Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

why shall not the ministration of the spirit be much more glorious?

New American Standard Bible

how will the ministry of the Spirit fail to be even more with glory?

King James Version

How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?

Holman Bible

how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious?

International Standard Version

will not the Spirit's ministry have even more glory?

A Conservative Version

how will the administration of the spirit not be more in glory?

American Standard Version

how shall not rather the ministration of the spirit be with glory?

Amplified

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?

An Understandable Version

will not the ministry of the Holy Spirit [i.e., the New Agreement] have [greater] splendor?

Anderson New Testament

how shall not the ministering of the spirit be more glorious?

Bible in Basic English

Will not the operation of the Spirit have a much greater glory?

Common New Testament

will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?

Daniel Mace New Testament

shall not the ministration of the spirit be more glorious?

Darby Translation

how shall not rather the ministry of the Spirit subsist in glory?

Godbey New Testament

how will not the ministry of the spirit be more in glory?

Goodspeed New Testament

why should not the religion of the Spirit be attended with much greater splendor?

John Wesley New Testament

For if the ministration of condemnation was glory,

Julia Smith Translation

How shall not rather the service of the Spirit be in glory?

King James 2000

How shall not the ministry of the Spirit be more glorious?

Lexham Expanded Bible

how will the ministry of the Spirit not be even more with glory?

Modern King James verseion

shall not the ministry of the Spirit be with more glory?

Moffatt New Testament

surely the administration of the Spirit must be invested with still greater glory.

NET Bible

how much more glorious will the ministry of the Spirit be?

New Heart English Bible

won't service of the Spirit be with much more glory?

Noyes New Testament

shall not the ministration of the Spirit be much more glorious?

Sawyer New Testament

how shall not the ministry of the spirit be glorious?

The Emphasized Bible

How shall not, rather, the ministry of the Spirit, be with glory?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

how much more will not the ministry of the Spirit be attended with glory?

Twentieth Century New Testament

Will not the religion that confers the Spirit have still greater glory?

Webster

How shall not the ministration of the Spirit be rather glorious?

Weymouth New Testament

will not the service of the Spirit be far more glorious?

Williams New Testament

why should not this spiritual service be attended with much greater splendor?

World English Bible

won't service of the Spirit be with much more glory?

Worrell New Testament

how shall not rather the ministration of the Spirit be with glory?

Worsley New Testament

shall not the ministration of the Spirit be more glorious?

Youngs Literal Translation

how shall the ministration of the Spirit not be more in glory?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
How
πῶς 
Pos 
Usage: 65

ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
Usage: 83

not
οὐχί 
Ouchi 
not, nay, not, not so
Usage: 32

διακονία 
Diakonia 
Usage: 33

of the spirit
πνεῦμα 
Pneuma 
Usage: 334

be
ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
Usage: 83

μᾶλλον 
Mallon 
more, rather, the more, better ,
Usage: 66

Context Readings

New Covenant Ministry

7 If the ministration of death through the letters figured in stones was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not behold the face of Moses for the glory of countenance - which glory nevertheless is done away - 8 why shall not the ministration of the spirit be much more glorious? 9 For if the ministering of condemnation be glorious: much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

Cross References

Isaiah 11:2

And on him shall light the spirit of the LORD: the spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the spirit of counsel and of strength, the spirit of knowledge and of reverence, and it shall make him savour of the fear of the LORD

Isaiah 44:3

For I shall pour water upon the dry ground, and rivers upon the thirsty. I shall pour my spirit upon thy seed, and mine increase upon thy stock.

Isaiah 59:21

I will make this covenant with them, sayeth the LORD: My spirit that is come upon thee, and the words which I have put in thy mouth, shall never go out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy children, nor out of the mouth of thy children's children, from this time forth for evermore.

Joel 2:28-29

After this, will I pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

John 1:17

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

John 7:39

This spake he of the spirit, which they that believed on him should receive. For the holy ghost was not yet there, because that Jesus was not yet glorified.

Acts 2:17-18

'It shall be in the last days, saith God, of my spirit I will pour out upon all flesh. And your sons, and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions. And your old men shall dream dreams.

Acts 2:32-33

This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.

Romans 8:9-16

But ye are not given to the flesh; But to the spirit: If so be that the spirit of God dwell in you. If there be any man that hath not the spirit of Christ, the same is none of his.

1 Corinthians 3:16

Are ye not aware that ye are the temple of God, and how that the spirit of God dwelleth in you?

1 Corinthians 12:4-11

There are diversities of gifts verily, yet but one spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:6

which hath made us able to minister the new testament, not of the letter, but of the spirit. For the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

2 Corinthians 3:17

The Lord no doubt is a spirit. And where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

2 Corinthians 11:4

For if he that cometh to you preach another Jesus than him whom we preached, or if ye receive another spirit than that which ye have received, either another gospel than that ye have received; ye might right well have been content.

Galatians 3:2-5

This only would I learn of you: Received ye the spirit by the deeds of the law? Or else by preaching of the faith?

Galatians 3:14

that the blessing of Abraham might come on the gentiles through Jesus Christ, and that we might receive the promise of the spirit through faith.

Galatians 5:5

We look for, and hope in the spirit, to be justified through faith.

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the spirit is: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance.

Ephesians 2:18

For through him we both have an open way in, in one spirit unto the father.

2 Thessalonians 2:13

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, for because that God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctifying of the spirit; And through believing the truth:

1 Peter 1:2

Elect by the foreknowledge of God the father, through the sanctifying of the spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace be with you, and peace be multiplied.

Jude 1:19-20

These are makers of sects, fleshly, having no spirit.

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