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| [1]Bigynnen we therfor eftsoone to preise vs silf? or whether we neden, as summen, pistlis of preisinge to you, or of you? |
[1]Do we begin to praise ourselves again? or need we as some other, epistles of recommendation unto you, or letters of recommendation from you? |
| [2]Ye ben oure pistle, writun in oure hertis, which is knowun and red of alle men, |
[2]Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, which is understand and read of all men, |
| [3]and maad opyn, for ye ben the pistle of Crist mynystrid of vs, and writun, not with enke, but bi the spirit of the lyuynge God; not in stony tablis, but in fleischli tablis of herte. |
[3]In that ye are manifest, to be the Epistle of Christ, ministered by us, and written, not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart. |
| [4]For we han such trist bi Crist to God; |
[4]And such trust have we through Christ to God: |
| [5]not that we ben sufficient to thenke ony thing of vs, as of vs, but oure sufficience is of God. |
[5]Not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to think any thing, as of ourselves: but our sufficiency is of God. |
| [6]Which also made vs able mynystris of the newe testament, not bi lettre, but bi spirit; for the lettre sleeth, but the spirit quykeneth. |
[6]Who also hath made us able ministers of the New testament, not of the letter but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life. |
| [7]And if the mynystracioun of deth write bi lettris in stoonys was in glorie, so that the children of Israel myyten not biholde in to the face of Moises, for the glorie of his cheer, which is auoidid, |
[7]If then the ministration of death written with letters and engraven in stones, was glorious so that the children of Israel could not behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance (which glory is done away) |
| [8]hou schal not the mynystracioun of the spirit be more in glorie? |
[8]How shall not the ministration of the Spirit be more glorious? |
| [9]For if the mynystracioun of dampnacioun was in glorie, myche more the mynysterie of riytwisnesse is plenteuouse in glorie. |
[9]For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. |
| [10]For nether that that was cleer was glorified in this part for the excellent glorie; and if that that is auoidid, |
[10]For even that which was glorified, was not glorified in this point , that is, as touching the exceeding glory. |
| [11]was bi glorie, myche more that that dwellith stille is in glorie. |
[11]For if that which should be abolished, was glorious, much more shall that which remaineth, be glorious. |
| [12]Therfor we that han suche hope, vsen myche trist; |
[12]Seeing then that we have such trust, we use great boldness of speech. |
| [13]and not as Moises leide a veil on his face, that the children of Israel schulden not biholde in to his face, which veil is auoidid. |
[13]And we are not as Moses, which put a vail upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look unto the end of that which should be abolished. |
| [14]But the wittis of hem ben astonyed; for in to this dai the same veil in reding of the olde testament dwellith not schewid, for it is auoidid in Crist, but in to this dai, |
[14]Therefore their minds are hardened: for until this day remaineth the same covering untaken away in the reading of the Old Testament, which vail in Christ is put away. |
| [15]whanne Moises is red, the veil is put on her hertis. |
[15]But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil is laid over their hearts. |
| [16]But whanne Israel schal be conuertid to God, the veil schal be don awei. |
[16]Nevertheless when their heart shall be turned to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. |
| [17]And the spirit is the Lord; and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is fredom. |
[17]Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. |
| [18]And alle we that with open face seen the glorie of the Lord, ben transformed in to the same ymage, fro clerenesse in to clerenesse, as of the spirit of the Lord. |
[18]But we all behold as in a mirror the glory of the Lord with open face, and are changed into the same image, from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord. |