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2 Corinthians 3:8

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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:	How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?	For if the ministration of condemnation [be] glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

How^G4459 shall^G1248 not^G3780 the ministration^G1248 of the spirit^G4151 be^G2071 rather^{G3123 G1722} glorious^G1391?

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Original Greek

πῶς οὐχὶ μᾶλλον ἡ διακονία τοῦ πνεύματος ἔσται ἐν δόξῃ;

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
πῶς	pōs	G4459	ADV-I	How
οὐχὶ	ouchi	G3780	PRT-I	not
μᾶλλον	mallon	G3123	ADV	rather
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	*
διακονία	diakonia	G1248	N-NSF	shall the ministration
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSN	of the
πνεύματος	pneumatos	G4151	N-GSN	spirit
ἔσται	estai	G2071	V-FDI-3S	be
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP
δόξῃ;	doxē	G1391	N-DSF	glorious

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G1248 — διακονία (diakonía, dee-ak-on-ee'-ah): waiting at table, service, ministration — from διάκονος; attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate):--(ad-)minister(-ing, -tration, -try), office, relief, service(-ing).
• G1391 — δόξα (dóxa, dox'-ah): honor, renown, glory splendor — from the base of δοκέω; glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective):--dignity, glory(-ious), honour, praise, worship.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2071 — ἔσομαι (ésomai, es'-om-ahee): future of εἰμί; will be:--shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), X may have, X fall, what would follow, X live long, X sojourn.
• G3123 — μᾶλλον (mâllon, mal'-lon): more, rather — neuter of the comparative of the same as μάλιστα; (adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather:--+ better, X far, (the) more (and more), (so) much (the more), rather.
• G3780 — οὐχί (ouchí, oo-khee'): by no means, not at all — intensive of οὐ; not indeed:--nay, not.
• G4151 — πνεῦμα (pneûma, pnyoo'-mah): wind, breath, spirit — from πνέω; a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit:--ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare ψυχή.
• G4459 — πῶς (pōs, poce): how, in what manner — adverb from the base of ποῦ; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!:--how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• the ministration — Isaiah 11:2, Isaiah 44:3, Isaiah 59:21, Joel 2:28-29, John 1:17, John 7:39, Acts 2:17-18, Acts 2:32-33, Romans 8:9-16, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 2 Corinthians 3:6, 2 Corinthians 3:17, 2 Corinthians 11:4, Galatians 3:2-5, Galatians 3:14, Galatians 5:5, Galatians 5:22-23, Ephesians 2:18, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Peter 1:2, Jude 1:19-20

Reciprocal references (9): Exodus 31:18, Isaiah 32:15, Jeremiah 31:33, Acts 6:15, 2 Corinthians 4:4, Galatians 3:5, Ephesians 4:12, 1 Timothy 1:11, Hebrews 8:10

Related Topics

• Nave’s: GOSPEL, HOLY SPIRIT, LAW, MINISTER, Christian

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