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It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> But the people’s minds were hardened, and to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, the same veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ. <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But their minds were hardened; for until the present day, the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant, not being lifted, which is being removed in Christ. <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/3.htm">King James Bible</a> But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/3.htm">New King James Version</a> But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ. <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ. <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ. <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ. <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is brought to an end in Christ. <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But [in fact] their minds were hardened [for they had lost the ability to understand]; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed [only] in Christ. <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> but their minds were hardened. For to this day, at the reading of the old covenant, the same veil remains; it is not lifted, because it is set aside only in Christ. <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> but their minds were closed. For to this day, at the reading of the old covenant, the same veil remains; it is not lifted, because it is set aside only in Christ. <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> but their minds were hardened: for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remaineth, it not being revealed to them that it is done away in Christ. <a href="/cev/2_corinthians/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The people were stubborn, and something still keeps them from seeing the truth when the Law is read. Only Christ can take away the covering that keeps them from seeing. <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> but their minds were hardened: for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remaineth unlifted; which veil is done away in Christ. <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> However, their minds became closed. In fact, to this day the same veil is still there when they read the Old Testament. It isn't removed, because only Christ can remove it. <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> Their minds, indeed, were closed; and to this very day their minds are covered with the same veil as they read the books of the old covenant. The veil is removed only when a person is joined to Christ. <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> However, their minds were hardened, for to this day the same veil is still there when they read the old covenant. Only in union with the Messiah is that veil removed. <a href="/net/2_corinthians/3.htm">NET Bible</a> But their minds were closed. For to this very day, the same veil remains when they hear the old covenant read. It has not been removed because only in Christ is it taken away. <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away. <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But their minds were blinded: for until this day the same vail remaineth untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Nay, their minds were made dull; for to this very day during the reading of the book of the ancient Covenant, the same veil remains unlifted, because it is only in Christ that it is to be abolished.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/2_corinthians/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. <a href="/web/2_corinthians/3.htm">World English Bible</a> But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> but their minds were hardened, for to this day the same veil at the reading of the Old Covenant remains unwithdrawn—which in Christ is being made useless— <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But their minds were hardened; for until the present day, the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant, not being lifted, which is being removed in Christ. <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> but their minds were hardened, for unto this day the same vail at the reading of the Old Covenant doth remain unwithdrawn -- which in Christ is being made useless -- <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> But their minds were hardened: for until this day the same veil upon the reading of the old covenant remains not uncovered; for in Christ it is left unemployed.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But their senses were made dull. For, until this present day, the selfsame veil, in the reading of the old testament, remaineth not taken away (because in Christ it is made void). <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> for their minds were obtuse. And, even until this present day, the very same veil, in the readings from the Old Testament, remains not taken away (though, in Christ, it is taken away). <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Rather, their thoughts were rendered dull, for to this present day the same veil remains unlifted when they read the old covenant, because through Christ it is taken away. <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But their minds were hardened. Indeed, to this very day, when they hear the reading of the old covenant, that same veil is still there, since only in Christ is it set aside.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But their minds were blinded: for to this day, when the Old Testament is read, the same veil rests over them, and it is not known to them that the veil has been removed through Christ. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But they were blinded in their understanding; for until today whenever the Old Testament is read, that veil remains over them, and it is not revealed that it is being abolished by The Messiah.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But their minds were blinded: for till this day, in the reading of the old covenant, the same vail remains not taken away, which vail is removed in Christ. <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> But their minds were darkened. For until this day the same veil remains in the reading of the old covenant, remains, not lifted; because it is done away in Christ; <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But their understandings were darkened: for unto this day the same veil in their reading the old testament abideth unremoved; which veil is taken away by Christ. <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a> besides, their minds were greatly prejudiced: for that very veil would still have obstructed the understanding of the old testament, unless it had been taken away by Christ. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Nay, their minds were made dull; for to this very day during the reading of the book of the ancient Covenant, the same veil remains unlifted, because it is only in Christ that it is to be abolished. <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> But their minds were unimpressible; for until this day upon the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted; which in Christ is done away. <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> for unto this day the same veil remaineth unremoved in the reading of the old testament, which veil is taken away in Christ. <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddheG4hMg28?start=521" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/3.htm">The Glory of the New Covenant</a> …13We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away. 14<a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: Alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">But</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">their</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3540.htm" title="3540: noēmata (N-NNP) -- From noieo; a perception, i.e. Purpose, or the intellect, disposition, itself.">minds</a> <a href="/greek/4456.htm" title="4456: epōrōthē (V-AIP-3S) -- To harden, render callous, petrify. Apparently from poros; to petrify, i.e. to indurate.">were closed.</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/891.htm" title="891: achri (Prep) -- As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4594.htm" title="4594: sēmeron (Adv) -- Today, now. Neuter of a presumed compound of the article ho and hemera; on the day; generally, now.">this</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeras (N-GFS) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">day</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auto (PPro-NN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">same</a> <a href="/greek/2571.htm" title="2571: kalymma (N-NNS) -- A covering, especially a covering of head and face, a veil. From kalupto; a cover, i.e. Veil.">veil</a> <a href="/greek/3306.htm" title="3306: menei (V-PIA-3S) -- To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.">remains</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">at</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/320.htm" title="320: anagnōsei (N-DFS) -- Recognition, reading; public reading (of the law and prophets in synagogue or church). From anaginosko; reading.">reading</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/3820.htm" title="3820: palaias (Adj-GFS) -- Old, ancient, not new or recent. From palai; antique, i.e. Not recent, worn out.">old</a> <a href="/greek/1242.htm" title="1242: diathēkēs (N-GFS) -- From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract.">covenant.</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/343.htm" title="343: anakalyptomenon (V-PPM/P-NNS) -- To unveil, uncover. From ana and kalupto; to unveil.">It has not been lifted,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because only</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christō (N-DMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/2673.htm" title="2673: katargeitai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- From kata and argeo; to be entirely idle, literally or figuratively.">can it be removed.</a> 15And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/34-33.htm">Exodus 34:33-35</a> When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face. / But whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him, he would remove the veil until he came out. And when he came out, he would tell the Israelites what he had been commanded, / and the Israelites would see that the face of Moses was radiant. So Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD. <a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7-10</a> What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ... <a href="/hebrews/8-13.htm">Hebrews 8:13</a> By speaking of a new covenant, He has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear. <a href="/matthew/13-13.htm">Matthew 13:13-15</a> This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a> And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” <a href="/john/12-39.htm">John 12:39-41</a> For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: / “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” / Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him. <a href="/romans/10-4.htm">Romans 10:4</a> For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes. <a href="/galatians/3-23.htm">Galatians 3:23-25</a> Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. / So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. / Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian. <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ... <a href="/ezekiel/11-19.htm">Ezekiel 11:19-20</a> And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh, / so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1</a> For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4</a> Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear. <a href="/luke/24-25.htm">Luke 24:25-27</a> Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! / Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?” / And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself. <a href="/acts/28-25.htm">Acts 28:25-27</a> They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: / ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ <a href="/romans/3-20.htm">Romans 3:20</a> Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But their minds were blinded: for until this day remains the same veil not taken away in the reading of the old testament; which veil is done away in Christ.their.<a href="/2_corinthians/4-3.htm">2 Corinthians 4:3,4</a> But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: … <a href="/psalms/69-23.htm">Psalm 69:23</a> Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake.<a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a> Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.which vail.<a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a> For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.<a href="/isaiah/25-7.htm">Isaiah 25:7</a> And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.<a href="/matthew/16-17.htm">Matthew 16:17</a> And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Ancient</a> <a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Blinded</a> <a href="/acts/8-32.htm">Book</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-4.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/romans/11-10.htm">Darkened</a> <a href="/romans/2-20.htm">Dull</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-16.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Hardened</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-2.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-11.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-2.htm">Read</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-2.htm">Reading</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-2.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">Testament</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-11.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-11.htm">Useless</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-13.htm">Vail</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-13.htm">Veil</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/hebrews/1-1.htm">Ancient</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">Blinded</a> <a href="/galatians/3-10.htm">Book</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/galatians/3-15.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-18.htm">Darkened</a> <a href="/hebrews/5-11.htm">Dull</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-13.htm">Hardened</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-15.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/philippians/4-7.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-15.htm">Read</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-15.htm">Reading</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-16.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-10.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-22.htm">Testament</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm">Useless</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-15.htm">Vail</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-15.htm">Veil</a><div class="vheading2">2 Corinthians 3</div>1. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-1.htm">Lest their false teachers should charge him with vain glory, </a> 2. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-2.htm">he shows the faith of the Corinthians to be a sufficient commendation of his ministry.</a> 6. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">Whereupon entering a comparison between the ministers of the law and of the gospel,</a> 12. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-12.htm">he proves that his ministry is so far the more excellent, </a> 17. <a href="/2_corinthians/3-17.htm">as the gospel of life and liberty is more glorious than the law of condemnation.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase refers to the spiritual blindness of the Israelites. In the context of <a href="/2_corinthians/3.htm">2 Corinthians 3</a>, Paul is discussing the inability of the Jewish people to understand the true meaning of the Old Testament scriptures. This spiritual blindness is a recurring theme in the Bible, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a> and <a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a>, where the people hear but do not understand. The closing of their minds is a result of their rejection of Jesus as the Messiah, which prevents them from seeing the fulfillment of the law and the prophets in Him.For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. The "veil" here is a metaphor for the lack of understanding and spiritual insight. Paul is drawing a parallel to the veil Moses wore after receiving the law on Mount Sinai (<a href="/exodus/34-33.htm">Exodus 34:33-35</a>). Just as Moses' veil covered the glory of God, the metaphorical veil covers the understanding of the Jewish people when they read the Old Testament. This veil signifies the separation between God and humanity due to sin, which is a theme throughout the Bible, beginning with the separation in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3).It has not been lifted, The persistence of the veil indicates that the spiritual blindness continues. This is a historical reality that Paul observed in his time, as many Jews continued to adhere strictly to the law without recognizing its fulfillment in Christ. The lifting of the veil is a divine act, suggesting that human effort alone cannot achieve true understanding or salvation. This aligns with the biblical teaching that salvation is by grace through faith (<a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>).because only in Christ can it be removed. This phrase emphasizes the centrality of Christ in the removal of spiritual blindness. Jesus is the fulfillment of the law and the prophets (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>), and only through Him can one truly understand the scriptures. This removal of the veil is akin to the new covenant, where believers are given a new heart and spirit (<a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a>). The concept of Christ as the key to understanding and salvation is echoed in <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>, where Jesus declares Himself the way, the truth, and the life. The removal of the veil signifies the reconciliation between God and humanity, achieved through the atoning work of Christ on the cross.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 2 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth, explaining the spiritual realities of the new covenant in Christ. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_corinthians.htm">The Corinthians</a> The recipients of the letter, a diverse group of believers in the city of Corinth, struggling with various theological and practical issues. 3. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> Referenced earlier in the chapter, Moses is the mediator of the old covenant, whose face was veiled after speaking with God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_old_covenant.htm">The Old Covenant</a> The Mosaic Law given to Israel, which Paul contrasts with the new covenant in Christ. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_veil.htm">The Veil</a> A metaphorical barrier representing spiritual blindness or misunderstanding, which Paul says remains over the hearts of those who do not accept Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_blindness.htm">Spiritual Blindness</a> The veil represents a spiritual blindness that prevents understanding of God's truth. This blindness is only removed through faith in Christ. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_christ.htm">The Role of Christ</a> Only in Christ is the veil removed, signifying that true understanding and relationship with God come through Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_new_covenant.htm">The New Covenant</a> Believers are called to live under the new covenant, which offers freedom and transformation through the Spirit. <a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_the_spirit.htm">Transformation through the Spirit</a> The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in removing the veil and transforming believers into the image of Christ. <a href="/topical/c/continual_renewal.htm">Continual Renewal</a> Believers should seek continual renewal of their minds and hearts through the Word and the Spirit, ensuring the veil remains lifted.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_corinthians_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Corinthians 3</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_paul's_'veil'_metaphor.htm">In 2 Corinthians 3:14–15, Paul implies that a “veil” remains over Jewish hearts. Is there any historical or archaeological evidence to support such a metaphor, or is it purely theological?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_judgment_seat_of_christ.htm">What is the Judgment Seat of Christ?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_moses_veil_his_face.htm">Why did Moses cover his face with a veil?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_2_cor_3_17_align_with_obedience.htm">How can Paul’s claim in 2 Corinthians 3:17 that “where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” be reconciled with other biblical texts that emphasize strict obedience to divine commands?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_corinthians/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) But their minds were blinded.--The Greek verb expresses strictly the callousness of a nerve that has become insensible, as in <a href="/mark/6-52.htm" title="For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.">Mark 6:52</a>; <a href="/mark/8-17.htm" title="And when Jesus knew it, he said to them, Why reason you, because you have no bread? perceive you not yet, neither understand? have you your heart yet hardened?">Mark 8:17</a>; <a href="/romans/11-7.htm" title="What then? Israel has not obtained that which he seeks for; but the election has obtained it, and the rest were blinded.">Romans 11:7</a>. Here, as applied to the faculties of perception, "blinded" is, perhaps, a legitimate rendering.Remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament . . .--The words are better translated: the same veil remaineth in the reading of the old covenant; the fact not being revealed (i.e., by the removal of the veil) that it (the old covenant) is being done away in Christ The figure is passing through a kind of dissolving change. There is still a veil between the hearers of the Law and its true meaning; but the veil is no longer on the face of the law-giver, but on their hearts; and the reason of this is that, the veil not being withdrawn, they do not see that the glory of the older covenant is done away by the brightness of the new. It is doing violence to the context to refer to the veil the words "is done away," which through the whole passage is applied to the Law itself; and in <a href="/2_corinthians/3-16.htm" title="Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.">2Corinthians 3:16</a> a new and appropriate word is used for the withdrawal of the veil. It is, the Apostle says, because the veil of prejudice and tradition hinders them from seeing the truth that the Jews of his own time still think of the Law as permanent, instead of looking on it as passing through a process of extinction. The "Old Testament" is clearly used, not, as in the modern sense, for the whole volume of the Law--Prophets and Psalms--but specially for the law which was the basis of the covenant. The other, but less adequate, rendering would be, the veil remaineth . . . unwithdrawn, for it (the veil) is abolished in Christ. If there was any authority for giving an active force to the middle form of the verb, we might translate with a perfectly satisfactory meaning, the same veil remaineth . . . not revealing the fact that it is being done away in Christ; but unfortunately there is no such authority. The English, "which veil is done away," fails to give, in any case, the true force of the Greek.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - Their minds. This word is rendered" devices" in <a href="/2_corinthians/2-11.htm">2 Corinthians 2:11</a>; "minds" in <a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14</a> and 2 Cor 4:4; and "thought" in <a href="/2_corinthians/10-5.htm">2 Corinthians 10:5</a>. It means that their powers of reason were, so to speak, petrified. Were blinded; rather, were hardened. The verb cannot mean" to blind." By whom were their minds hardened? It would be equally correct to say by themselves (<a href="/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8</a>), or by Satan (<a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">2 Corinthians 4:4</a>), or by God (<a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7, 8</a>). The same veil. Of course the meaning is "a veil of which the veil of Moses is an exact type." The veil which prevented them from seeing the evanescence of the light which shone on the face of Moses was symbolically identical with that which prevented them also from seeing the transitory character of his Law. It had been as it were taken from his face and laid on their hearts (see <a href="/acts/13-27.htm">Acts 13:27-29</a>; <a href="/romans/11.htm">Romans 11</a>.). Many commentators have seen in this verse a reference to the Jewish custom of covering the head with the tallith, a four-cornered veil, when they were in the synagogues. But this is doubtful, since the tallith did not cover the eyes. More probably his metaphor may have been suggested by <a href="/isaiah/25-7.htm">Isaiah 25:7</a>, "And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast ever all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations." Untaken away. There are two other ways of rendering this verse: (1) "For until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remaineth unlifted; which veil is done away in Christ," as in the Revised Version; or (2) "The same veil remaineth, it not being revealed that it is done away in Christ," as it is taken by Chrysostom and many others, and in the margin of the Revised Version. The latter seems to be the better view. It is not the veil, but the old covenant, which is being done away in Christ. To the Jews that truth still remained under a veil. The present tense, "is in course of annulment," might naturally be used until the utter abrogation of even the possible fulfilment of the Mosaic Law at the fall of Jerusalem. In the reading of the old testament; rather, the old covenant. There is no allusion to the Old Testament as a book, but the phrase is equivalent to "Moses is read" in the next verse. (On this obduracy of the Jews, see <a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7, 8, 25</a>.) <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But Ἀλλὰ (Alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. minds νοήματα (noēmata) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3540.htm">Strong's 3540: </a> From noieo; a perception, i.e. Purpose, or the intellect, disposition, itself. were closed. ἐπωρώθη (epōrōthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4456.htm">Strong's 4456: </a> To harden, render callous, petrify. Apparently from poros; to petrify, i.e. to indurate. For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. to ἄχρι (achri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_891.htm">Strong's 891: </a> As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to. [this] σήμερον (sēmeron) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_4594.htm">Strong's 4594: </a> Today, now. Neuter of a presumed compound of the article ho and hemera; on the day; generally, now. day ἡμέρας (hēmeras) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. same αὐτὸ (auto) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. veil κάλυμμα (kalymma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2571.htm">Strong's 2571: </a> A covering, especially a covering of head and face, a veil. From kalupto; a cover, i.e. Veil. remains μένει (menei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3306.htm">Strong's 3306: </a> To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay. at ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. reading ἀναγνώσει (anagnōsei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_320.htm">Strong's 320: </a> Recognition, reading; public reading (of the law and prophets in synagogue or church). From anaginosko; reading. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. old παλαιᾶς (palaias) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> Old, ancient, not new or recent. From palai; antique, i.e. Not recent, worn out. covenant. διαθήκης (diathēkēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract. It has not been lifted, ἀνακαλυπτόμενον (anakalyptomenon) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_343.htm">Strong's 343: </a> To unveil, uncover. From ana and kalupto; to unveil. [because] only ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Christ Χριστῷ (Christō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. can it be removed. καταργεῖται (katargeitai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2673.htm">Strong's 2673: </a> From kata and argeo; to be entirely idle, literally or figuratively. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were hardened for until (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 3:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 3:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 3:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 3:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>