Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For if the service of condemnation glory, much more the service of justice abounds in glory.
New American Standard Bible
For if
King James Version
For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Holman Bible
For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness overflows with even more glory.
International Standard Version
For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, then the ministry of justification has an overwhelming glory.
A Conservative Version
For if the administration of condemnation has glory, the administration of righteousness excels much more in glory.
American Standard Version
For if the ministration of condemnation hath glory, much rather doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Amplified
For if the ministry that brings condemnation [the old covenant, the Law] has glory, how much more does glory overflow in the ministry that brings righteousness [the new covenant which declares believers free of guilt and sets them apart for God’s special purpose]!
An Understandable Version
For if the ministry [of the law] that brings condemnation came with splendor, will not the ministry that brings righteousness [i.e., the New Agreement] have greater splendor?
Anderson New Testament
For if the ministering of condemnation be glory, much more does the ministering of righteousness surpass in glory.
Bible in Basic English
For if the operation of the law, producing punishment, had its glory, how much greater will be the operation of the Spirit causing righteousness?
Common New Testament
For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed it in glory.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for if the ministration of condemnation was illustrious, the ministration of righteousness will be much more glorious.
Darby Translation
For if the ministry of condemnation be glory, much rather the ministry of righteousness abounds in glory.
Godbey New Testament
For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, how much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.
Goodspeed New Testament
If there was splendor in the religion of condemnation, the religion of uprightness must far surpass it in splendor.
John Wesley New Testament
much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
King James 2000
For if the ministry of condemnation be glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed in glory.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For if [there was] glory in the ministry of condemnation, by much more will the ministry of righteousness overflow with glory.
Modern King James verseion
For if the ministry of condemnation is glorious, much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed in glory.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For if the ministering of condemnation be glorious: much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Moffatt New Testament
If there was glory in the administration that condemned, then the administration that acquits abounds far more in glory
Montgomery New Testament
For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, far more is the ministry of righteousness radiant in glory.
NET Bible
For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness excel in glory!
New Heart English Bible
For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.
Noyes New Testament
For if the ministration of condemnation had glory, much greater is the glory of the ministration of righteousness.
Sawyer New Testament
For if the ministry of condemnation was a glory, much more will the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.
The Emphasized Bible
For, if, the ministry of condemnation was glory, much rather, doth the ministry of righteousness abound with glory,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For if the ministry of condemnation is glory, much more doth the ministry of righteousness excel in glory.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For, if there was a glory in the religion that involved condemnation, far greater is the glory of the religion that confers righteousness!
Webster
For if the ministration of condemnation was glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Weymouth New Testament
For if the service which pronounces doom had glory, far more glorious still is the service which tells of righteousness.
Williams New Testament
For if the service connected with condemnation had such splendor, the service resulting in right standing with God will surely far surpass it in splendor.
World English Bible
For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.
Worrell New Testament
For, if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more does the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
Worsley New Testament
For if the ministration of condemnation was so glorious, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory:
Youngs Literal Translation
for if the ministration of the condemnation is glory, much more doth the ministration of the righteousness abound in glory;
Themes
Christian ministers » Their calling glorious
Condemnation » The law is the ministration of
Topics
Interlinear
Perisseuo
Perisseuo
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 3:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
New Covenant Ministry
8 How shall not rather the service of the Spirit be in glory? 9 For if the service of condemnation glory, much more the service of justice abounds in glory. 10 For also that having been glorified has not been glorified in this part, for sake of the glory excelling.
Cross References
Hebrews 12:18-21
For ye have not come to the mount being handled, and burned with fire, and to duskiness, and to darkness, and to a violent storm,
Romans 3:21-22
But now without law the justice of God has been made apparent, being testified by the law and by the prophets;
Exodus 19:12-19
And set bounds to the people round about, saying, Watch for yourselves to go up into the mount, and to touch upon its extremity: every one touching upon the mount, dying, shall die.
Exodus 20:18-19
And all the people saw the voices and the flames, and the voice of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and the people feared, and they will shake, and they will stand from far off.
Isaiah 46:13
I brought near my justice; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not delay: and I gave salvation in Zion for Israel my beauty.
Jeremiah 23:6
In his days shall Judah be saved, and Israel shall dwell with confidence: and this his name which he shall be called: Jehovah Our Justice.
Romans 1:17-18
For the justice of God in it is revealed from faith to faith: as has been written, And the just shall live by faith.
Romans 4:11
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith which in uncircumcision: for him to be father of all believing through uncircumcision; for justice also to be reckoned to them:
Romans 5:15-21
But not as the fall, so also the favor. For if for the fall of one many died, much more the grace of God, and the gift in grace, of one man, Jesus Christ, has abounded to many.
Romans 8:3-4
For the impossibility of the law, in that it was weak by the flesh, God having sent his own Son in the likeness of the flesh of sin, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Romans 10:3-10
For not knowing the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own justice, they have not been subjected to the justice of God.
1 Corinthians 1:30
And ye are of him in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and also justice, and consecration, and holiness:
1 Corinthians 15:41
One glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for star differs from star in glory.
2 Corinthians 3:6-7
Who rendered as fitting servants of the new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter kills, and the Spirit makes alive.
2 Corinthians 3:10-11
For also that having been glorified has not been glorified in this part, for sake of the glory excelling.
2 Corinthians 5:21
For him not knowing sin, he made sin for us; that we might be the justice of God in him.
Galatians 3:10
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it has been written, Cursed every one who remains not in all written in the book of the law to do them.
Galatians 5:4-5
Ye were neglected from Christ, whoever are justified in the law; ye have fallen from grace.
Philippians 3:9
And be found in him, not having my justice, that of the law, but that by faith of Christ, the justice from God by faith:
Hebrews 3:5-6
And truly Moses faithful in his whole house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things to be spoken;
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, servant and sent of Jesus Christ, to them having received by inheritance equally honoured faith with us in the justice of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: