2 Corinthians 3:6

Who hath also fitted us to be ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.

1770 John Worsley 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 can of ourselves reckon upon any thing as from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God.

7Now if the ministration of death which was in writing, and engraven on stones, was so glorious that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly on the face of Moses, because of the lustre of his countenance, which was to be taken away:

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Cross References

Matthew 13:52Therefore every teacher, who has been thus instructed in the knowledge of the kingdom of heaven, is like a master of a family, who brings forth out of his store things new and old.

Mark 14:24And He said unto them, This is an emblem of my blood the seal of the new covenant, which is to be shed for many:

John 5:21For as the Father raiseth up the dead and giveth life: even so the Son maketh alive whom He pleaseth.

Romans 1:5by whom we have received grace and apostleship to preach the obedience of faith for his name's sake, to all nations;

Romans 3:20Wherefore by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before Him: 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 →

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