Dead, lifeless, without power. Nekros. God who gives life to the dead. If God can raise the dead there is nothing in your situation that is beyond His power to restore.

Just now, at this very moment. Nyní. Paul uses this word to anchor eternal truth in present reality. What God has done, he has done now. Act on it.

Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.

New, fresh, recently made. Kainos. A new commandment I give you. Kainos means new in quality not just new in time. The new covenant is better in kind not just newer in age.

To render ineffective, to abolish, to destroy. Katargeo. He who had the power of death that is the devil was destroyed. The work of the devil has been undone by Christ.

Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.

Hold fast, restrain, possess. Katéchō. Hold fast to what is good, Paul urges. What you grip shapes you. Hold the right things.

Therefore, so that, as a result. Hōste. What comes before determines what comes after. Live in light of the therefore.

To serve as a slave, to be enslaved. Douleuo. No one can serve two masters. Divided loyalty destroys effectiveness. Choose who you will serve and serve wholeheartedly.

Newness, renewal. Kainótēs. We serve in the newness of the Spirit, not the oldness of the letter. The resurrection life produces a genuinely new way of being. Walk in it.

Oldness, antiquatedness. Palaiótēs. Paul contrasts serving in the oldness of the letter with the newness of the Spirit. The old way condemned; the new way gives life. Walk in the new.

Letter, written word, scripture. Grámma. The letter of the law can kill, but the Spirit gives life. Written words carry weight. Make sure yours point beyond themselves.