REB: If glory accompanied the ministry that brought condemnation, how much richer in glory must be the ministry that brings acquittal!
AYT: Sebab, jika pelayanan yang membawa hukuman memiliki kemuliaan, terlebih lagi pelayanan kebenaran itu melimpah dalam kemuliaan.
Assamese: কিয়নো দণ্ডাজ্ঞাৰ পৰিচৰ্যা যদি মহিমাম্বিত হয়, তেনেহলে ধাৰ্মিকতাৰ পৰিচৰ্যা তাতকৈয়ো অধিক মহিমাম্বিত হয়!
Bengali: কারণ দোষীদের ব্যবস্থা যদি মহিমাপুর্ণ হয় তবে ধার্মিকতার ব্যবস্থা কত না বেশি মহিমাময় হবে।
Gujarati: કેમ કે જો દંડાજ્ઞાની સેવાનો મહિમા હતો, તો ન્યાયીપણાની સેવા મહિમામાં કેટલી બધી અધિક છે!
Hindi: क्योंकि जब दोषी ठहरानेवाली वाचा तेजोमय थी, तो धर्मी ठहरानेवाली वाचा और भी तेजोमय क्यों न होगी?
Kannada: ಅಪರಾಧ ನಿರ್ಣಯಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಧನವಾಗಿರುವ ಸೇವೆಯು ಮಹಿಮೆಹೊಂದಿರಲಾಗಿ, ನೀತಿಗೆ ಸಾಧನವಾಗಿರುವ ಸೇವೆಯು ಇನ್ನೆಷ್ಟೋ ಅಧಿಕ ಮಹಿಮೆಯುಳ್ಳದ್ದಾಗಿ ಇರತ್ತದಲ್ಲವೋ?
Malayalam: ശിക്ഷാവിധിയുടെ ശുശ്രൂഷ തേജസ്സാകുന്നു എങ്കിൽ നീതിയുടെ ശുശ്രൂഷ തേജസ്സേറിയതായിരിക്കും.
Marathi: कारण ज्या सेवेचा परिणाम दंडाज्ञा ती जर तेजोमय होती, तर जिचा परिणाम नीतिमत्व ती तिच्यापेक्षा किती विशेषकरून अधिक तेजोमय असणार.
Odiya: କାରଣ ଯଦି ଦଣ୍ଡାଜ୍ଞାର ସେବାକାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଗୌରବଯୁକ୍ତ,ତେବେ ଧାର୍ମିକତାର ସେବାକାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ବରଂ ଆହୁରି ଅଧିକ ଗୌରବଯୁକ୍ତ ।
Punjabi: ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਜੇਕਰ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਠਹਿਰਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਲਿਖਤ ਤੇਜ ਰੂਪ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਧਾਰਮਿਕਤਾ ਦੀ ਲਿਖਤ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਵੱਧ ਕੇ ਤੇਜ ਨਾਲ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ ।
Tamil: அழிவுக்கான தீர்ப்பைக் கொடுக்கும் ஊழியம் மகிமையுள்ளதாக இருந்தால், நீதியைக் கொடுக்கும் ஊழியம் அதிக மகிமையுள்ளதாக இருக்குமே.
Telugu: శిక్షా విధికి కారణమైన సేవ ఇంత గొప్పగా ఉంటే, నీతికి కారణమైన సేవ మరింకెంతో గొప్పగా ఉంటుంది గదా!
Urdu: क्यूँकि जब मुजरिम ठहराने वाला अहद जलाल वाला था तो रास्तबाज़ी का अहद तो ज़रूर ही जलाल वाला होगा।
NETBible: For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness excel in glory!
NASB: For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.
HCSB: For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness overflows with even more glory.
LEB: For if [there was] glory in the ministry of condemnation, by much more will the ministry of righteousness overflow with glory.
NIV: If the ministry that condemns men is glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!
ESV: For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory.
NRSV: For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, much more does the ministry of justification abound in glory!
NKJV: For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.
KJV: For if the ministration of condemnation [be] glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
NLT: If the old covenant, which brings condemnation, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new covenant, which makes us right with God!
GNB: The system which brings condemnation was glorious; how much more glorious is the activity which brings salvation!
ERV: This is what I mean: That old agreement judged people guilty of sin, but it had glory. So surely the new agreement that makes people right with God has much greater glory.
EVD: This is what I mean: That old agreement judged people guilty of sin, but it had glory. So surely the new agreement that makes people right with God has much greater glory.
BBE: For if the operation of the law, producing punishment, had its glory, how much greater will be the operation of the Spirit causing righteousness?
MSG: If the Government of Condemnation was impressive, how about this Government of Affirmation?
Phillips NT: If to administer a system which is to end in condemning men had its glory, how infinitely more splendid is it to administer a system which ends in making men right with God!
CEV: If something that brings the death sentence is glorious, won't something that makes us acceptable to God be even more glorious?
CEVUK: If something that brings the death sentence is glorious, won't something that makes us acceptable to God be even more glorious?
GWV: If the ministry that brings punishment has glory, then the ministry that brings God’s approval has an overwhelming glory.
NET [draft] ITL: For <1063> if <1487> there was glory <1391> in the ministry <1248> that produced condemnation <2633>, how much <4183> more <3123> does the ministry <1248> that produces righteousness <1343> excel <4052> in glory <1391>!