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2 Corinthians

Paul defends his apostleship and teaches on the power of God in weakness and the importance of generous giving.

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KJV: Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?

Geneva: Doe we begin to praise our selues againe? or neede we as some other, epistles of recommendation vnto you, or letters of recommendation from you?

KJV: Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

Geneva: Yee are our epistle, written in our hearts, which is vnderstand, and read of all men,

KJV: Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

Geneva: In that yee are manifest, to be the Epistle of Christ, ministred by vs, and written, not with yncke, but with the Spirite of the liuing God, not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart.

KJV: And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:

Geneva: And such trust haue we through Christ to God:

KJV: Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

Geneva: Not that we are sufficient of our selues, to thinke any thing, as of our selues: but our sufficiencie is of God,

KJV: Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Geneva: Who also hath made vs able ministers of the Newe testament, not of the letter, but of the Spirite: for the letter killeth, but the Spirite giueth life.

KJV: But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

Geneva: If then the ministration of death written with letters and ingrauen in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel coulde not beholde the face of Moses, for the glorie of his countenance (which glorie is done away.)

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

Geneva: Howe shall not the ministration of the Spirite be more glorious?

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

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

KJV: For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

Geneva: For euen that which was glorified, was not glorified in this point, that is, as touching the exceeding glorie.

KJV: For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.

Geneva: For if that which should be abolished, was glorious, much more shall that which remaineth, be glorious.

KJV: Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:

Geneva: Seeing then that we haue such trust, we vse great boldnesse of speach.

KJV: And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:

Geneva: And we are not as Moses, which put a vaile vpon his face, that the children of Israel should not looke vnto the ende of that which should be abolished.

KJV: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.

Geneva: Therefore their mindes are hardened: for vntill this day remaineth the same couering vntaken away in the reading of the olde Testament, which vaile in Christ is put away.

KJV: But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.

Geneva: But euen vnto this day, whe Moses is read, the vaile is laid ouer their hearts.

KJV: Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.

Geneva: Neuertheles when their heart shall be turned to the Lord, the vaile shalbe taken away.

KJV: Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Geneva: Nowe the Lorde is the Spirite, and where the Spirite of the Lorde is, there is libertie.

KJV: But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.

Geneva: But we al behold as in a mirrour the glory of the Lorde with open face, and are changed into the same image, from glorie to glorie, as by the Spirit of the Lord.

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