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2 Corinthians 3:8
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If the old code shined bright with God's glory but faded, how much more will the new one shine even brighter.
how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory?
how will the ministry of the Spirit not be even more in glory?
Will not the operation of the Spirit have a much greater glory?
how shall not rather the ministry of the Spirit subsist in glory?
how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?
won't service of the Spirit be with much more glory?
For if the ministration of condemnation was glory,
will not the service of the Spirit be far more glorious?
How shall not the ministration of the spirit, be rather glorious?
how much rather the ministry of the Spirit will be in glory!
how shal not ye mynistracion of ye sprete be moch more glorious?
shall not the ministration of the spirit be more glorious?
how will the ministry of the Spirit [the new covenant which allows us to be Spirit-filled] fail to be even more glorious and splendid?
how shall not rather the ministration of the spirit be with glory?
will not the dispensation of the Spirit be attended with greater splendor?
why shall not the ministracion of the sprete be moche more glorious?
how shall not rather the service of the spirit be with glory?
How shall not the ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious?
how shall the ministration of the Spirit not be more in glory?
So surely the new way that brings the Spirit has even more glory.
how much more glorious will the ministry of the Spirit be?
will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
So won't the agreement that the Spirit brings to us be even more wonderful?
won't the working of the Spirit be accompanied by even greater glory?
will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory?
Howe shall not the ministration of the Spirite be more glorious?
Why then shall not the ministration of the Spirit be more glorious?
won't service of the Spirit be with much more glory?
will not the Spirit's ministry have even more glory?Galatians 3:5;">[xr]
how much more then doth not the ministry Of the Spirit excel in glory?
how then shall not the ministration of the Spirit be still more glorious?
Shouldn't we expect far greater glory under the new way, now that the Holy Spirit is giving life?
The new way of life through the Holy Spirit comes with much more shining-greatness.
how shall not rather the ministration of the spirit be with glory?
how much more will the ministry of the Spirit come in glory?
How shall not, rather, the ministry of the Spirit, be with glory?
How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather in glory?
How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
how will the ministry of the Spirit not be even more with glory?
Howe shall not the ministration of the spirite be much more in glorie?
So surely the new agreement that comes from the life-giving Spirit has even more glory.
how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory?
how much greater is the glory that belongs to the activity of the Spirit!
hou schal not the mynystracioun of the spirit be more in glorie?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the ministration: 2 Corinthians 3:6, 2 Corinthians 3:17, 2 Corinthians 11:4, Isaiah 11:2, Isaiah 44:3, Isaiah 59:21, Joel 2:28, Joel 2:29, John 1:17, John 7:39, Acts 2:17, Acts 2:18, Acts 2:32, Acts 2:33, Romans 8:9-16, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, Galatians 3:2-5, Galatians 3:14, Galatians 5:5, Galatians 5:22, Galatians 5:23, Ephesians 2:18, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Peter 1:2, Jude 1:19, Jude 1:20
Reciprocal: Exodus 31:18 - the finger Isaiah 32:15 - the spirit Jeremiah 31:33 - I will Acts 6:15 - saw 2 Corinthians 4:4 - lest Galatians 3:5 - that Ephesians 4:12 - the work 1 Timothy 1:11 - glorious Hebrews 8:10 - I will put
Cross-References
Romans 5:12-21">[xr] Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, "You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?"
And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden;
but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, "You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die."'
Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?"
So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself."
Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."
Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.
Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"--
Did any people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live?
Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of the LORD our God anymore, then we shall die.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
How shall not the ministration of the Spirit,.... By "the ministration of the Spirit", is meant the Gospel; so called not only because it ministers spiritual things, as peace, pardon, righteousness and salvation, spiritual joy and comfort, and even spiritual life; but because it ministers the Spirit of God himself, by whom it is not only dictated, and by him at first confirmed, and who qualities persons for the preaching of it; but by it he conveys himself into the hearts of men, and makes it powerful for illumination, consolation, edification, and an increase of every grace; and therefore must be rather glorious, or much more glorious than the law, the ministration of death.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
How shall not the ministration of the Spirit - This is an argument from the less to the greater. Several things in it are worthy of notice:
(1) The proper contrast to the “ministration of death” 2 Corinthians 3:7, would have been ‘ministration of life.’ But Paul chose rather to call it the ‘ministration of the spirit;’ as the source of life; or as conferring higher dignity on the gospel than to have called it simply the ministration of life.
(2) By the “Spirit” here is manifestly meant the Holy Spirit; and the whole phrase denotes the gospel, or the preaching of the gospel, by which eminently the Holy Spirit is imparted.
(3) It is the high honor of the gospel ministry, that it is the means by which the Holy Spirit is imparted to human beings. It is designed to secure the salvation of people by his agency; and it is through the ministry that the Holy Spirit is imparted, the heart renewed, and the soul saved. The work of the ministry is, therefore, the most important and honorable in which man can engage.
Be rather glorious -
(1) Because that of Moses tended to death; this to life.
(2) Because that was engraved on stone; this is engraved on the heart.
(3) Because that was the mere giving of a law; this is connected with the renovating influences of the Holy Spirit.
(4) Because that was soon to pass away. All the magnificence of the scene was soon to vanish. But this is to remain. Its influence and effect are to he everlasting. It is to stretch into eternity; and its main glory is to be witnessed in souls renewed and saved; and amidst the splendors of heaven. “The work of the Spirit of God on the heart of a rational being, is much more important than any dead characters which can be engraved on insensible stones” - Doddridge.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Corinthians 3:8. The ministration of the Spirit — The Gospel dispensation, which gives the true spiritual sense of the law.
Be rather glorious? — Forasmuch as the thing signified is of infinitely more consequence than that by which it is signified. The THING bread will preserve a man alive; the WORD bread can give life to nothing.
