2 Corinthians 3:9

New Covenant Ministry

⁸ How shall the ministry of the Spirit not be with glory? ⁹ For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory. ¹⁰ Even what was glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the greater glory.

New Covenant

With God

Old Covenant

Hebrews 12:18-21

You have not come to a mountain that can be touched, to Mount Sinai with its blazing fire, the darkness and the gloom, the storm.

Romans 3:21-22

But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets.

Exodus 19:12-19

Warn the people that they are forbidden to touch any part of the mountain. Anyone who touches the mountain will be put to death,

Exodus 20:18-19

The people heard the thunder and the trumpet blast. They saw the lightning and the smoking mountain. They trembled with fear and stood at a distance.

Isaiah 46:13

I bring near my righteousness. It is not far away. My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel.

Jeremiah 23:6

In His days Judah will be saved. Israel will dwell securely. This is his name by which he will be called, Jehovah Is Our Righteousness.

Romans 1:17-18

It reveals the righteousness of God from faith-to-faith for it is written: The righteous shall live by faith.

Romans 4:11

He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had while he was not circumcised. That way he could be the father of all those who believe, though they are not circumcised, that righteousness might be counted to them.

Romans 5:15-21

But the two are not the same, because God's gift (spiritual endowment) is not like Adam's sin. It is true that many people died because of the sin of that one man. But God's grace is much greater, and so is his gift to so many people through the loving-kindness of the one man, Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:3-4

God did what the Law could not do, because human nature was weak. He sent his own son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering and do away with sin. So he condemned sin in sinful human nature.

Romans 10:3-10

They are ignorant of God's righteousness. They seek to establish their own righteousness and have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

1 Corinthians 1:30

It is because of him you are united with Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.

1 Corinthians 15:41

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars. For one star differs from another star in glory.

2 Corinthians 3:6-7

He also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant. This is a covenant not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 3:10-11

Even what was glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the greater glory.

2 Corinthians 5:21

He made the one who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf. That way we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Galatians 3:10

Those who are of the works of the Law are under a curse. For it is written, Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the Law, by obeying them.

Galatians 5:4-5

You who seek to be righteous by Law are separated from Christ. You have fallen away from grace.

Philippians 3:9

I want to be united with him. I no longer want a righteousness of my own that is gained by obeying the law. The righteousness from God is by faith in Christ.

Hebrews 3:5-6

Indeed Moses was faithful in His house, as a ministering servant, for a testimony of the things to be spoken afterwards.

2 Peter 1:1

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God, and of our Savior Jesus Christ: