much more is that which is permanent arrayed in glory.
003:012 Therefore, cherishing a hope like this, we speak without reserve,
and we do not imitate Moses,
003:013 who used to throw a veil over his face to hide from the gaze
of the children of Israel the passing away of what
was but transitory.
003:014 Nay, their minds were made dull; for to this very day during
the reading of the book of the ancient Covenant, the same
veil remains unlifted, because it is only in Christ that it
is to be abolished.
003:015 Yes, to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies
upon their hearts.
003:016 But whenever the heart of the nation shall have returned
to the Lord, the veil will be withdrawn.
003:017 Now by "the Lord" is meant the Spirit; and where the Spirit
of the Lord is, freedom is enjoyed.
003:018 And all of us, with unveiled faces, reflecting like bright
mirrors the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into
the same likeness, from one degree of radiant holiness to another,
even as derived from the Lord the Spirit.
004:001 Therefore, being engaged in this service and being mindful
of the mercy which has been shown us, we are not cowards.
004:002 Nay, we have renounced the secrecy which marks a feeling of shame.
We practice no cunning tricks, nor do we adulterate God's Message.
But by a full clear statement of the truth we strive to commend
ourselves in the presence of God to every human conscience.
004:003 If, however, the meaning of our Good News has been veiled,
the veil has been on the hearts of those who are on the
way to perdition,
004:004 in whom the god of this present age has blinded their unbelieving