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.

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.

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