also. Road after "ministers".
hath made us able. enabled us, or made us efficient as. Greek. hikanoo. Only here and Colossians 1:12.
ministers. Greek. diakonos. App-190.
the. a.
new. Greek. kainos. See Matthew 9:17.
testament. covenant. Greek. diatheke. See Matthew 26:28. This is the covenant of Jeremiah 31:31. Compare Hebrews 8:6-13.
the. Omit.
letter. Greek. gramma. This is the Sinaitic covenant, called "theministration of death" in 2 Corinthians 3:7.
spirit. The old covenant could not give life. It was like. dead body, for lack of the spirit (James 2:26). Compare John 6:63. Christ is the Spirit of the new covenant. See 2 Corinthians 3:17,
giveth life. quickeneth. Greek. zoopoieo. See Romans 8:11 and 1 Corinthians 15:45.