2 Corinthians 3:11

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For if what was passing away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of what remains!

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  • Rom 5:20-21 : 20 Now the law was brought in so that the trespass might increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more. 21 So that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • 2 Cor 3:6-7 : 6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. 7 If the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not look intently at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was passing away,
  • 2 Cor 4:1 : 1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we were shown mercy, we do not lose heart.
  • Heb 7:21-25 : 21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him: 'The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: You are a priest forever.' 22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant. 23 Now there have been many priests since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24 but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. 25 Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
  • Heb 8:13 : 13 By calling this covenant 'new,' he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.
  • Heb 12:25-29 : 25 See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven? 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens." 27 The words "once more" indicate the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our God is a consuming fire.

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  • 2 Cor 3:7-10
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    7If the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not look intently at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was passing away,

    8will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?

    9For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness far exceeds it in glory.

    10Indeed, what once had glory now has no glory at all because of the surpassing glory.

  • 2 Cor 3:12-14
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    12Since we have such a hope, we act with great boldness,

    13not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was fading away.

    14But their minds were hardened. For to this day, the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away.

  • 2 Cor 4:15-18
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    15All this is for your benefit, so that grace, having increased through the many, may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.

    16Therefore, we do not lose heart. Even though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

    17For our momentary and light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

    18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

  • 1 Cor 1:31
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    31Therefore, as it is written: "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord."

  • 2 Cor 3:18
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    18And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this transformation comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

  • 2 Pet 3:11
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    11Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness,

  • 1 Cor 13:10
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    10but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.

  • 2 Cor 5:1-4
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    1For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

    2Meanwhile, we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,

    3because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

    4For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

  • Col 3:4
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    4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

  • 2 Cor 11:18
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    18Since many boast according to the flesh, I also will boast.

  • Heb 12:27
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    27The words "once more" indicate the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.

  • 2 Cor 10:17
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    17But, 'Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.'

  • 1 Cor 15:40-41
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    40There are also heavenly bodies and earthly bodies, but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another.

    41The glory of the sun is one kind, the glory of the moon is another, and the glory of the stars is yet another; for star differs from star in glory.

  • Heb 8:13
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    13By calling this covenant 'new,' he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

  • Phil 3:21
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    21who will transform our lowly bodies to be like his glorious body, through the power that enables him to bring everything under his control.

  • Heb 1:11
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    11'They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment.'

  • Rom 8:18
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    18I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.

  • 1 Cor 10:31
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    31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

  • Gal 1:5
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    5to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

  • Rom 3:7
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    7If the truth of God has increased His glory through my falsehood, why am I still judged as a sinner?

  • 1 Cor 12:23
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    23And the parts of the body that we think are less honorable, we bestow greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty,

  • 2 Pet 3:13-14
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    13But according to His promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

    14Therefore, beloved, since you are waiting for these things, make every effort to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless.

  • 1 Cor 3:14
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    14If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.

  • Phil 3:15
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    15Let all of us who are mature think this way. And if in anything you think differently, that too God will reveal to you.

  • 2 Pet 1:11
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    11And in this way, your entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.

  • Heb 3:3
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    3For Jesus has been found worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.

  • John 13:32
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    32If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him at once.

  • 1 Pet 1:24
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    24For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off,

  • 2 Cor 3:16
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    16But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.

  • Eph 3:13
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    13Therefore, I ask you not to lose heart over my sufferings for you, which are for your glory.

  • 2 Cor 11:30
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    30If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

  • 2 Pet 1:3
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    3His divine power has granted us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

  • Heb 11:40
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    40Since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

  • Ps 111:3
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    3Splendor and majesty are His work, and His righteousness endures forever.

  • Ps 104:31
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    31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.

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    7Instead, we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom that God predestined before the ages for our glory.

  • 1 Pet 5:11
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    11To Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.