1 tn Or “what was fading away.” See note on “which was made ineffective” in v. 7.
2 tn Or “through” (διά, dia).
3 tn Or “what is permanent.”
4 tn Grk “the ministry of condemnation”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produced condemnation.”
5 tn Grk “the ministry of righteousness”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produces righteousness.”
6 tn Traditionally, “abound.”