11 translations · Greek
2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:18 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
- KJV King James Version
- But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the LORD in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- So all of us, with our faces unveiled, see and reflect the glory of the Lord as in a mirror. We are being transformed into the same mirror image, whose glory grows brighter and brighter. This is what the Lord the Spirit does.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and we all, with unvailed face, the glory of the Lord beholding in a mirror, to the same image are being transformed, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
- DBY Darby Translation
- But we all, looking on the glory of the Lord, with unveiled face, are transformed according to the same image from glory to glory, even as by [the] Lord [the] Spirit.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But we all beholding the glory of the Lord with open face, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | we, [who] | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 δέ then |
| πάντες | pantes | all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ἀνακεκαλυμμένῳ | anakekalymmenō | with unveiled | G343 ἀνακαλύπτω to unveil |
| προσώπῳ | prosōpō | faces | G4383 πρόσωπον face |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δόξαν | doxan | glory | G1391 δόξα glory |
| Κυρίου | Kyriou | of [the] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| κατοπτριζόμενοι | katoptrizomenoi | reflect | G2734 κατοπτρίζω to reflect |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αὐτὴν | autēn | [His] | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| εἰκόνα | eikona | image | G1504 εἰκών image |
| μεταμορφούμεθα | metamorphoumetha | are being transformed into | G3339 μεταμορφόω to transform |
| ἀπὸ | apo | — | G575 ἀπό away from |
| δόξης | doxēs | — | G1391 δόξα glory |
| εἰς | eis | — | G1519 εἰς toward |
| δόξαν | doxan | with intensifying glory | G1391 δόξα glory |
| καθάπερ | kathaper | which comes | G2509 καθάπερ just as |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| Κυρίου | Kyriou | [the] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| Πνεύματος | Pneumatos | [who is the] Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
Related verses
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- Ephesians 4:22–24
that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit; and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
- Romans 12:2
Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Good News of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn on them.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.
- Colossians 3:10
and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
- 1 Corinthians 15:49
As we have borne the image of those made of dust, let’s also bear the image of the heavenly.
- Romans 8:29
For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
- John 1:14
The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
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In context
16 But whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
18 But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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