2 Corinthians 3:18

2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 3

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.”2 Corinthians 3:18

What Does 2 Corinthians 3:18 Mean?

2 Corinthians 3:18 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 3, verse 18 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Revelation.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 3:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Romans 8:29“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”2 Corinthians 4:6“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”Ephesians 4:22“That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;”Romans 12:2“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”2 Corinthians 4:4“In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”1 Corinthians 13:12“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”Colossians 3:10“And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:”1 Corinthians 15:49“And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.”2 Corinthians 5:17“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”John 1:14“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”Ezekiel 36:26“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.”2 Peter 1:5“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;”Genesis 1:26“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”John 17:24“Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.”1 John 3:2“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.”Proverbs 4:18“But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”James 1:23“For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:”2 Peter 1:4“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”Titus 3:5“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”Romans 8:4“That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”

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