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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.”

2 Corinthians 3:18

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This verse concludes Paul's contrast between Moses and the new covenant. Moses alone saw God's glory and had to veil his face as its brightness faded.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But we all, with unveiled face giving back as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord who is the Spirit.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and we all, with unveiled 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.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Por tanto, nosotros todos, mirando á cara descubierta como en un espejo la gloria del Señor, somos transformados de gloria en gloria en la misma semejanza, como por el Espíritu del Señor.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así que todos nosotros, con el rostro descubierto, reflejamos la gloria del Señor como si fuéramos espejos. Y el Espíritu del Señor nos va transformando de gloria en gloria, y cada vez nos parecemos más a él.

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