2 Corinthians 3:10
Strong's Lexicon
Indeed
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

what
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

was once glorious
δεδοξασμένον (dedoxasmenon)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1392: To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.

has no glory now
δεδόξασται (dedoxastai)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1392: To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

comparison to
μέρει (merei)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3313: A part, portion, share. From an obsolete but more primary form of meiromai; a division or share.

εἵνεκεν (heineken)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1752: Or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en; of uncertain affinity; on account of.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

glory [that]
δόξης (doxēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1391: From the base of dokeo; glory, in a wide application.

surpasses [it].
ὑπερβαλλούσης (hyperballousēs)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5235: To surpass, excel, exceed, transcend. From huper and ballo; to throw beyod the usual mark, i.e. to surpass.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Indeed, what was once glorious has no glory now in comparison to the glory that surpasses it.

Young's Literal Translation
for also even that which hath been glorious, hath not been glorious—in this respect, because of the superior glory;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In fact , what had been glorious is not glorious now by comparison because of the glory that surpasses it.

New American Standard Bible
For indeed what had glory, in this case has no glory because of the glory that surpasses [it].

King James Bible
For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory.

New Living Translation
In fact, that first glory was not glorious at all compared with the overwhelming glory of the new way.

English Standard Version
Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it.

New American Standard Bible
For indeed what had glory, in this case has no glory because of the glory that surpasses it.

King James Bible
For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In fact, what had been glorious is not glorious now by comparison because of the glory that surpasses it.

International Standard Version
In fact, that which once had glory lost its glory, because the other glory surpassed it.

NET Bible
For indeed, what had been glorious now has no glory because of the tremendously greater glory of what replaced it.

American Standard Version
For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth.

English Revised Version
For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth.

Young's Literal Translation
for also even that which hath been glorious, hath not been glorious -- in this respect, because of the superior glory;
















Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:9
For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

2 Corinthians 3:11
For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.

2 Corinthians 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

2 Corinthians 3:8
How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?

2 Corinthians 3:7
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

2 Corinthians 3:12
Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:

2 Corinthians 3:13
And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
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