2 Corinthians 3:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:6-11

Here the apostle makes a comparison between the Old Testament and the New, the law of Moses and the gospel of Jesus Christ, and values himself and his fellow-labourers by this, that they were able ministers of the New Testament, that God had made them so, 2 Cor. 3:6. This he does in answer to the accusations of false teachers, who magnify greatly the law of Moses. I. He distinguishes between the letter and the spirit even of the New Testament, 2 Cor. 3:6. As able ministers of the New... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:4-11

3:4-11 We can believe this with such confidence because we believe it through Christ and in the sight of God. It is not that in our own resources we are adequate to reckon up the effect of anything that we have done, as it were personally, but our adequacy comes from God, who has made us adequate to be ministers of the new relationship which has come into existence between him and men. This new relationship does not depend on a written document, but on the Spirit. The written document is a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:6

Who also hath made us able ministers ,.... This is an answer to the question in 2 Corinthians 2:16 who is sufficient for these things? no man is of himself; we are indeed sufficient for them, but not of ourselves; our sufficiency is of God, he hath made us able, or sufficient ministers: such ministers as are not of men's, but God's making, are sufficient ones; and none are sufficient but whom God makes so; and those he makes able and sufficient, by giving them spiritual gifts, fitting them... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:6

Who hath made us able ministers - This is a more formal answer to the question, Who is sufficient for these things? προς ταυτα τις ἱκανος ; 1 Corinthians 2:16 . God, says the apostle, has made us able ministers; ἱκανωσεν ἡμας διακονους , he has made us sufficient for these things; for the reader will observe that he uses the same word in both places. We apostles execute, under the Divine influence, what God himself has devised. We are ministers of the new covenant; of this new... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:6

Verse 6 6.Who hath made us competent. (376) He had acknowledged himself to be altogether useless. Now he declares, that, by the grace of God, he has been qualified (377) for an office, for which he was previously unqualified. From this we infer its magnitude and difficulty, as it can be undertaken by no one, that has not been previously prepared and fashioned for it by God. It is the Apostle’s intention, also, to extol the dignity of the gospel. There is, at the same time, no doubt, that he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:1-6

In the close of the last chapter St. Paul had spoken of men who corrupted the Word of God (retailed it as a commodity for their own profit), and he had put himself and his ministry in contrast to them. Likely enough, this would provoke criticism. The quick interrogation comes - Was he commending himself, or did he need letters of commendation to them and from them? "Ye are our epistle written on his heart, known and read of all men—an epistle coming from Christ, and produced instrumentally by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:1-11

St. Paul's ministry is his sufficient letter of commendation. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:1-18

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:4-6

The power, and the agency it uses. The apostle here dwells upon the confidence he has in the Corinthian Church as the all sufficient commendation of his ministry and apostleship. But he will take no honour to himself over his successes at Corinth. He had but been the agent, and the power and sufficiency were altogether of God. St. Paul was always before men firm, confident, bold; but always before God humble and dependent. The expression, "through Christ to God-ward," probably means... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:6

Who also. Either, "And he it is who;" or, "Who besides this power, has made us adequate ministers." Hath made us able ministers; rather, made us sufficient ministers . Of the new testament; rather, of a fresh covenant ( Jeremiah 31:31 ). The "new testament" has not the remotest connection with what we call "The New Testament," meaning thereby the book—which, indeed, had at this time no existence. The word "testament" means a will, and in this sense implies neither the Hebrew ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:6-11

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:4-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:4-6

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 3:6

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