονίαministrynoun nom sg fG1248τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θανάτουof deathnoun gen sg mG2288ἐνinprepG1722γράμμασινlettersnoun dat pl nG1121ἐντετυπωμένηengravedverb perf pass ptc nom sg fG1795λίθοιςstonesnoun dat pl mG3037ἐγενήθηwas producedverb 2 aor pass Deponent ind 3 sgG1096ἐνinprepG1722δόξῃ,glory,noun dat sg fG1391ὥστεso as forconjG5620μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361δύνασθαιto be ableverb pres mid or pass Deponent infG1410ἀτενίσαιto look intentlyverb aor act infG816τοὺςtheart acc pl mG3588υἱοὺςsonsnoun acc pl mG5207Ἰσραὴλof Israelnoun gen sg m LocationG2474εἰςintoprepG1519τὸtheart acc sg nG3588πρόσωπονfacenoun acc sg nG4383Μωϋσέωςof Mosesnoun gen sg m IndividualG3475διὰon account ofprepG1223τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588δόξανglorynoun acc sg fG1391τοῦof theart gen sg nG3588προσώπουfacenoun gen sg nG4383αὐτοῦof himpers pron gen sg mG846τὴνwhichart acc sg fG3588καταργουμένην,is fading,verb pres pass ptc acc sg fG2673 How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
πῶςhowInterrogative Particle InterrogativeG4459οὐχὶsurelyNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3780μᾶλλονmoreadvG3123ἡtheart nom sg fG3588διακονίαministrynoun nom sg fG1248τοῦof theart gen sg nG3588πνεύματοςSpiritnoun gen sg nG4151ἔσταιwill beverb fut mid Deponent ind 3 sgG1510ἐνinprepG1722δόξῃ;glory?noun dat sg fG1391 For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
εἰIfconjG1487γὰρforconjG1063τῇto theart dat sg fG3588διακονίᾳministrynoun dat sg fG1248τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588κατακρίσεωςof condemnation [was]noun gen sg fG2633δόξα,glory,noun nom sg fG1391πολλῷmuchadj dat sg nG4183μᾶλλονmoreadvG3123περισσεύειaboundsverb pres act ind 3 sgG4052ἡtheart nom sg fG3588διακονίαministrynoun nom sg fG1248τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588δικαιοσύνηςof righteousnessnoun gen sg fG1343δόξῃ.glory!noun dat sg fG1391 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
καὶEvenconjG2532γὰρforconjG1063οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756δεδόξασταιhas been glorifiedverb perf pass ind 3 sgG1392τὸthatart nom sg nG3588δεδοξασμένονglorifiedverb perf pass ptc nom sg nG1392ἐνinprepG1722τούτῳthisDemonstrative pronoun dat sg nG3778τῷtheart dat sg nG3588μέρειrespectnoun dat sg nG3313εἵνεκενon account ofprepG1752τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588ὑπερβαλλούσηςsurpassing [it]verb pres act ptc gen sg fG5235δόξης.glory.noun gen sg fG1391 For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
εἰIfconjG1487γὰρforconjG1063τὸthat whichart nom sg nG3588καταργούμενονis fading awayverb pres pass ptc nom sg nG2673διὰ[was] throughprepG1223δόξης,glory,noun gen sg fG1391πολλῷmuchadj dat sg nG4183μᾶλλονmore [is]advG3123τὸthatart nom sg nG3588μένονremainingverb pres act ptc nom sg nG3306ἐνinprepG1722δόξῃ.¶glory!noun dat sg fG1391 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
ἜχοντεςHavingverb pres act ptc nom pl mG2192οὖνthereforeconjG3767τοιαύτηνsuchDemonstrative pronoun acc sg fG5108ἐλπίδαhopenoun acc sg fG1680πολλῇgreatadj dat sg fG4183παρρησίᾳboldnessnoun dat sg fG3954χρώμεθα,we use,verb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 1 plG5530 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:
καὶandconjG2532οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756καθάπερasconjG2509ΜωϋσῆςMosesnoun nom sg m IndividualG3475ἐτίθειwas puttingverb impf act ind 3 sgG5087κάλυμμαa veilnoun acc sg nG2571ἐπὶoverprepG1909τὸtheart acc sg nG3588πρόσωπονfacenoun acc sg nG4383αὐτοῦof himselfpers pron gen sg mG846πρὸςforprepG4314τὸtheart acc sg nG3588μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ἀτενίσαιto look intentlyverb aor act infG816τοὺςtheart acc pl mG3588υἱοὺςsonsnoun acc pl mG5207Ἰσραὴλof Israelnoun gen sg m LocationG2474εἰςintoprepG1519τὸtheart acc sg nG3588τέλοςendnoun acc sg nG5056τοῦof thatart gen sg nG3588καταργουμένου·fading away;verb pres pass ptc gen sg nG2673 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.
ἀλλ᾽ButconjG235ἐπωρώθηwere hardenedverb aor pass ind 3 sgG4456τὰtheart nom pl nG3588νοήματαmindsnoun nom pl nG3540αὐτῶν.of them.pers pron gen pl mG846ἄχριUntilprepG891γὰρforconjG1063τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588σήμερονpresentadvG4594ἡμέραςdaynoun gen sg fG2250τὸtheart nom sg nG3588αὐτὸsamepers pron nom sg nG846κάλυμμαveilnoun nom sg nG2571ἐπὶatprepG1909τῇtheart dat sg fG3588ἀναγνώσειreadingnoun dat sg fG320τῆςof theart gen sg fG3588παλαιᾶςoldadj gen sg fG3820διαθήκηςcovenantnoun gen sg fG1242μένειremainsverb pres act ind 3 sgG3306μὴnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ἀνακαλυπτόμενον,being lifted,verb pres pass ptc nom sg nG343ὅτιforconjG3754ἐνinprepG1722ΧριστῷChristnoun dat sg m TitleG5547καταργεῖται,is being removed,verb pres pass ind 3 sgG2673 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
ἀλλ᾽ButconjG235ἕωςuntoprepG2193σήμερονthis dayadvG4594ἡνίκαwhenconjG2259ἂνeverParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG302ἀναγινώσκηταιmay be readverb pres pass subj 3 sgG314Μωϋσῆς,Moses,noun nom sg m IndividualG3475κάλυμμαa veilnoun nom sg nG2571ἐπὶoverprepG1909τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588καρδίανheartnoun acc sg fG2588αὐτῶνof thempers pron gen pl mG846κεῖται·lies;verb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 3 sgG2749 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
ἡνίκαWhenconjG2259δὲhoweverconjG1161ἐὰνeverconjG1437ἐπιστρέψῃ[one] shall have turnedverb aor act subj 3 sgG1994πρὸςtoprepG4314κύριον,[the] Lord,noun acc sg m TitleG2962περιαιρεῖταιis taken awayverb pres pass ind 3 sgG4014τὸtheart nom sg nG3588κάλυμμα.veil.noun nom sg nG2571 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
ὁTheart nom sg mG3588δὲnowconjG1161κύριοςLordnoun nom sg m TitleG2962τὸtheart nom sg nG3588πνεῦμάSpiritnoun nom sg nG4151ἐστιν·is;verb pres act ind 3 sgG1510οὗwhereadvG3757δὲnowconjG1161τὸtheart nom sg nG3588πνεῦμαSpiritnoun nom sg nG4151κυρίουof [the] Lord [is]noun gen sg m TitleG2962ἐλευθερία.[is] freedom.noun nom sg fG1657 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.
ἡμεῖςWe ourselvespers pron 1 nom plG3165δὲnowconjG1161πάντεςalladj nom pl mG3956ἀνακεκαλυμμένῳunveiledverb perf pass ptc dat sg nG343προσώπῳin facenoun dat sg nG4383τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588δόξανglorynoun acc sg fG1391κυρίουof [the] Lordnoun gen sg m TitleG2962κατοπτριζόμενοι,beholding as in a mirror,verb pres mid ptc nom pl mG2734τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588αὐτὴνsamepers pron acc sg fG846εἰκόναimagenoun acc sg fG1504μεταμορφούμεθαare being transformed intoverb pres pass ind 1 plG3339ἀπὸfromprepG575δόξηςglorynoun gen sg fG1391εἰςtoprepG1519δόξανglorynoun acc sg fG1391καθάπερeven asconjG2509ἀπὸfromprepG575κυρίου[the] Lordnoun gen sg m TitleG2962πνεύματος.¶[the] Spirit.noun gen sg nG4151
Greek: the text of the Nestle-Aland edition; the KJV follows a slightly different Greek text in places. Tagging, glosses and parsing: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Strong’s numbers link to word studies.