2 Corinthians 3:6

6 Who also hath made us able d mministers of nthe new nntestament; not of othe letter, but of the spirit: for pthe letter killeth, but qthe spirit ||giveth life.

2 Corinthians 3:6 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

2 Corinthians 3:6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

6 who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 3:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

6 He has enabled us to be ministers of his new covenant. This is a covenant not of written laws, but of the Spirit. The old written covenant ends in death; but under the new covenant, the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 3:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 3:6 — New Century Version (NCV)

6 He made us able to be servants of a new agreement from himself to his people. This new agreement is not a written law, but it is of the Spirit. The written law brings death, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 3:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

2 Corinthians 3:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

6 who has also made us competent, as ministers of the new covenant; not of letter, but of spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit quickens.

2 Corinthians 3:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

6 He has also qualified us to be ministers of a new promise,a spiritual promise, not a written one. Clearly, what was written brings death, but the Spirit brings life.

2 Corinthians 3:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

6 He has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit produces life.

2 Corinthians 3:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

6 who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 3:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

6 who also makes us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 3:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

6 He has given us the power to serve under a new covenant. The covenant is not based on the written Law of Moses. It comes from the Holy Spirit. The written Law kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 3:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

6 who also made us adequate as servants 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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d	1 Cor. 9:2. So ver. 6.
m	ch. 6:4. & 11:23. Eph. 3:7. Col. 1:23, 25. So ch. 4:1. & 5:18. 1 Tim. 1:12.
n	See Jer. 31:31. Comp. ver. 14.
nn	See Gal. 3:15.
o	See Rom. 2:27.
p	See Rom. 4:15.
q	John 6:63. So Rom. 8:2. 1 Pet. 3:18. Comp. ver. 17.
\|\|	Or, quickeneth. John 5:21. & 6:63. Rom. 4:17. & 8:11. 1 Cor. 15:36, 45. 1 Tim. 6:13. 1 Pet. 3:18.