2 Corinthians 3:10 Meaning and Explanation
“For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.”
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Read Full Chapter →Compared with the surpassing glory of the new covenant, even the genuine glory of the old seems to have none at all.
What Does 2 Corinthians 3:10 Mean?
Paul pushes the contrast to its furthest point. The glory of Sinai was real, yet set beside the greater glory now revealed, it is so outshone that it appears to fade into shadow.
The image is like a lamp that gives true light until the sun rises, and then seems dark by comparison. Paul is not denying the old covenant's worth; he is overwhelmed by the brightness of what has come in Christ. When a greater glory appears, lesser glories do not compete with it but are swallowed up in it. So the believer learns to measure all things by the surpassing worth of knowing Christ.
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What does 2 Corinthians 3:10 mean?
Compared with the surpassing glory of the new covenant, even the genuine glory of the old seems to have none at all.