Strong's Lexicon And καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. He ὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that. has qualified ἱκάνωσεν (hikanōsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 2427: To make sufficient, render fit, qualify. From hikanos; to enable, i.e. Qualify. us ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. [as] ministers διακόνους (diakonous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 1249: Probably from an obsolete diako; an attendant, i.e. a waiter; specially, a Christian teacher and pastor. of a new καινῆς (kainēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 2537: Fresh, new, unused, novel. Of uncertain affinity; new covenant, διαθήκης (diathēkēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 1242: From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract. not οὐ (ou) Adverb Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. of [the] letter γράμματος (grammatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 1121: From grapho; a writing, i.e. A letter, note, epistle, book, etc. plural learning. but ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction Strong's Greek 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. of [the] Spirit; πνεύματος (pneumatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. for γὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. letter γράμμα (gramma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 1121: From grapho; a writing, i.e. A letter, note, epistle, book, etc. plural learning. kills, ἀποκτέννει* (apoktennei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 615: To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy. but δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. the τὸ (to) Article - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Spirit πνεῦμα (pneuma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. gives life. ζωοποιεῖ (zōopoiei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 2227: To make that which was dead to live, cause to live, quicken. From the same as zoon and poieo; tovitalize. Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. Young's Literal Translation who also made us sufficient [to be] ministrants of a new covenant, not of letter, but of spirit; for the letter doth kill, and the spirit doth make alive. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. New American Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. Parallel Verses New International Version 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. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version 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. New American Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. International Standard Version who has also qualified us to be ministers of a new covenant, which is not written but spiritual, because the written text brings death, but the Spirit gives life. NET Bible who made us adequate to be servants of a new covenant not based on the letter but on the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. American Standard Version 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. English Revised Version 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. Young's Literal Translation who also made us sufficient to be ministrants of a new covenant, not of letter, but of spirit; for the letter doth kill, and the spirit doth make alive. Cross References Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Luke 22:20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. John 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. Romans 2:29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. Romans 7:6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. 1 Corinthians 3:5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 1 Corinthians 11:25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 2 Corinthians 3:3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. 2 Corinthians 3:14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. 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