2 Corinthians 3:14But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.
The setting
Corinth, Greece, ~55 AD. Paul writes defending his ministry against critics who preferred the old covenant...
The emotion here: heartbroken over his people's blindness but defending God's new covenant
The original word
epōrōthē (ἐπωρώθη) — hardened like a callus, spiritually insensitive from repeated exposure
Why it matters
Jewish synagogue services still read Torah portions in Paul's exact order today
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Corinthians 3:14
Paul is explaining why his own people can't see what seems obvious to Gentiles
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about intellectual inability to understand Scripture, but Paul means spiritual hardening that comes from rejecting repeated revelation.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Corinthians 3:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Corinthians 3:14 comes from the book of 2 Corinthians, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Paul. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include blindness, hardness, spiritual deafness. Notable phrases: minds were hardened; same veil remains.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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