2 Corinthians 3:13 KJV — MannaFest

2 Corinthians 3:13

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:

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ASV

andarenot as Moses, whoput a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which was passing away:

WEB

We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.

YLT

and are not as Moses, who was putting a vail upon his own face, for the sons of Israel not stedfastly to look to the end of that which is being made useless,

DBT

and not according as Moses put a veil on his own face, so that the children of Israel should not fix their eyes on the end of that annulled.

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2 Corinthians — Paul's most personal letter. A defense of gospel ministry under pressure — comfort and conflict, giving and glory, weakness and power — with the tone shifting markedly at chapter 10.

Author: Paul, with Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55–56, from Macedonia

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Exodus 34:33–35
And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.
Psalms 119:18
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Isaiah 25:7
And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.
Exodus 34:29
And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
Ephesians 2:14–15
For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

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Because the Jews would not see, God judicially gave them up so as not to see. The glory of Moses' face is antitypically Christ s glory shining behind the veil of legal ordinances. The veil which has been taken off to the believer is left on to the unbelieving Jew, so that he should not see (Isa 6:10;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

And we do not act as Moses did, who put a veil over his face - Which is to be understood with regard to his writings also. So that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly to the end of that dispensation which is now abolished - The end of this was Christ.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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