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2 Corinthians 3:6-9 Suffering and the Glory of God

6 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.

7 The Glory of the New Covenant
Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, fading though it was,

8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?

9 If the ministry that condemns men is glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!

Cross References for 2 Corinthians 3:6-9

1 John 1:1 - The Word of Life That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen wit... Click to read the verse 1 John 1:1 Click to read the verse 1 John 1:1

1 Corinthians 15:45 - So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:45 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:45

Colossians 2:13 - When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you a... Click to read the verse Colossians 2:13 Click to read the verse Colossians 2:13

Romans 8:2 - because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and ... Click to read the verse Romans 8:2 Click to read the verse Romans 8:2

Deuteronomy 27:26 - “Cursed is the man who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out.” Then all th... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 27:26 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 27:26

Romans 3:20 - Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through ... Click to read the verse Romans 3:20 Click to read the verse Romans 3:20

Hebrews 12:24 - to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word t... Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:24 Click to read the verse Hebrews 12:24

Hebrews 13:20 - May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead ... Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:20 Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:20

2 Timothy 2:15 - Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be asha... Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 2:15 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 2:15

Romans 4:17 - As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of ... Click to read the verse Romans 4:17 Click to read the verse Romans 4:17

Hebrews 9:15 - For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive... Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:15 Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:15

2 Corinthians 6:4 - Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, ... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 6:4 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 6:4

2 Corinthians 5:20 - We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We impl... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:20 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:20

Hebrews 7:22 - Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. Click to read the verse Hebrews 7:22 Click to read the verse Hebrews 7:22

Romans 4:15 - because law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression. Click to read the verse Romans 4:15 Click to read the verse Romans 4:15

1 Corinthians 11:25 - In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my bloo... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:25 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:25

Mark 14:24 - “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them. Click to read the verse Mark 14:24 Click to read the verse Mark 14:24

Matthew 26:28 - This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Click to read the verse Matthew 26:28 Click to read the verse Matthew 26:28

Luke 22:20 - In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my ... Click to read the verse Luke 22:20 Click to read the verse Luke 22:20

2 Corinthians 3:7 - The Glory of the New Covenant Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in let... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:7 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:7

1 Peter 3:18 - For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. ... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 3:18 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 3:18

Joel 1:13 - A Call to Repentance Put on sackcloth, O priests, and mourn; wail, you who minister before the ... Click to read the verse Joel 1:13 Click to read the verse Joel 1:13

1 Corinthians 3:5 - What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:5 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:5

1 Corinthians 3:10 - By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is bu... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:10 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:10

Ephesians 4:11-12 - It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some t... Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:11-12 Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:11-12

1 Corinthians 12:28 - And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, the... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 12:28 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 12:28

2 Corinthians 3:17 - Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:17 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:17

Ephesians 2:1 - Made Alive in Christ As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:1 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:1

Hebrews 8:6-10 - But the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is med... Click to read the verse Hebrews 8:6-10 Click to read the verse Hebrews 8:6-10

2 Corinthians 3:9 - If the ministry that condemns men is glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brin... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:9 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:9

Romans 2:29 - No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the... Click to read the verse Romans 2:29 Click to read the verse Romans 2:29

Colossians 1:23 - if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the go... Click to read the verse Colossians 1:23 Click to read the verse Colossians 1:23

1 Chronicles 26:8 - All these were descendants of Obed-Edom; they and their sons and their relatives were capable m... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 26:8 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 26:8

Matthew 13:52 - He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom ... Click to read the verse Matthew 13:52 Click to read the verse Matthew 13:52

2 Corinthians 11:23 - Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more. I have worked ... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:23 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:23

2 Corinthians 4:1 - Treasures in Jars of Clay Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 4:1 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 4:1

Galatians 3:21 - Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been gi... Click to read the verse Galatians 3:21 Click to read the verse Galatians 3:21

1 Thessalonians 1:5 - because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 1:5 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 1:5

John 5:21 - For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom ... Click to read the verse John 5:21 Click to read the verse John 5:21

2 Corinthians 3:14 - But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is ... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:14 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:14

2 Corinthians 5:18-20 - All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of r... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:18-20 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:18-20

Ephesians 2:5 - made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been... Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:5 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:5

John 6:63 - The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit ... Click to read the verse John 6:63 Click to read the verse John 6:63

1 Timothy 4:6 - If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, bro... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:6 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:6

2 Corinthians 5:15 - And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who d... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:15 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 5:15

2 Corinthians 3:8 - will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:8 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 3:8

Hebrews 8:8 - But God found fault with the people and said: “The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I wi... Click to read the verse Hebrews 8:8 Click to read the verse Hebrews 8:8

Jeremiah 31:31 - “The time is coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Isr... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:31 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 31:31

Hebrews 9:15-20 - For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive... Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:15-20 Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:15-20

Romans 2:27 - The one who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the law will condemn you who, even thou... Click to read the verse Romans 2:27 Click to read the verse Romans 2:27

Ephesians 3:7 - I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of hi... Click to read the verse Ephesians 3:7 Click to read the verse Ephesians 3:7

Romans 1:5 - Through him and for his name’s sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from amon... Click to read the verse Romans 1:5 Click to read the verse Romans 1:5

Galatians 5:25 - Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Click to read the verse Galatians 5:25 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:25

2 Timothy 1:11 - And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher. Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 1:11 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 1:11

Colossians 1:25-29 - I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in it... Click to read the verse Colossians 1:25-29 Click to read the verse Colossians 1:25-29

Romans 7:9-11 - Once I was alive apart from law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. Click to read the verse Romans 7:9-11 Click to read the verse Romans 7:9-11

Galatians 3:10-12 - All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who... Click to read the verse Galatians 3:10-12 Click to read the verse Galatians 3:10-12

1 Timothy 1:11-12 - that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me. Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 1:11-12 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 1:11-12

Romans 7:6 - But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in... Click to read the verse Romans 7:6 Click to read the verse Romans 7:6

Romans 2:27-29 - The one who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the law will condemn you who, even thou... Click to read the verse Romans 2:27-29 Click to read the verse Romans 2:27-29