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also. Road after "ministers".
hath made us able = enabled us, or made us efficient as. Greek. hikanoo. Only here and Col_1:12.
ministers. Greek. diakonos. App-190.
the = a.
new. Greek. kainos. See Mat_9:17.
testament = covenant. Greek. diatheke. See Mat_26:28. This is the covenant of Jer_31:31. Compare Heb_8:6-13.
the. Omit.
letter. Greek. gramma. This is the Sinaitic covenant, called "theministration of death" in 2Co_3:7.
spirit. The old covenant could not give life. It was like a dead body, for lack of the spirit (Jam_2:26). Compare Joh_6:63. Christ is the Spirit of the new covenant. See 2Co_3:17,
giveth life = quickeneth. Greek. zoopoieo. See Rom_8:11 and 1Co_15:45.