2 Corinthians 3:16
New International Version
But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

New Living Translation
But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

English Standard Version
But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.

Berean Standard Bible
But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Berean Literal Bible
But whenever one shall have turned to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

King James Bible
Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.

New King James Version
Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

New American Standard Bible
but whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

NASB 1995
but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

NASB 1977
but whenever a man turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Legacy Standard Bible
but WHENEVER a person TURNS TO THE LORD, THE VEIL IS TAKEN AWAY.

Amplified Bible
but whenever a person turns [in repentance and faith] to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Christian Standard Bible
but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.

American Standard Version
But whensoever it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And whenever anyone of them will be turned to THE LORD JEHOVAH, the veil is taken away from him.

Contemporary English Version
with a covering that is removed only for those who turn to the Lord.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But when they shall be converted to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.

English Revised Version
But whensoever it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Good News Translation
But it can be removed, as the scripture says about Moses: "His veil was removed when he turned to the Lord."

International Standard Version
But whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.

Literal Standard Version
and whenever they may turn to the LORD, the veil is taken away.

Majority Standard Bible
But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

New American Bible
but whenever a person turns to the Lord the veil is removed.

NET Bible
but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.

New Revised Standard Version
but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.

New Heart English Bible
But whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Webster's Bible Translation
Nevertheless, when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.

Weymouth New Testament
But whenever the heart of the nation shall have returned to the Lord, the veil will be withdrawn.

World English Bible
But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

Young's Literal Translation
and whenever they may turn unto the Lord, the vail is taken away.

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Context
The Glory of the New Covenant
15And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. 16But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.…

Cross References
Exodus 34:34
But whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him, he would remove the veil until he came out. And when he came out, he would tell the Israelites what he had been commanded,

Isaiah 25:7
On this mountain He will swallow up the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;

Romans 11:23
And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

2 Corinthians 3:15
And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.


Treasury of Scripture

Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil shall be taken away.

when.

Exodus 34:34
But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.

Deuteronomy 4:30
When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

Deuteronomy 30:10
If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

the vail.

Isaiah 25:7
And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.

Isaiah 29:18
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.

Isaiah 54:13
And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

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2 Corinthians 3
1. Lest their false teachers should charge him with vain glory,
2. he shows the faith of the Corinthians to be a sufficient commendation of his ministry.
6. Whereupon entering a comparison between the ministers of the law and of the gospel,
12. he proves that his ministry is so far the more excellent,
17. as the gospel of life and liberty is more glorious than the law of condemnation.














(16) Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord.--Better, But when it shall turn. The allegorising process is still carried on. Moses removed the veil when he went into the tabernacle to commune with the Lord (Exodus 34:35); so, in the interpretation of the parable, the veil shall be taken away when the heart of Israel shall turn, in the might of a real conversion, to the Lord of Israel. The very word for "turn" is taken from the same context: "Moses called them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation turned to him" (Exodus 34:31).

Verse 16. - When it shall turn to the Lord. The nominative of the verb is not expressed. Obviously the most natural word to supply is the one last alluded to, namely, "the heart of Israel." The verb may have been suggested by Exodus 34:31. Shall be taken away; literally, is in course of removal. The tenses imply that "the moment the heart of Israel shall have turned to the Lord, the removal of the veil begins." Then "they shall look on him whom they pierced" (Zechariah 12:10); "He will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations" (Isaiah 25:7).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

whenever
ἡνίκα (hēnika)
Adverb
Strong's 2259: When, whenever, at which time. Of uncertain affinity; at which time.

[anyone] turns
ἐπιστρέψῃ (epistrepsē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1994: From epi and strepho; to revert.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

[the] Lord,
Κύριον (Kyrion)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

veil
κάλυμμα (kalymma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2571: A covering, especially a covering of head and face, a veil. From kalupto; a cover, i.e. Veil.

is taken away.
περιαιρεῖται (periaireitai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4014: From peri and haireomai; to remove all around, i.e. Unveil, cast off; figuratively, to expiate.


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