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2 Corinthians 3:17The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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ὁ δὲ κύριος τὸ πνεῦμά ἐστιν· οὗ δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα Κυρίου, ἐλευθερία.
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2 Corinthians 3:17The Bible in Living English
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17 And the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Lord’s Spirit is, freedom is.
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2 Corinthians 3:17American Standard Version
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17 Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
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2 Corinthians 3:17The Emphasized Bible
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17 And the Lord is the Spirit: Now where the Spirit of one who is Lord [is there is] freedom!
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2 Corinthians 3:17King James Version
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17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
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2 CorinthiansWatch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
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3:17 hs 161-162; li 41; w51 453, 621; w34 152; jh 227
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2 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 3New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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Jehovah is the Spirit: This statement is similar to what Jesus said, as recorded at Joh 4:24: “God is a Spirit.” The Greek word pneuʹma is used here in the sense of a spirit person, or being.—See Glossary, “Spirit”; and study note on Joh 4:24; see also App. C3 introduction; 2Co 3:17.
where the spirit of Jehovah is, there is freedom: Paul here directs his fellow believers to the Source of true freedom, the Creator of all things, the only One who enjoys absolute and unlimited freedom. To enjoy true freedom, a person “turns to Jehovah,” that is, comes into a personal relationship with him. (2Co 3:16) The freedom that is associated with “the spirit of Jehovah” is more than liberation from physical slavery. “The spirit of Jehovah” brings liberation from enslavement to sin and death, as well as from slavery to false worship and its practices. (Ro 6:23; 8:2) God’s holy spirit also promotes true freedom by producing within Christians the qualities that are essential to freedom.—Ga 5:22, 23.
the spirit of Jehovah: That is, Jehovah’s active force. (See study note on Ac 5:9.) The reasons why the New World Translation uses the divine name in the main text are explained in App. C1 and C3 introduction; 2Co 3:17.
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