2 Corinthians 3:6
2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 3
“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.”2 Corinthians 3:6
What Does 2 Corinthians 3:6 Mean?
2 Corinthians 3:6 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 3, verse 6 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Spiritual Gifts, and Holy Spirit.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 3:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 8:2“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”2 Corinthians 3:17“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”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.”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:”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.”2 Timothy 2:15“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”Galatians 5:25“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”Hebrews 8:6“But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.”1 Corinthians 15:45“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.”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.”Hebrews 12:24“And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.”Romans 6:14“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”Hebrews 7:22“By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.”Romans 3:20“Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.”2 Corinthians 5:20“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.”Hebrews 13:20“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,”Luke 22:20“Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.”2 Corinthians 5:15“And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.”Ephesians 3:7“Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.”Matthew 13:52“Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.”
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