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2 Corinthians 3 — Sermon Preparation
Paul contrasts the fading glory of the old covenant ministry with the surpassing and permanent glory of the new covenant ministry of the Spirit. Below is a research summary for 2 Corinthians 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
2 Corinthians 3 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| δόξα | dóxa | G1391 | 11 | dignity, glory, honour, praise |
| κάλυμμα | kályma | G2571 | 4 | vail |
| πνεῦμα | pneûma | G4151 | 7 | ghost, life, spirit, mind |
| καταργέω | katargéō | G2673 | 4 | abolish, cease, cumber, deliver |
| διακονία | diakonía | G1248 | 4 | minister, office, relief, service |
| πρόσωπον | prósōpon | G4383 | 4 | appearance, before, countenance, face |
| γράμμα | grámma | G1121 | 3 | bill, learning, letter, scripture |
How preachers through history handled this text
15 public-domain excerpts on 2 Corinthians 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The apostle makes an apology for his seeming to commend himself, and is careful not to assume too much to himself, but to ascribe all praise unto God, ver. 1-5. He then draws a comparison between the Old Testament and the New, and shows the excellency of the later above the former (ver. 6-11), whence he infers what is the duty of gospel ministers, and the advantage of those who live under the gospel above those who lived under the law, ver. 12, to the end. Apology for Seeming Self-Commendation. (a. d. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 6 (Acts to Revelation), on 2 Corinthians 3:1–30 (Public Domain)
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