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2 Corinthians 3:13
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2 Corinthians 3:13
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13 and not like Moses,[a] who put a veil over his face so that the Israelites could not look intently at the cessation of what was fading.
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- 3:13–14a Not like Moses: in Exodus Moses veiled his face to protect the Israelites from God’s reflected glory. Without impugning Moses’ sincerity, Paul attributes another effect to the veil. Since it lies between God’s glory and the Israelites, it explains how they could fail to notice the glory disappearing. Their thoughts were rendered dull: the problem lay with their understanding. This will be expressed in 2 Cor 3:14b–16 by a shift in the place of the veil: it is no longer over Moses’ face but over their perception.
2 Corinthians 3:16
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2 Corinthians 3:16
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16 but whenever a person turns to the Lord the veil is removed.(A)
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