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2 Corinthians 3:6 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


2 Corinthians 3:6Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 3:619 words
GreekMeaning
ὃςhos
whorelative pronounG3739
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
ἱκάνωσενhikanōsen
has made competentverbG2427
ἡμᾶςhēmas
us aspronounG1473
διακόνουςdiakonous
ministersnounG1249
καινῆςkainēs
of a newadjectiveG2537
διαθήκηςdiathēkēs
covenantnounG1242
οὐou
notadverbG3756
γράμματοςgrammatos
of the letternounG1121
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
πνεύματοςpneumatos
of the SpiritnounG4151
τὸto
thearticleG3588
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
γράμμαgramma
letternounG1121
ἀποκτέννειapoktennei
killsverbG615
τὸto
thearticleG3588
δὲde
butwordG1161
πνεῦμαpneuma
the SpiritnounG4151
ζῳοποιεῖzōopoiei
gives lifeverbG2227
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 3:6

“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account anything as from ourselves.” See again, yet another corrective. For he possesses this virtue, humility I mean, in singular perfection. Wherefore whenever he says anything great of himself, he makes all diligence to soften down extremely and by every means, what he has said. And so he does in this place also, saying, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account anything as from ourselves:” that is, I said not, “We…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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