2 Corinthians 3:11

εἰ γὰρ τὸ καταργ. κ. τ. λ.: for if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which abideth is in glory. The difference of prepositions διὰ δόξης … ἐν δόξῃ should not be overlooked; the Ministration of the Old Covenant was only with a transient flush of glory, that of the New abides in glory (cf. esp. Hebrews 12:18-27). It is true that St. Paul sometimes changes his prepositions in cases where we find difficult to assign a sufficient reason (e.g., διά and ἐκ, Romans 3:30; Galatians 2:16); but that is no reason for confusing the force of διὰ and ἐν, when the preservation of the distinction between them adds point to the passage (cf. Romans 5:10, where διὰ and ἐν are again confused in the A.V.). See further on 2 Corinthians 6:8.