Discovery Box2 Corinthians 3:14 
Context3:14 But their minds were closed. 1 For to this very day, the same veil remains when they hear the old covenant read. 2 It has not been removed because only in Christ is it taken away. 3
2 Corinthians 10:1
Context10:1 Now I, Paul, appeal to you 4 personally 5 by the meekness and gentleness 6 of Christ (I who am meek 7 when present among 8 you, but am full of courage 9 toward you when away!) –
1 tn Grk “their minds were hardened.”
2 tn Grk “the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant”; the phrase “they hear” has been introduced (“when they hear the old covenant read”) to make the link with the “Israelites” (v. 13) whose minds were closed (v. 14a) more obvious to the reader.
3 tn Or “only in Christ is it eliminated.”
4 tn The Greek pronoun (“you”) is plural.
5 tn The word “personally” is supplied to reflect the force of the Greek intensive pronoun αὐτός (autos) at the beginning of the verse.
6 tn Or “leniency and clemency.” D. Walker, “Paul’s Offer of Leniency of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:1): Populist Ideology and Rhetoric in a Pauline Letter Fragment (2 Cor 10:1-13:10)” (Ph.D. diss., University of Chicago, 1998), argues for this alternative translation for three main reasons: (1) When the two Greek nouns πραΰτης and ἐπιείκεια (prauth" and ejpieikeia) are used together, 90% of the time the nuance is “leniency and clemency.” (2) “Leniency and clemency” has a military connotation, which is precisely what appears in the following verses. (3) 2 Cor 10-13 speaks of Paul’s sparing use of his authority, which points to the nuance of “leniency and clemency.”
7 tn Or “who lack confidence.”
8 tn Or “when face to face with.”
9 tn Or “but bold.”
