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2 Corinthians 3

2 Cor. 3:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Nevertheless
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
when
henika (Greek #2259)
at which time
KJV usage: when.
Pronounce: hay-nee'-kah
Origin: of uncertain affinity
it shall turn
an (Greek #302)
a primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty
KJV usage: (what-, where-, wither-, who-)soever. Usually unexpressed except by the subjunctive or potential mood. Also contracted for 1437.
Pronounce: an
epistrepho (Greek #1994)
to revert (literally, figuratively or morally)
KJV usage: come (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about, again).
Pronounce: ep-ee-stref'-o
Origin: from 1909 and 4762
to
pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
the Lord
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
, the vail
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kaluma (Greek #2571)
a cover, i.e. veil
KJV usage: vail.
Pronounce: kal'-oo-mah
Origin: from 2572
shall be taken away
periaireo (Greek #4014)
to remove all around, i.e. unveil, cast off (anchor); figuratively, to expiate
KJV usage: take away (up).
Pronounce: per-ee-ahee-reh'-o
Origin: from 4012 and 138 (including its alternate)
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Isa. 25:7• 7And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the veil which veileth all peoples, and the covering that is spread over all the nations. (Isa. 25:7)

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Vail; Veil

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Ministry on This Verse

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Ex. 34:34• 34{i}And when Moses went in before Jehovah to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out; and he came out, and spoke to the children of Israel what he was commanded.{/i} (Ex. 34:34)
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Deut. 4:30• 30{i}In thy tribulation, and when all these things shall come upon thee, at the end of days, thou shalt return to Jehovah thy God, and shalt hearken to his voice,{/i} (Deut. 4:30)
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Deut. 30:10• 10if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto Jehovah thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. (Deut. 30:10)
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Lam. 3:40• 40Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Jehovah. (Lam. 3:40)
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Hos. 3:4‑5• 4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
 5afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek their God, and David their king; and shall fear Jehovah and his goodness in the latter days. (Hos. 3:4‑5)
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Rom. 11:25‑27• 25For I do not wish you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery, that ye be not wise in your own eyes, that hardness hath happened in part to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles come in;
 26and so all Israel shall be saved, even as it is written, “There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer; he shall turn away ungodlinesses from Jacob.
 27And this [is] for them the covenant on my part, when I shall have taken away their sins.” (Rom. 11:25‑27)
the vail.
Isa. 25:7• 7And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the veil which veileth all peoples, and the covering that is spread over all the nations. (Isa. 25:7)
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Isa. 29:18• 18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and out of obscurity and out of darkness the eyes of the blind shall see; (Isa. 29:18)
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Isa. 54:13• 13And all thy children [shall be] taught of Jehovah; and great [shall be] the peace of thy children. (Isa. 54:13)
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Jer. 31:34• 34And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know Jehovah: for they shall all know me from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Jehovah: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. (Jer. 31:34)
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John 6:45‑46• 45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every one that heard from the Father and learned cometh unto me.
 46Not that anyone hath seen the Father, except he who is of God, he hath seen the Father. (John 6:45‑46)
• The veil, he says, is taken away in Christ. Nothing is now veiled. The glorious substance is accomplished. The veil is on the heart of the Jews, when they read the Old Testament. Now every time that Moses entered into the tabernacle to speak to God, or to hear Him, he took off his veil. Thus, says the Apostle, when Israel shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away. (“2 Corinthians 3” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken awayd.)

JND Translation Notes

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d
The parenthesis begins at ver. 7.

W. Kelly Translation

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But whenever it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken off.)