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2 Corinthians 3

2 Cor. 3:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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How
pos (Greek #4459)
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
KJV usage: how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: poce
Origin: adverb from the base of 4226
shall
esomai (Greek #2071)
will be
KJV usage: shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), X may have, X fall, what would follow, X live long, X sojourn.
Pronounce: es'-om-ahee
Origin: future of 1510
not
ouchi (Greek #3780)
not indeed
KJV usage: nay, not.
Pronounce: oo-khee'
Origin: intensive of 3756
the ministration
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
diakonia (Greek #1248)
attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate)
KJV usage: (ad-)minister(-ing, -tration, -try), office, relief, service(-ing).
Pronounce: dee-ak-on-ee'-ah
Origin: from 1249
of the spirit
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
pneuma (Greek #4151)
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
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
be
esomai (Greek #2071)
will be
KJV usage: shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), X may have, X fall, what would follow, X live long, X sojourn.
Pronounce: es'-om-ahee
Origin: future of 1510
rather
mallon (Greek #3123)
(adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather
KJV usage: + better, X far, (the) more (and more), (so) much (the more), rather.
Pronounce: mal'-lon
Origin: neuter of the comparative of the same as 3122
glorious
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: 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.
Pronounce: en
Origin: 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 1519 and 1537)
doxa (Greek #1391)
glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
KJV usage: dignity, glory(-ious), honour, praise, worship.
Pronounce: dox'-ah
Origin: from the base of 1380
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the ministration.
2 Cor. 3:6,17• 6who also made us competent [as] servants of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit, for the letter killeth but the spirit quickeneth.
17Now the Lord is the spirit, but where the Spirit of the Lord [is, there is] liberty;
(2 Cor. 3:6,17)
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2 Cor. 11:4• 4For if indeed he that cometh preacheth another Jesus whom ye preached not, or ye receive a different Spirit whom ye received not, or a different gospel which ye accepted not, ye might well bear with [it]. (2 Cor. 11:4)
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Isa. 11:2•  (Isa. 11:2)
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Isa. 44:3•  (Isa. 44:3)
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Isa. 59:21•  (Isa. 59:21)
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Joel 2:28‑29•  (Joel 2:28‑29)
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John 1:17• 17For the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. (John 1:17)
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John 7:39• 39But this said he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were about to receive, for [the] Spirit was not yet, because Jesus was not yet glorified. (John 7:39)
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Acts 2:17‑18,32‑33• 17And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your elders shall dream with dreams;
18yea, and on my bondmen and on my bondwomen in those days will I pour out of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
32This Jesus did God raise up whereof all we are witnesses.
33Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God and received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he poured forth this which ye see and hear.
(Acts 2:17‑18,32‑33)
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Rom. 8:9‑16• 9Ye however are not in flesh but in Spirit, if so be God's Spirit dwell in you. But if anyone has not Christ's Spirit, he is not of him.
10But if Christ [be] in you, the body [is] dead on account of sin, and the Spirit life on account of righteousness.
11But if the Spirit of him that raised Jesus out of [the] dead dwell in you, he that raised Christ out of [the] dead shall quicken your mortal bodies also on account of his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
12So then, brethren, debtors we are not to the flesh to live according to flesh;
13for if ye live according to flesh, ye are about to die; but if by [the] Spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14For as many as are being led by God's Spirit, these are God's sons.
15For ye received not a spirit of bondage again unto fear, but ye received a Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba Father.
16The Spirit itself jointly testifieth with our Spirit that we are God's children;
(Rom. 8:9‑16)
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1 Cor. 3:16• 16Know ye not that ye are God's temple, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? (1 Cor. 3:16)
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1 Cor. 12:4‑11• 4Now there are differences of gifts, but the same Spirit,
5and there are differences of services, and the same Lord,
6and there are differences of operations, but the same God that operateth all things in all.
7But to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for profit.
8For to one, through the Spirit, is given [the] word of wisdom, and to another [the] word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;
9to a different one faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
10and to another operations of powers, and to another prophecy, and to another discerning of spirits; to a different one kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.
11But all these things operateth the one and the same Spirit, dividing in particular to each as he pleaseth.
(1 Cor. 12:4‑11)
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Gal. 3:2‑5,14• 2This only I wish to learn from you; received ye the Spirit by works of law, or by the report of faith?
3Are ye so senseless? Having begun in Spirit, are ye now being perfected in flesh?
4Suffered ye so many things in vain, if indeed in vain?
5He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit and worketh miracles among you, [doeth he it] by works of law or by the hearing of faith?
14that unto the nations the blessing of Abraham might come in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
(Gal. 3:2‑5,14)
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Gal. 5:5,22‑23• 5For we in the Spirit await by faith the hope of righteousness.
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control:
23against such things there is no law.
(Gal. 5:5,22‑23)
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Eph. 2:18• 18For through him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. (Eph. 2:18)
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2 Thess. 2:13• 13But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [the] Lord, that God chose you from [the] beginning unto salvation in sanctification of [the] Spirit and belief of [the] truth; (2 Thess. 2:13)
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1 Peter 1:2• 2elect, according to foreknowledge of God [the] Father, in [the] Spirit's sanctification, unto obedience and blood-sprinkling of Jesus Christ: grace to you and peace be multiplied. (1 Peter 1:2)
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Jude 19‑20• 19These are they that make separations, natural, not having [the] Spirit.
20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in [the] Holy Spirit,
(Jude 19‑20)
 The Holy Spirit Himself, who gave its force, revealed that glory, and, by dwelling and working in the believer, enables him to enjoy it. (2 Corinthians 3 by J.N. Darby)
 The gospel is a ministry of the Spirit of God, by which Christ is written on the heart. Moreover, the existence, commencement, and continuance of this ministry of the Spirit, depends upon the glory of Christ. The glory in which Christ is seated is the witness of God's infinite satisfaction in Christ and His work. (2 Corinthians 3 by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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how shall not rather the ministry of the Spirit subsist in glory?

W. Kelly Translation

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how shall not the ministry of the Spirit rather be in glory?