II Corinthians 3:1-18
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord… (v. 18a) My Study Bible suggested that “beholding” could also be translated “reflecting”. These two verbs are very different in their activities. In the first case, it is us beholding the glory of the Lord – seeing the Lord as He is. Awesome! In the second translation it is us reflecting the glory of the Lord – others seeing the glory of the Lord in us. The first translation is a wonderful, glorious activity, us seeing our Lord fully, completely. The second translation, “reflecting”, must surely cause us to ponder whether we are, in fact, reflecting the glory of the Lord. How do others see us? I’ll leave it at that.
See also: May 23 / II Cor. 2:12-3:6; May 24 / II Cor. 3:7-18