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But if the ministration of death ,
engraven in letters on stones ,
was so glorious ,
that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses by reason of the glory of his countenance ,
which glory was to be done away ,
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shall not the ministration of the Spirit be much more glorious ?
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For if the ministration of condemnation had glory ,
much greater is the glory of the ministration of righteousness .
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For even that which was made glorious hath ceased to be glorious in this respect ,
by reason of the glory by which it is exceeded .
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For if that which was to be done away was glorious ,
much more glorious is that which endureth .
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Having therefore such hope ,
we use great plainness of speech ;
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and do not as Moses did ,
who put a veil over his face ,
that the children of Israel might not steadfastly look on the end of that which was to be done away .
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But their understandings were blinded ;
for until this day ,
when the old covenant is read ,
the same veil remaineth ,
since it is not unveiled to them that it is done away in Christ ;
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but even till this day ,
when Moses is read ,
there lieth a veil upon their heart ;
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but whenever it turneth to the Lord ,
the veil is taken away .
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Now the Lord is the Spirit ;
and where the Spirit of the Lord is ,
there is liberty .
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But we all with unveiled face beholding in a mirror the glory of the Lord ,
are changed into the same image from glory to glory ,
as by the Lord ,
the Spirit .