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Verse 2 Corinthians 3:12. _SEEING - WE HAVE SUCH HOPE_] Such glorious
prospects as those blessings which the Gospel sets before us,
producing such _confidence_, as the fulfilment of so many promises h...
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SEEING THEN THAT WE HAVE SUCH HOPE - Hope properly is a compound
emotion, made up of a desire for an object, and an expectation of
obtaining it. If there is no desire for it; or if the object is not
p...
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4. THE MINISTRY OF THE NEW COVENANT IN CONTRAST WITH THE OLD.
CHAPTER 3
_ 1. The Epistle of Christ. (2 Corinthians 3:1)_
2. The True Sufficiency. (2 Corinthians 3:4)
3. The Old and New Ministry Con...
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This opens the way for a comparison between the ministry under the one
covenant and the ministry under the other. The former, even though its
issue was historically failure, condemnation, and death, a...
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It is because we possess such a hope that we speak with such freedom.
We do not draw a veil over things, as Moses did over his face so that
the children of Israel should not gaze at the end of the glo...
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EACH MAN A LETTER OF CHRIST (2 Corinthians 3:1-3)...
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SEEING... HAVE. Having then.
USE. Greek _chraomai._ See Acts 27:3,
GREAT. much.
PLAINNESS OF SPEECH. outspokenness. Greek. _parrhesia_. Often
translated boldly, or freely....
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_Seeing then that we have such hope_ i.e. the hope that the Christian
covenant is one of which the glory is permanent.
_we use great plainness of speech] Trist_(i.e. trust) Wiclif.
_Boldness_, Tyndale...
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The Ministration of the Spirit superior to that of the Law
7. _But if the ministration of death_ He does not say -which
causeth," but -the ministration of death," for that which
_caused_death was sin...
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12–18. This overwhelming superiority of the Gospel inspires its
ministers with great boldness. An Apostle has no need to veil the
glory which he has received, for there is no fear of its being seen to...
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ΠΑΡΡΗΣΊΑΙ. BOLDNESS _of speech_ (Ephesians 6:19; Philippians
1:20). Freedom from _fear_, especially in reference to _speech_, is
the radical meaning of the word. Then it easily passes to freedom from...
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_THE VEIL IS DONE AWAY IN CHRIST 2 CORINTHIANS 3:12-15:_ The hope of
the perpetual nature of the New Testament gave Paul the courage to
speak freely or with boldness. Just as the veil covered Moses' f...
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ΈΧΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΈΧ (G2192) иметь,
ΠΑΡΡΗΣΊΣΙ (G3954) _букв._ говоря
начистоту, откровенно говоря; затем
развилось значение "храбрость"
"смелость" "свобода" (Barrett; TDNT; Windisch).
Χ...
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THAT WE HAVE SUCH HOPE,— That St. Paul, by these words, means the
honourable employment of an apostle and minister of the gospel, or the
_glory_ belongingto his ministryin the gospel, is evident from...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
SECTION 3
It Divests People of Freedom (2 Corinthians 3:12-17)
12 Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, 13not like Moses, who
put a veil over his face so that the Israelit...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Paul's Great Boldness of Speech
Scripture_
2 Corinthians 3:12-13. Having therefore such a hope, we use great
boldness of speech, 13 and are not as Moses, who put a veil upon hi...
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Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
SUCH HOPE - of the future glory, which shall result from the
ministration of the Gospel (2 Corinthians 3:8).
PLAINNESS OF SPE...
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6 The covenant of the letter is the law of Moses which was engraven in
stone, to symbolize its unyielding sternness. There is no reference to
the letter of Scripture. It is the law that kills, just as...
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PARAPHRASE. 'Since our hopes of the future of the gospel are so great,
we speak frankly and boldly. (13) We do not seek to conceal anything
as Moses concealed his face with a veil lest the people shou...
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This chapter is closely connected with what goes before, and carries
on the vindication of the Apostle's conduct....
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GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK
2 CORINTHIANS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 3
V1 But we are not trying to recommend ourselves. And we do not need
letters to recommend us, like some people. V2 You a...
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SEEING THEN THAT WE HAVE SUCH HOPE. — The “hope” is in substance
the same as the “confidence” of 2 Corinthians 3:4; but the
intervening thoughts have carried his mind on to the future as well as
the p...
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CHAPTER 10
THE TRANSFIGURING SPIRIT
2 Corinthians 3:12 (R.V)
THE "hope" which here explains the Apostle's freedom of speech is to
all intents and purposes the same as the "confidence" in 2 Corinthia...
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THE MINISTRY OF THE NEW COVENANT IS (_b_) OPEN, NOT VEILED, AS WAS
THAT OF THE OLD. The illustration from the O.T. which is used in these
verses has been obscured for English readers by the faulty ren...
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ἔχοντες οὖν τοιαύτην κ. τ. λ.: _having
therefore such a hope_ (_sc._, of the glorious Ministration of the
Spirit, 2 Corinthians 3:8; _cf._ 2 Corinthians 3:4) _we use great
boldness of speech_. The ver...
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THE VEIL UPON THE HEART
2 Corinthians 3:7
By a quick turn of thought, Paul passes from the idea of the fleshly
tablets of the heart, where God writes His new name, to the Law graven
on the ancient ta...
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The apostle declared that the Church is the supreme credential of the
power of the ministry. The Corinthian Christians are "known and read
of all men." This, however, was not the deepest truth. They w...
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THE GREATER GLORY OF THE NEW COVENANT
The law of Moses was written in stone and condemned men to die since
they were not perfect. Yet, Moses, as a minister of that covenant, was
glorified to the point...
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(3) Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of
speech:
(3) He shows what this glory of the preaching of the Gospel consists
in: that is, in that it sets forth plainly and evidently...
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Having therefore such hope, we use much confidence and assurance, and
need not conceal God's promises, nor put a veil over our face, as
Moses did, the children of Israel not being able to look on the...
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(7) But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones,
was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly
behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; whic...
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12._Having therefore this hope. _Here he advances still farther, for
he does not treat merely of the nature of the law, or of that enduring
quality of which we have spoken, but also of its abuse. True...
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These words give rise to an exposition of the gospel in contrast with
the law, which the false teachers mixed up with the gospel. He gives
this exposition with the most touching appeal to the heart of...
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SEEING THEN THAT WE HAVE SUCH HOPE,.... Having this confidence, and
being fully persuaded that God has made us able and sufficient
ministers of the Gospel, has called and qualified us for such service...
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Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
Ver. 12. _Plainness of speech_] Or, much evidence, as John 10:24;
John 11:14; John 16:29; with much perspicuity and authority we...
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_Seeing then_ Upon these grounds spoken of from 2 Corinthians 3:5;
_that we have such hope_ Such confidence of the excellence of our
ministry, or such an assurance that the gospel excels the law in it...
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SEEING, THE N, THAT WE HAVE SUCH HOPE, WE USE GREAT PLAINNESS OF
SPEECH;...
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The effect of the two ministries:...
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Did the Corinthians assume that Paul was merely commending himself or
defending himself in penning the last verse of chapter 2? It was not
so; but necessity demanded that they should recognize that he...
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PLAINNESS:
Or, boldness...
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12-18 It is the duty of the ministers of the gospel to use great
plainness, or clearness, of speech. The Old Testament believers had
only cloudy and passing glimpses of that glorious Saviour, and
unb...
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HOPE here signifieth nothing but a confident, certain expectation of
something that is hereafter to come to pass. The term _such_ referreth
to something which went before: the sense is: We being in a...
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Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,...
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2 Corinthians 3:12 Therefore G3767 have G2192 (G5723) such G5108 hope
G1680 use G5530 (G5736) great G4183
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CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO
COVENANTS (2 CORINTHIANS 3:12)
‘Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech, and
are not as Moses, who put a veil on hi...
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2 Corinthians 3:12. HAVING THEREFORE SUCH A HOPE in the exercise of
such a ministry, WE USE GREAT BOLDNESS (or ‘openness') of speech. It
is the same word as is used in Mark 8:32, where the reference i...
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2 Corinthians 3:12
Mirrors of Christ.
I. Note first what St. Paul means when he speaks of why Moses put the
veil upon his face. You think it was because it was too bright that he
did so. Not at all....
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CONTENTS: The ministry of Christ accredited. Its spiritual and
glorious character.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Moses.
CONCLUSION: True ministers are Christ's instruments, for He is th...
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2 Corinthians 3:1. _Do we begin again to commend ourselves?_ A happy
mode of recovery, as though he had slidden unawares into
self-applause, when contrasting his ministry with that of false
teachers....
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BECAUSE. The facts in 2 Corinthians 3:7-11 are the basis of confident
hope, which gives the servants of Christ _boldness_ in speaking!!!
This is Paul's answer to his opponents....
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_Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech
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THE DUTY OF OUTSPOKENNESS ON RELIGIOUS QUESTIONS
True religion is very simple and very deep.
A s simple as this statement, “Go...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 3:12 If Paul’s ministry
announces life, not death, then why are the majority of the Jews in
Paul’s day still rejecting it? Does Israel’s rejection of Paul’s
message...
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CHAPTER III.
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. Paul asserts that he does not seek or need the praise of men, as
the Judaising false apostles sought it: the fruit of his preaching is,
he says, sufficient co...
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_Seeing then that we have such hope._ Since the Lord diffuses the
spirit of grace by us His Apostles, we have hope that He will
hereafter give us glory far beyond that of Moses.
_We use great plainne...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
N.B. A _continuous outpour_ of argument and appeal, all “alive,”
and quivering, thrilling, with quick emotion, _from_ 2 Corinthians
2:17 _to_ 2 Corinthians 6:10.
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EXPOSITION
Defence against the charge of self-recommendation, which St. Paul does
not need (2 Corinthians 3:1). His sufficiency comes from God (2
Corinthians 3:4), who has made him minister of a coven...
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Shall we turn tonight to the third chapter of II Corinthians.
Paul the apostle, it seemed, had the detractors to his ministry, men
that followed him around seeking to discredit him. There are always
t...
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1 Corinthians 14:19; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; 1 Timothy 3:13; 2
Corinthians 10:1;...
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Plainness [π α ρ ρ η σ ι α,]. Rev., boldness. See on openly,
John 7:13; confidence, 1 John 2:28; freely, Acts 2:29. The contrast is
with the dissembling with which his adversaries charged him....
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Having therefore this hope — Being fully persuaded of this....
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Did Moses wear a veil when speaking to the people or not?
PROBLEM: Exodus 34:33 (KJV) asserts that, “Till Moses had done
speaking with them, he put a vail [sic] on his face” (cf. v. 35).
This implies...
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Here the apostle draws an inference from the foregoing discourse; that
seeing himself and the other apostles had such hope, that their
ministry was thus glorious, such confidence and assurance of the...