2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 3:6

⁶And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
He	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
has qualified	ἱκάνωσεν	hikanōsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2427 I make sufficient
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
ministers	διακόνους	diakonous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1249 a waiter, servant, administrator
of a new	καινῆς	kainēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2537 fresh, new
covenant	διαθήκης	diathēkēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1242 a covenant, will, testament
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
of	γράμματος	grammatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G1121 a letter, writings, learning
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
of	πνεύματος	pneumatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
letter	γράμμα	gramma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1121 a letter, writings, learning
kills	ἀποκτέννει	apoktennei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G615 I put to death, kill
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Spirit	πνεῦμα	pneuma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
gives life	ζωοποιεῖ	zōopoiei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2227 I make to live

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

John 6:63 · Romans 7:6 · Romans 8:2 · Jeremiah 31:31 · Hebrews 8:6–10 · 2 Corinthians 3:14 · 1 Corinthians 15:45 · Hebrews 12:24 · Hebrews 7:22 · Romans 3:20 · Hebrews 13:20 · Luke 22:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.