2 Corinthians 3:9

In 9 translations

BSB

For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!

KJV

For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

WEB

For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.

ASV

For if the ministration of condemnation hath glory, much rather doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

LSV

For if the ministry of the condemnation [is] glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory;

YLT

for if the ministration of the condemnation [is] glory, much more doth the ministration of the righteousness abound in glory;

DBY

For if the ministry of condemnation [be] glory, much rather the ministry of righteousness abounds in glory.

DRC

For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more the ministration of justice aboundeth in glory.

GNV

For if the ministerie of condemnation was glorious, much more doeth the ministration of righteousnesse exceede in glorie.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

εἰ γὰρ τῇ διακονίᾳ τῆς κατακρίσεως δόξα, πολλῷ μᾶλλον περισσεύει ἡ διακονία τῆς δικαιοσύνης δόξῃ.

RP2018

Εἰ γὰρ ἡ διακονία τῆς κατακρίσεως δόξα, πολλῷ μᾶλλον περισσεύει ἡ διακονία τῆς δικαιοσύνης ἐν δόξῃ.

TR-Boyd

Εἰ γὰρ ἡ διακονία τῆς κατακρίσεως δόξα, πολλῷ μᾶλλον περισσεύει ἡ διακονία τῆς δικαιοσύνης ἐν δόξῃ.

SCR1894

ει γαρ η διακονια της κατακρισεως δοξα πολλω μαλλον περισσευει η διακονια της δικαιοσυνης εν δοξη

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Romans 3:21–22But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets. And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no…
• Hebrews 12:18–21For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm; to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken. For they…
• 2 Corinthians 5:21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
• Romans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that…
• Romans 1:17–18For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the…
• 2 Corinthians 3:6–7And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came…
• Isaiah 46:13I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
• 2 Peter 1:1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
• Exodus 20:18–19When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sounding of the ram’s horn, and the mountain enveloped in smoke, they trembled and stood at a distance. “Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said…
• 1 Corinthians 1:30It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
• Romans 5:15–21But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many! Again, the…
• 2 Corinthians 3:10–11Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it. For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!
• Romans 8:3–4For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, so that the righteous…
• Galatians 5:4–5You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
• 1 Corinthians 15:41The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
• Exodus 19:12–19And you are to set up a boundary for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful not to go up on the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. No hand shall…

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