2 Corinthians 3:14

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	ἀλλ᾽ all᾽	G235	properly · conjunction
their	αὐτῶν. autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
minds	νοήματα noēmata	G3540	a perception · noun — nominative plural neuter
blinded	ἐπωρώθη epōrōthē	G4456	to petrify · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
until	ἄχρι achri	G891	(of time) until or (of place) up to · preposition
day	σήμερον sēmeron	G4594	on the (i.e. this) day (or night current or just passed) · adverb
remaineth	μένει menei	G3306	to stay (in a given place · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
same	αὐτὸ auto	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — nominative singular neuter
vail	κάλυμμα kalumma	G2571	a cover · noun — nominative singular neuter
away	ἀνακαλυπτόμενον, anakaluptomenon	G343	to unveil · verb — present passive participle, nominative singular neuter
in	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
reading	ἀναγνώσει anagnōsei	G320	(the act of) reading · noun — dative singular feminine
old	παλαιᾶς palaias	G3820	antique · adjective — genitive singular feminine
testament	διαθήκης diathēkēs	G1242	properly · noun — genitive singular feminine
which	ὅς hós	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun
away	καταργεῖται, katargeitai	G2673	to be (render) entirely idle (useless) · verb — present passive indicative, 3rd person singular
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
Christ	Χριστῷ Christō	G5547	anointed · noun — dative singular masculine, a title

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 4:3-4 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins…
Romans 11:25 For 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 i…
Romans 11:7-10 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
Ephesians 1:17-20 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
John 12:40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be conv…
2 Corinthians 4:6 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…
Isaiah 44:18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 3:12–end

In these verses the apostle draws two inferences from what he had said about the Old and New Testament: - I. Concerning the duty of the ministers of the gospel to use great plainness or clearness of speech. They ought not, like Moses, to put a veil upon their faces, or obscure and darken those things which they should make plain. The gospel is a more clear dispensation than the law; the things of God are revealed in the New Testament, not in types and shadows, and ministers are much to blame if they do not set spiritual things, and gospel-truth and grace, in the clearest light that is possible. Though the Israelites could not look stedfastly to the end of what was commanded, but is now abol…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 3:14

Parenthetical: Of Christians in general. He resumes the subject of the ministry, Co2 4:1. minds--Greek, "mental perceptions"; "understandings." blinded--rather, "hardened." The opposite to "looking steadfastly at the end" of the law (Co2 3:13). The veil on Moses' face is further typical of the veil that is on their hearts. untaken away . . . which veil--rather, "the same veil . . . remaineth untaken away [literally, not unveiled], so that they do not see THAT it (not the veil as English Version, but 'THE OLD TESTAMENT,' or covenant of legal ordinances) is done away (Co2 3:7, Co2 3:11, Co2 3:13) in Christ" or, as BENGEL, "Because it is done away in Christ," that is, it is not done away…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Corinthians 3:14

But their minds were blinded - By resting in the letter, shutting their eyes against the light that was granted to them, they contracted a hardness or stupidity of heart. And the veil that was on the face of Moses, which prevented the glory of his face from shining out, may be considered as emblematical of the veil of darkness and ignorance that is on their hearts, and which hinders the glory of the Gospel from shining in. Until this day remaineth the same veil - They are still ignorant of the spiritual meaning and intention of their own law, called here παλαια διαθηκη, the old covenant. See the word explained in the preface to St. Matthew. In the reading of the Old Testament - Here is an ev…

The Church Fathers

Their minds were hardened through unbelief, and this will not change until they convert and believe in Christ.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

"Until this day" means not just until the time of Paul but until our time also, and indeed, till the end of the world.
— Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 15:32

For only there is superiority possible where was previously the thing over which superiority can be affirmed. But then he says, "But their minds were blinded" -of the world; certainly not the Creator's mind, but the minds of the people which are in the world.
— Tertullian, Against Marcion Book V

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Dictionary and topics

Bible — Bible, the English form of the Greek name Biblia, meaning “books,” the name which in the fifth century began to be given to the entire collection of sacred books, the “Library of Divine Revelation.”…
Moses — Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years…
Veil, vail — (1.) Heb. mitpahath (Ruth 3:15; marg., “sheet” or “apron;” R.V., “mantle”). In Isa. 3:22 this word is plural, rendered “wimples;” R.V., “shawls” i.e., wraps. (2.) Massekah (Isa. 25:7; in Isa. 28:20…
Jews, The · National character of: Ignorant of the true sense of Scripture — National character of: Ignorant of the true sense of Scripture
Mysteries · OF RE — OF RE
Vail Or Veil · Illustrative: Of the spiritual blindness of the Jewish nation — Illustrative: Of the spiritual blindness of the Jewish nation
Veil · .By Moses, to screen his face when he — .By Moses, to screen his face when he

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Corinthians 3:14

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 3:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 3:14

Adam Clarke on 2 Corinthians 3:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Corinthians 3:14

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 3:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 3:14

Adam Clarke on 2 Corinthians 3:14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Corinthians 3:14

John Calvin on 2 Corinthians 3:12–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Corinthians 3:12-15