2 Corinthians 3:9 meaning and explanation

For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness!

2 Corinthians 3:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is comparing the old covenant given through Moses with the new covenant he preaches in Christ. The old covenant was glorious, yet Paul calls it a ministry of condemnation because the law exposed sin without giving the power to overcome it.

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