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2 Corinthians 3

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Ἀρχόμεθα be first πάλιν again ἑαυτοὺς my/your/him-… συνιστάνειν; commend or/than μὴ not χρῄζομεν need ὥς which/how τινες one συστατικῶν recommended ἐπιστολῶν epistle πρὸς to/with ὑμᾶς you or/than ἐξ out from ὑμῶν you συστατικῶν; recommended
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the/this/who ἐπιστολὴ epistle ἡμῶν I/we ὑμεῖς you ἐστε be ἐγγεγραμμένη write in ἐν in/on/among ταῖς the/this/who καρδίαις heart ἡμῶν, I/we γινωσκομένη know καὶ and ἀναγινωσκομένη read ὑπὸ by/under πάντων all ἀνθρώπων, human
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φανερούμενοι manifest ὅτι that/since ἐστὲ be ἐπιστολὴ epistle Χριστοῦ Christ διακονηθεῖσα serve ὑφ᾽ by/under ἡμῶν I/we ἐγγεγραμμένη write in οὐ no μέλανι ink ἀλλὰ but πνεύματι spirit/breath θεοῦ God ζῶντος, live οὐκ no ἐν in/on/among πλαξὶν tablet λιθίναις stone ἀλλ᾽ but ἐν in/on/among πλαξὶν tablet καρδίαις heart σαρκίναις. fleshly
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Πεποίθησιν confidence δὲ but/and τοιαύτην such as this ἔχομεν have/be διὰ through/beca… τοῦ the/this/who Χριστοῦ Christ πρὸς to/with τὸν the/this/who θεόν· God
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οὐχ no ὅτι that/since ἀφ᾽ away from ἑαυτῶν my/your/him-… ἱκανοί sufficient ἐσμεν be λογίσασθαί count τι one ὡς which/how ἐξ out from ἑαυτῶν, my/your/him-… ἀλλ᾽ but the/this/who ἱκανότης sufficiency ἡμῶν I/we ἐκ out from τοῦ the/this/who θεοῦ, God
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ὃς which καὶ and ἱκάνωσεν qualify ἡμᾶς I/we διακόνους servant καινῆς new διαθήκης, covenant οὐ no γράμματος something wr… ἀλλὰ but πνεύματος· spirit/breath τὸ the/this/who γὰρ for γράμμα something wr… ἀποκτέννει, kill τὸ the/this/who δὲ but/and πνεῦμα spirit/breath ζῳοποιεῖ. make alive
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εἰ if δὲ but/and the/this/who διακονία service τοῦ the/this/who θανάτου death ἐν in/on/among γράμμασιν something wr… ἐντετυπωμένη engrave ἐν in/on/among λίθοις stone ἐγενήθη be ἐν in/on/among δόξῃ, glory ὥστε so μὴ not δύνασθαι be able ἀτενίσαι gaze τοὺς the/this/who υἱοὺς son Ἰσραὴλ Israel εἰς toward τὸ the/this/who πρόσωπον face Μωϋσέως Moses διὰ through/beca… τὴν the/this/who δόξαν glory τοῦ the/this/who προσώπου face αὐτοῦ he/she/it/self τὴν the/this/who καταργουμένην, abate
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πῶς how?! οὐχὶ not μᾶλλον more the/this/who διακονία service τοῦ the/this/who πνεύματος spirit/breath ἔσται be ἐν in/on/among δόξῃ; glory
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εἰ if γὰρ for τῇ the/this/who διακονίᾳ service τῆς the/this/who κατακρίσεως condemnation δόξα, glory πολλῷ much μᾶλλον more περισσεύει abound/exceed the/this/who διακονία service τῆς the/this/who δικαιοσύνης righteousness ἐν in/on/among δόξῃ. glory
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καὶ and γὰρ for οὐ no δεδόξασται glorify τὸ the/this/who δεδοξασμένον glorify ἐν in/on/among τούτῳ this/he/she/it τῷ the/this/who μέρει part εἵνεκεν because of τῆς the/this/who ὑπερβαλλούσης surpass δόξης. glory
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εἰ if γὰρ for τὸ the/this/who καταργούμενον abate διὰ through/beca… δόξης, glory πολλῷ much μᾶλλον more τὸ the/this/who μένον stay ἐν in/on/among δόξῃ. glory
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Ἔχοντες have/be οὖν therefore/then τοιαύτην such as this ἐλπίδα hope πολλῇ much παρρησίᾳ boldness χρώμεθα, use
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καὶ and οὐ no καθάπερ just as Μωϋσῆς Moses ἐτίθει place κάλυμμα veil ἐπὶ upon/to/against τὸ the/this/who πρόσωπον face αὐτοῦ he/she/it/self πρὸς to/with τὸ the/this/who μὴ not ἀτενίσαι gaze τοὺς the/this/who υἱοὺς son