2 Corinthians 3:6

who also rendered us able ministers of the new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter kills, but the spirit creates life.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

In Context

5not that we are able of ourselves to think anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;

7But if the ministry of death, having been written in letters of stone, was in glory, so that the sons of Israel were not able to look upon the face of Moses on account of the glory of his countenance; which was destined to be done away:

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Cross References

Matthew 13:52And He said to them, Therefore every scribe having been discipled into the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a man who is a landlord, who bringeth out of his treasure things both new and old.

Mark 14:24And He said to them, This is my blood, which belongs to the new covenant, which is poured out for many.

John 5:21For as the Father raiseth up the dead and createth life in them, so the Son also createth life in whom He will.

Romans 1:5through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the Gentiles, in behalf of his name:

Romans 3:20Therefore no flesh shall be justified by works of law: for through law there is a perfect 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 →

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