ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Cor 3:7
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2 Cor 3:7

3:7 the ministry of death. The written words of the Old Testament law by themselves condemned people who did not obey, without giving them life.

could not gaze at Moses’ face. The old covenant was not without glory, even though it was written on stone (Ex. 34:29–35).