2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV — MannaFest

2 Corinthians 3:17

Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

KJV

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ASV

Now the Lord is the 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 freedom.

YLT

And the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is , there is liberty;

DBT

Now the Lord is the Spirit, but where the Spirit of [the] Lord [is, there is] liberty.

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2 Corinthians — Paul's most personal letter. A defense of gospel ministry under pressure — comfort and conflict, giving and glory, weakness and power — with the tone shifting markedly at chapter 10.

Author: Paul, with Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55–56, from Macedonia

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21 verses on the floor

John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Galatians 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Isaiah 59:21
As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
John 8:36
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
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.

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Parenthetical: Of Christians in general. He resumes the subject of the ministry, 2Co 4:1. minds--Greek, "mental perceptions"; "understandings." blinded--rather, "hardened." The opposite to "looking steadfastly at the end" of the law (2Co 3:13).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

), freedom from the yoke of the ceremonial law, and from the servitude of corruption; liberty of access to God, and freedom of speech in prayer. The heart is set at liberty, and enlarged, to run the ways of God's commandments. (2.) They have light; for with open face we behold the glory of the Lord,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

the Lord--Christ (2Co 3:14, 16; 2Co 4:5). is that Spirit--is THE Spirit, namely, that Spirit spoken of in 2Co 3:6, and here resumed after the parenthesis (2Co 3:7-16): Christ is the Spirit and "end" of the Old Testament, who giveth life to it, whereas "the letter killeth" (1Co 15:45;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Now the Lord - Christ is that Spirit of the law whereof I speak, to which the letter was intended to lead. And where the Spirit of the Lord, Christ, is, there is liberty - Not the veil, the emblem of slavery. There is liberty from servile fear, liberty from the guilt and from the power of sin, liberty to behold with open face the glory of the Lord.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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2CO 3:17GAL 5:1 1PE 2:16
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
2CO 3:17JHN 8:32 ROM 8:2
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2CO 3:17ROM 8:2 ROM 6:14
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2CO 3:17GAL 5:1 GAL 5:13
2CO 3:17JHN 8:32 JHN 8:36
2CO 3:17JHN 8:32 JHN 17:17
2CO 3:17GAL 5:1 JHN 8:32-36
2CO 3:17JHN 8:32 JHN 14:6

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