2 Corinthians 3:6
who also gave us ability to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
5not that we are able of ourselves to think anything, as from ourselves; but our ability is from God;
Cross References
Matthew 13:52And he said to them, Thus then every scribe, instructed for the kingdom of heaven, is like a householder, who bringeth out from his storehouse things new and old.
Mark 14:24And he said to them, This is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many.
John 5:21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and giveth them life, so the Son also giveth life to whom he will.
Romans 1:5through whom we received grace and the office of an apostle in behalf of his name, in order to produce obedience to the faith among all nations;
Romans 3:20Because by works of the Law no flesh shall be accepted as righteous: for by the Law is the knowledge of sin.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 3:2-6
Apology for Seeming Self-Commendation. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? 2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: 3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. 4 And such trust have we through Christ to… Read the whole commentary →