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The Glory of the New Covenant

2 Corinthians 3:17

In 9 translations

BSB
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
KJV
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
WEB
Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
ASV
Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
LSV
And the LORD is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the LORD [is], there [is] liberty;
YLT
And the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord [is], there [is] liberty;
DBY
Now the Lord is the Spirit, but where the Spirit of [the] Lord [is, there is] liberty.
DRC
Now the Lord is a Spirit. And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
GNV
Nowe the Lord is the Spirite, and where the Spirite of the Lord is, there is libertie.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἐκεῖ (“there”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: κυρίου. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read κυρίου; Robinson–Pierpont add ἐκεῖ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὁ δὲ κύριος τὸ πνεῦμά ἐστιν· οὗ δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα κυρίου, ἐλευθερία.
RP2018
Ὁ δὲ κύριος τὸ πνεῦμά ἐστιν· οὗ δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα κυρίου, ἐκεῖ ἐλευθερία.
TR-Boyd
Ὁ δὲ Κύριος τὸ πνεῦμά ἐστιν· οὗ δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα Κυρίου, ἐκεῖ ἐλευθερία.
SCR1894
ο δε κυριος το πνευμα εστιν ου δε το πνευμα κυριου εκει ελευθερια

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Romans 8:2For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
  • John 8:32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
  • Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
  • Galatians 4:6And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
  • Galatians 5:1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
  • Isaiah 61:1–2The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, to…
  • John 6:63The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
  • 2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
  • Romans 8:15–16For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
  • 2 Corinthians 3:6And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
  • Psalms 51:12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
  • 1 Corinthians 15:45So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

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