2 Corinthians 3:13

The Glory of the New Covenant

12Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.13We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.

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Berean Standard Bible
We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.
American Standard Version (1901)
and are not as Moses, who put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which was passing away:
Bible in Basic English
And are not like Moses, who put a veil on his face, so that the children of Israel might not see clearly to the end of the present order of things:
Douay-Rheims 1899
And not as Moses put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel might not steadfastly look on the face of that which is made void.
Free Bible Version
We don't have to be like Moses, who had to put on a veil to cover his face so the Israelites wouldn't be dazzled by the glory, even though it was fading away.
Geneva Bible 1599
And we are not as Moses, which put a vaile vpon his face, that the children of Israel should not looke vnto the ende of that which should be abolished.
King James (Authorized) Version
And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
Translation for Translators
We do not need to put a veil over our faces when we teach people, as Moses did. Moses put a veil over his face so that the Israelites would not see that the radiance on his face soon faded away. Similarly, the glory of the old agreement has also faded away.
Unlocked Literal Bible
We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face, so that the people of Israel were not able to look directly at the ending of a glory that was passing away.
Noah Webster Bible
And not as Moses, who put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
World English Bible
and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face so that the children of Israel wouldn’t look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.
Young's Literal Translation
and [are] not as Moses, who was putting a vail upon his own face, for the sons of Israel not stedfastly to look to the end of that which is being made useless,