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2 Corinthians 3:13
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KJ21
and not as Moses, who put a veil over his face, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which was being abolished.
ASV
and are not as Moses, who put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which was passing away:
AMP
and we are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the Israelites would not gaze at the end of the glory which was fading away.
AMPC
Nor [do we act] like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze upon the finish of the vanishing [splendor which had been upon it].
BRG
And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
CSB
We are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from gazing steadily until the end of the glory of what was being set aside,
CSBA
We are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from gazing steadily until the end of the glory of what was being set aside,
CEB
We aren’t like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the Israelites couldn’t watch the end of what was fading away.
CJB
unlike Moshe, who put a veil over his face, so that the people of Isra’el would not see the fading brightness come to an end.
CEV
We are not like Moses. His face was shining, but he covered it to keep the people of Israel from seeing the brightness fade away.
DARBY
and not according as Moses put a veil on his own face, so that the children of Israel should not fix their eyes on the end of that annulled.
DLNT
and are not like Moses. He was putting a veil on his face so that the sons of Israel might not look-intently at the end of the [face of glory] passing-away.
DRA
And not as Moses put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel might not steadfastly look on the face of that which is made void.
ERV
We are not like Moses, who put a covering over his face. He covered his face so that the people of Israel would not see it. The glory was disappearing, and Moses did not want them to see it end.
EASY
We are not like Moses. His face did not continue to be bright with the light from God. So he covered his face with a cloth. He did not want the Israelite people to see that the light was coming to an end.
EHV
We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face, so that the Israelites could not continue to look at the end of the radiance, as it was fading away.
ESV
not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end.
ESVUK
not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end.
EXB
We are not like Moses, who put a ·covering [veil] over his face so the ·Israelites [L children of Israel] would not see it [Ex. 34:29–35]. The glory was ·disappearing [fading; or made ineffective], and Moses did not want them to see it end.
GNV
And we are not as Moses, which put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look unto the end of that which should be abolished.
GW
We are not like Moses. He kept covering his face with a veil. He didn’t want the people of Israel to see the glory fading away.
GNT
We are not like Moses, who had to put a veil over his face so that the people of Israel would not see the brightness fade and disappear.
HCSB
We are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the Israelites could not stare at the end of what was fading away,
ICB
We are not like Moses. He put a covering over his face so that the people of Israel would not see it. The glory was disappearing, and Moses did not want them to see it end.
ISV
not like Moses, who kept covering his face with a veil to keep the people of Israel from gazing at the end of what was fading away.
PHILLIPS
With this hope in our hearts we are quite frank and open in our ministry. We are not like Moses, who veiled his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing its fading glory. But it was their minds really which were blinded, for even today when the old agreement is read to them there is still a veil over their minds—though the veil has actually been lifted by Christ. Yes, alas, even to this day there is still a veil over their hearts when the writings of Moses are read. Yet if they “turned to the Lord” the veil would disappear. For the Lord to whom they could turn is the spirit of the new agreement, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, men’s souls are set free.
JUB
And not as Moses, who put a veil over his face, that the sons of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that glory which was to fade away:
KJV
And not as Moses, which put a veil over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
AKJV
and not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
LSB
and are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not look intently at the consequence of what was being brought to an end.
LEB
and not as Moses used to place a veil over his face, in order that the sons of Israel would not stare at the end of what was transitory.
TLB
and not as Moses did, who put a veil over his face so that the Israelis could not see the glory fade away.
MSG
With that kind of hope to excite us, nothing holds us back. Unlike Moses, we have nothing to hide. Everything is out in the open with us. He wore a veil so the children of Israel wouldn’t notice that the glory was fading away—and they didn’t notice. They didn’t notice it then and they don’t notice it now, don’t notice that there’s nothing left behind that veil. Even today when the proclamations of that old, bankrupt government are read out, they can’t see through it. Only Christ can get rid of the veil so they can see for themselves that there’s nothing there.
MEV
not as Moses, who put a veil over his face, so that the children of Israel could not look intently at the end of what was fading away.
MOUNCE
and not like Moses who used to put a veil over · his face so that the sons of Israel would not gaze at the end of what was fading away.
NOG
We are not like Moses. He kept covering his face with a veil. He didn’t want the people of Israel to see the glory fading away.
NABRE
and not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the Israelites could not look intently at the cessation of what was fading.
NASB
and we are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not stare at the end of what was fading away.
NASB1995
and are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not look intently at the end of what was fading away.
NCB
and not like Moses who put a veil over his face so that the Israelites could not observe the radiance that was fading away.
NCV
We are not like Moses, who put a covering over his face so the Israelites would not see it. The glory was disappearing, and Moses did not want them to see it end.
NET
and not like Moses who used to put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from staring at the result of the glory that was made ineffective.
NIRV
We are not like Moses. He used to cover his face with a veil. That was to keep the people of Israel from seeing the end of what was passing away.
NIV
We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away.
NIVUK
We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away.
NKJV
unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away.
NLV
We are not like Moses. He put a covering over his face so the Jews would not see that the bright light was passing away.
NLT
We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not see the glory, even though it was destined to fade away.
NMB
and do not do as Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not see the purpose served by that which is abolished.
NRSVA
not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to keep the people of Israel from gazing at the end of the glory that was being set aside.
NRSVACE
not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to keep the people of Israel from gazing at the end of the glory that was being set aside.
NRSVCE
not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to keep the people of Israel from gazing at the end of the glory that was being set aside.
NRSVUE
not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to keep the people of Israel from gazing at the end of the glory that was being set aside.
NTFE
We aren’t like Moses: he put a veil over his face, to stop the children of Israel from gazing at the end of what was being abolished.
OJB
And we are not as Moshe Rabbeinu, who was putting HAMMASVEH Al PANAV ("the veil over his face" SHEMOT 34:33, 35) so that the Bnei Yisroel might not see the end of the fading kavod.
RGT
And we are not as Moses, who put a veil upon his face so that the children of Israel would not look intently into the end of that which would be abolished.
RSV
not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not see the end of the fading splendor.
RSVCE
not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not see the end of the fading splendor.
TLV
We are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face in order for Bnei-Yisrael not to look intently upon the end of what was passing away.
VOICE
We do not act like Moses who covered his face with a veil so the children of Israel would not stare as the glory of God faded from his face.
WEB
and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face so that the children of Israel wouldn’t look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.
WE
We are not like Moses. He put a cloth over his face so that the people of Israel would not see that the light from God was dying.
WYC
and not as Moses laid a veil on his face [and not as Moses put a veil on his face], that the children of Israel should not behold into his face, which veil is voided.
YLT
and [are] not as Moses, who was putting a vail upon his own face, for the sons of Israel not stedfastly to look to the end of that which is being made useless,
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