But 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.
And all of us, with nothing hiding our faces, get to see God's glory like we're looking in a mirror. As we keep looking, we're actually being transformed to reflect that same glory, becoming more and more like him through God's Spirit working in us.
The more you look at God, the more you start to look like him.
📚 Historical Context
In the context of 2 Corinthians, Paul is writing to the church in Corinth to defend his ministry and contrast the old covenant of the Mosaic law, which brought a fading glory, with the new covenant in Christ, which brings an enduring and transformative glory. He draws from the Old Testament story of Moses, whose face shone after encountering God but was veiled to hide its fading, to show that believers in Christ now experience God's glory openly through the Holy Spirit. This verse emphasizes the role of the Spirit in enabling a direct and ongoing revelation of God's glory.
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