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2 Corinthians 3

2 Cor. 3:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Nevertheless
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
when
henika (Greek #2259)
at which time
KJV usage: when.
Pronounce: hay-nee'-kah
Origin: of uncertain affinity
it shall turn
an (Greek #302)
a primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty
KJV usage: (what-, where-, wither-, who-)soever. Usually unexpressed except by the subjunctive or potential mood. Also contracted for 1437.
Pronounce: an
epistrepho (Greek #1994)
to revert (literally, figuratively or morally)
KJV usage: come (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about, again).
Pronounce: ep-ee-stref'-o
Origin: from 1909 and 4762
to
pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
the Lord
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
, the vail
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kaluma (Greek #2571)
a cover, i.e. veil
KJV usage: vail.
Pronounce: kal'-oo-mah
Origin: from 2572
shall be taken away
periaireo (Greek #4014)
to remove all around, i.e. unveil, cast off (anchor); figuratively, to expiate
KJV usage: take away (up).
Pronounce: per-ee-ahee-reh'-o
Origin: from 4012 and 138 (including its alternate)
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Isa. 25:7• 7And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. (Isa. 25:7)

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Vail; Veil

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Ministry on This Verse

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when.
Ex. 34:34• 34But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded. (Ex. 34:34)
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Deut. 4:30• 30When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice; (Deut. 4:30)
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Deut. 30:10• 10If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. (Deut. 30:10)
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Lam. 3:40• 40Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. (Lam. 3:40)
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Hos. 3:4‑5• 4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
 5Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days. (Hos. 3:4‑5)
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Rom. 11:25‑27• 25For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
 26And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
 27For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. (Rom. 11:25‑27)
the vail.
Isa. 25:7• 7And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. (Isa. 25:7)
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Isa. 29:18• 18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. (Isa. 29:18)
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Isa. 54:13• 13And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children. (Isa. 54:13)
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Jer. 31:34• 34And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. (Jer. 31:34)
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John 6:45‑46• 45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
 46Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. (John 6:45‑46)
• The veil, he says, is taken away in Christ. Nothing is now veiled. The glorious substance is accomplished. The veil is on the heart of the Jews, when they read the Old Testament. Now every time that Moses entered into the tabernacle to speak to God, or to hear Him, he took off his veil. Thus, says the Apostle, when Israel shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away. (“2 Corinthians 3” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken awayd.)

JND Translation Notes

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The parenthesis begins at ver. 7.

W. Kelly Translation

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But whenever it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken off.)