2 Corinthians 3:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
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“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord <FI>is<Fi> , there <FI>is<Fi> liberty;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Corinthians 3:17 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 51:12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
- Isaiah 61:1The 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,
- John 6:63The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
- John 8:32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- Romans 8:2For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Romans 8:15For 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!”
- 1 Corinthians 15:45So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
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