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!

Romans 7:10

7:10 and I died. So ⁶  I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life brought death! ⁷ 

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.”

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “So” to indicate the result of the statement in the previous verse. Greek style often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” but English style generally does not.

⁶ tn Grk “and there was found in/for me the commandment which was for life – this was for death.”