For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excels.
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
For even that which was made glorious, &c. For, by a common Hebraism, is here assertive, not causal. The glory of Moses cannot be called glory when compared with that of the Apostolic office, which far excels it. "As," says Theodoret, "the light of a lantern shines at night, but is at noonday overpowered by the sun, so was the glory of Moses overshadowed by Christ." This is the bearing of the phrase "by reason of the glory that excelleth."
