2 Corinthians 3:15–16
But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
But euen vnto this day, when Moses is read, the vaile is vpon their heart.
Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
Neuerthelesse, when it shall turne to the Lord, the vaile shall be taken away.
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From verse 15
- Acts 13:27–29Rank 1 from verse 15
27For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
28And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
29And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
27For they that dwell at Hierusalem, & their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the Prophets which are read euery Sabbath day, they haue fulfilled them in condemning him.
28*And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slaine.
29And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they tooke him downe from the tree, and layd him in a Sepulchre.
From verse 16
- Exodus 34:34Rank 1 from verse 16
34But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.
34But when Moses went in before the LORD to speake with him, hee tooke the vaile off, vntill he came out: And hee came out and spake vnto the children of Israel, that which he was commanded.
- Isaiah 25:7Rank 2 from verse 16
- Isaiah 29:18Rank 3 from verse 16
- John 6:45–46Rank 4 from verse 16
45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
45*It is written in the Prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Euery man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, commeth vnto me,
46Not that any man hath seene the Father; *saue hee which is of God, hee hath seene the Father.
- Jeremiah 31:34Rank 5 from verse 16
34And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
34**And they shall teach no more euery man his neighbour, and euery man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know mee, from the least of them vnto the greatest of them, saith the LORD; for I will forgiue their iniquitie, and I will remember their sinne no more.
- Romans 11:23Rank 6 from verse 16
- Romans 11:25–27Rank 7 from verse 16
25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
25For I would not, brethren, that ye should bee ignorant of this mysterie (least yee should bee wise in your owne conceits) that ‖blindnesse in part is happened to Israel, vntill the fulnes of the Gentiles be come in.
26And so all Israel shall be saued, as it is written, *There shall come out of Sion the Deliuerer, and shall turne away vngodlinesse from Iacob.
27For this is my couenant vnto them, when I shall take away their sinnes.
- Lamentations 3:40Rank 8 from verse 16
- Deuteronomy 30:10Rank 9 from verse 16
10If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
10If thou shalt hearken vnto the voyce of the LORD thy God to keepe his Commandements, and his Statutes which are written in this booke of the Law, and if thou turne vnto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soule.
- Deuteronomy 4:30Rank 10 from verse 16
30When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;
30When thou art in tribulation, and all these things †are come vpon thee, euen in the latter dayes, if thou turne to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient vnto his voice:
- Isaiah 54:13Rank 11 from verse 16
- Hosea 3:4–5Rank 12 from verse 16
4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
5Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
4†For the children of Israel shall abide many dayes without a King, and without a Prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an Ephod, and without Teraphim.
5**Afterward shall the children of Israel returne, and seeke the LORD their God, and Dauid their King, and shall feare the LORD, and his goodnesse in the latter dayes.
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2 Corinthians 3:15
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To perceive and understand written words, whether silently or by uttering them aloud.
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Sense 1: A covering that conceals. Sense 2: As a verb, to cover or hide.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.
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2 Corinthians 3:16
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nevertheless
Yet; however; notwithstanding what has just been stated.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.
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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.
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Sense 1: A covering that conceals. Sense 2: As a verb, to cover or hide.
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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.
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3:1DO we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
3:1¶ Doe wee begin againe to commend our selues? or need wee, as some others, Epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
3:2Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
3:2Ye are our Epistle written in our hearts, knowen and read of all men.
3:3Forasmuch 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.
3:3Forasmuch as yee are manifestly declared to be the Epistle of Christ ministred by vs, written not with inke, but with the spirit of the liuing God, not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
3:4And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
3:4And such trust haue wee through Christ to Godward:
3:5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
3:5Not that wee are sufficient of our selues to thinke any thing as of our selues: but our sufficiencie is of God:
3:6Who 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.
3:6Who also hath made vs able ministers of the New Testament, not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit ‖giueth life.
3:7But 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:
3:7But if the ministration of death written, and ingrauen in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly beholde the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance, which glorie was to be done away:
3:8How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
3:8How shall not the ministration of the spirit, be rather glorious?
3:9For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
3:9For if the ministration of condemnation bee glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousnesse exceed in glorie.
3:10For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
3:10For euen that which was made glorious, had no glorie in this respect by reason of the glorie that excelleth.
3:11For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
3:11For if that which is done away, was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.
3:12Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
3:12Seeing then that wee haue such hope, we vse great ‖plainnesse of speech.
3:13And 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:
3:13And 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;
3:14But 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.
3:14But 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.
3:15But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
3:15But euen vnto this day, when Moses is read, the vaile is vpon their heart.
Selected passage3:16Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
3:16Neuerthelesse, when it shall turne to the Lord, the vaile shall be taken away.
Selected passage3:17Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
3:17Now the Lord is that spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is libertie.
3:18But 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.
3:18But we all, with open face beholding as in a glasse the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glorie to glorie, euen as ‖by the spirit of the Lord.