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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.
Doxa, the Greek noun translated glory, originally referred to opinion, estimation, or reputation. In Hebrew Scripture, glory represents both human honor and divine majesty; in the New Testament, glory is an attribute of God and His Son and transforms all who witness to this glory. A scholar suggests: “Glory . . . is the true apprehension of God or things. The glory of God must mean His unchanging essence. Giving glory to God is ascribing to Him His full recognition.”
Paul’s theme of renewal in God’s image recurs in several other New Testament letters (see also Romans 8:29; I Corinthians 15:49, Responsive Reading; Colossians 3:10).
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Resources cited in this issue
RR: Baker, Warren. Complete Word Study Bible. Chattanooga, TN: AMG International, Inc., 1992.
Cit. 1: THE MESSAGE, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Cit. 5: Barnes, Albert. Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Whole Bible. New York, 1834–85. Also available at biblehub.com/commentaries.
Cit. 15: Life Application Study Bible, New Living Translation. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2007.
Cit. 16: Barclay, William. The Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of John, Vol. 2. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew, 1955. Revised and updated by Saint Andrew, 2001. Reprinted as The New Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of John, Vol. 2. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2001–04.
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