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Green's Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 3:15

But until today, when Moses is being read, a veil lies on their heart.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blindness;   Mysteries;   Veil;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible, the;   Ignorance;   Word;   Word of God;   The Topic Concordance - Blindness;   God;   Holy Spirit;   Law;   Understanding;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Blindness, Spiritual;   Jews, the;   Vail or Veil;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Holy spirit;   Moses;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Corinthians, First and Second, Theology of;   Law of Christ;   Mediator, Mediation;   New Covenant;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Atonement;   Covenant;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Veil, Vail;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Christianity;   Corinth;   Dispensations;   Feasts;   Hebrews, the Epistle to the;   James, the General Epistle of;   Old Testament;   Zacharias;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hope;   Time, Meaning of;   Veil;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Ascension;   Clothes;   Glory;   Liberty (2);   Moses;   Moses ;   Searching;   Synagogue (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Moses ;   Vail, Veil;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Synagogue;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Galatians, Epistle to the;   Gospels, the Synoptic;   Inspiration;   Veil (1);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Yet still today, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts,
King James Version (1611)
But euen vnto this day, when Moses is read, the vaile is vpon their heart.
King James Version
But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
English Standard Version
Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts.
New American Standard Bible
But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts;
New Century Version
Even today, when they read the law of Moses, there is a covering over their minds.
Amplified Bible
But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil [of blindness] lies over their heart;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart;
Legacy Standard Bible
But to this day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their heart,
Berean Standard Bible
And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.
Contemporary English Version
When the Law of Moses is read, they have their minds covered over
Complete Jewish Bible
Yes, till today, whenever Moshe is read, a veil lies over their heart.
Darby Translation
But unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil lies upon their heart.
Easy-to-Read Version
Yes, even today, when they read the Law of Moses, there is a covering over their minds.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But euen vnto this day, whe Moses is read, the vaile is laid ouer their hearts.
George Lamsa Translation
But even unto this day, whenever the books of Moses are read, the veil is upon their hearts.
Good News Translation
Even today, whenever they read the Law of Moses, the veil still covers their minds.
Lexham English Bible
But until today, whenever Moses is read aloud, a veil lies upon their heart,
American Standard Version
But unto this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil lieth upon their heart.
Bible in Basic English
But to this day, at the reading of the law of Moses, a veil is over their heart.
Hebrew Names Version
But to this day, when Moshe is read, a veil lies on their heart.
International Standard Version
Yet even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.
Etheridge Translation
And unto this day, when Musha is read, the veil is thrown upon their heart.
Murdock Translation
And unto this day, when Moses is read, a vail is thrown upon their hearts.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But euen vnto this day when Moyses is read, the vayle is layde vppon their heart.
English Revised Version
But unto this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil lieth upon their heart.
World English Bible
But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But the veil lieth on their heart when Moses is read until this day.
Weymouth's New Testament
Yes, to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies upon their hearts.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
whanne Moises is red, the veil is put on her hertis.
Update Bible Version
But to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
Webster's Bible Translation
But even to this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart.
New English Translation
But until this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds,
New King James Version
But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
New Living Translation
Yes, even today when they read Moses' writings, their hearts are covered with that veil, and they do not understand.
New Life Bible
Yes, to this day, there is a covering over their hearts whenever the Law of Moses is read.
New Revised Standard
Indeed, to this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, until this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil upon their heart, doth lie;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But even until this day, when Moses is read, the veil is upon their heart.
Revised Standard Version
Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their minds;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But even vnto this daye when Moses is redde ye vayle hangeth before their hertes.
Young's Literal Translation
but till to-day, when Moses is read, a vail upon their heart doth lie,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But euen vnto this daye whan moses is red, the vayle hangeth before their hertes:
Mace New Testament (1729)
nevertheless, when Moses is read, the veil upon their mind continues unto this day:
Simplified Cowboy Version
Yep, even today when the code of Moses is read, hearts and minds are covered and they cannot understand.

Contextual Overview

12 Then having such hope, we use much boldness. 13 And not as "Moses, who put a veil over his face," for the sons of Israel not to gaze at the end of the thing being done away. Ex. 34:35 14 But their thoughts were hardened, for until the present time the same veil remains on the reading of the Old Covenant, not being unveiled, that it is being done away in Christ. 15 But until today, when Moses is being read, a veil lies on their heart. 16 But whenever it turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Ex. 34:34 17 And the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is , there is freedom. 18 But we all with our face having been unveiled, having beheld the glory of the Lord in a mirror, are being changed into the same image from glory to glory, as from the Lord Spirit.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the veil: Acts 13:27-29

Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:45 - for their Deuteronomy 29:4 - General Isaiah 42:19 - Who is blind Mark 11:33 - We Luke 13:35 - Blessed Romans 11:8 - unto this day

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
And the serpent was cunning above every animal of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said to the woman, Is it true that God has said, You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?
Genesis 3:3
but of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.
Genesis 3:4
And the serpent said to the woman, Dying you shall not die,
Genesis 3:6
And the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and the tree was desirable to make one wise. And she took of its fruit andate; and she also gave to her husband with her,and he ate.
Genesis 3:7
And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed leaves of the fig tree, and made girdles for themselves.
Genesis 3:8
And they heard the sound of Jehovah God walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day. And the man and his wife hid themselves from the face of Jehovah God in the middle of the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:10
And he said, I have heard Your sound in the garden, and I was afraid, for I am naked, and I hid myself.
Genesis 3:13
And Jehovah God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.
Genesis 3:14
And Jehovah God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all beasts, and above every animal of the field. You shall go on your belly, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He will bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But even unto this day, when Moses is read,.... These words are an explanation of the former, and show that by the Old Testament is designed, more especially, Moses, or the writings of Moses; which were frequently read, and preached upon in the Jewish synagogues; see Acts 13:15 and that by "the veil untaken away", is meant,

the veil upon their heart; that is, the veil of blindness, ignorance of Christ, and the Gospel; of the prophecies of the Old Testament, and even of the law itself, its nature, use, and end; preferring the traditions of their fathers, before the written law of Moses.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But even unto this day - To the time when Paul wrote this Epistle, about 30 years after Christ was put to death. But it is still as true as it was in the time of Paul; and the character and conduct of the Jews now so entirely accords with the description which he gives of them in his time, as to show that he drew from nature, and as to constitute one of the strong incidental proofs that the account in the New Testament is true. Of no other people on earth, probably, would a description be accurate eighteen hundred years after it was made.

When Moses is read - When the five books of Moses are read, as they were regularly and constantly in their synagogues; see the note on Luke 4:16.

The vail is upon their heart - They do not see the true meaning and beauty of their own Scriptures - a description as applicable to the Jews now as it was to those in the time of Paul.


 
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