Berean Standard Bible
“Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,”
Paul compares the old covenant given through Moses with the new covenant of the Spirit. He addresses critics who prized Moses and the Law over the gospel.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
World English Bible (WEB)
But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face, which was passing away;
King James Version (KJV)
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
American Standard Version (ASV)
But if the ministration of death, written, [and] engraven on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly upon the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which [glory] was passing away:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For if the operation of the law, giving death, recorded in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the eyes of the children of Israel had to be turned away from the face of Moses because of its glory, a glory which was only for a time:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and if the ministration of the death, in letters, engraved in stones, came in glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look stedfastly to the face of Moses, because of the glory of his face -- which was being made useless,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y si el ministerio de muerte en la letra grabado en piedras, fué con gloria, tanto que los hijos de Israel no pudiesen poner los ojos en la faz de Moisés á causa de la gloria de su rostro, la cual había de perecer,
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
El ministerio que conducía a la muerte fue grabado en piedras; era tan glorioso que el pueblo no podía fijar la vista en el rostro de Moisés. Esto se debía a que el rostro le resplandecía con la gloria de Dios, si bien aquella brillantez ya se estaba desvaneciendo.
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