2 Corinthians 3:6
Context3:6 who made us adequate 1 to be servants of a new covenant 2 not based on the letter but on the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
2 Corinthians 3:9
Context3:9 For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, 3 how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness 4 excel 5 in glory!
1 tn Or “competent.”
2 sn This new covenant is promised in Jer 31:31-34; 32:40.
3 tn Grk “the ministry of condemnation”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produced condemnation.”
4 tn Grk “the ministry of righteousness”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produces righteousness.”
5 tn Traditionally, “abound.”