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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

2 Corinthians 3:15

But, until this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil upon their heart, doth lie;

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,
Literal Translation
But until today, when Moses is being read, a veil lies on 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;
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 Having, then, such hope as this, great openness of speech, do we use; - 13 And are not just like Moses, who kept putting a veil upon his face, so that the sons of Israel should not look steadily unto the end of that which was to be done away. 14 But their thoughts were turned into stone: for, until this very day, the same veil, upon the reading of the old covenant, abideth, not to be removed, because, in Christ, it is to be done away; 15 But, until this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil upon their heart, doth lie; 16 Howbeit, whensoever he turneth unto the Lord, he taketh off the veil: 17 And, the Lord, is, the Spirit: now, where the Spirit of one who is Lord is, there is freedom! 18 And, we all, with unveiled face, receiving and reflecting, the glory of the Lord, into the same image, are being transformed, from glory into glory, - even as from a Spirit that is Lord.

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
Now, the serpent, was more crafty than any living thing of the field which Yahweh God had made, so he said unto the woman, Can it really be that God hath said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Genesis 3:3
but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said Ye shall not eat of it neither shall ye touch it, - lest ye die.
Genesis 3:4
And the serpent said unto the woman, - Ye shall not die,
Genesis 3:6
And, when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was desirable to the eyes and the tree was pleasant to make one knowing, then took she of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and she gave to her husband also, along with her, and he did eat.
Genesis 3:7
Then were opened the eyes of them both, and they knew that, naked, they were, - so they tacked together fig-leaves, and made for themselves girdles,
Genesis 3:8
Then heard they the sound of Yahweh God, walking to and fro in the garden at the breeze of the day, - so he hid himself - the man with his wife, from the face of Yahweh God, amid the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:10
And he said, The sound of thee, heard I in the garden, and I was afraid, for, naked, was I, so I hid myself.
Genesis 3:13
Then said Yahweh God to the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, the serpent, deceived me, so I did eat.
Genesis 3:14
Then said Yahweh God unto the serpent - Because thou hast done this, Accursed, art thou above every tame-beast, and above every wild-beast of the field, - on thy belly, shall thou go, and dust, shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.
Genesis 3:15
And enmity, will I put between thee, and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed, - He shall crush thy head, but, thou, shalt crush 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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