2 Corinthians 3:6

3:6 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

3:9 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.”