2 Corinthians 3:17

3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is present, ¹  there is freedom.

2 Corinthians 3:6

3:6 who made us adequate ²  to be servants of a new covenant ³  not based on the letter but on the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Corinthians 4:13

4:13 But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in ⁴  what has been written, “I believed; therefore I spoke,” ⁵  we also believe, therefore we also speak.

2 Corinthians 7:13

7:13 Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit. ⁶ 

2 Corinthians 11:4

11:4 For if someone comes and proclaims ⁷  another Jesus different from the one we proclaimed, ⁸  or if you receive a different spirit than the one you received, ⁹  or a different gospel than the one you accepted, ¹⁰  you put up with it well enough! ¹¹ 

¹ tn Grk “where the Spirit of the Lord is”; the word “present” is supplied to specify that the presence of the Lord’s Spirit is emphasized rather than the mere existence of the Lord’s Spirit.

² tn Or “competent.”

³ sn This new covenant is promised in Jer 31:31-34; 32:40.

³ tn Grk “spirit of faith according to.”

⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 116:10.

⁴ tn Or “all of you have put his mind at ease.”

⁵ tn Or “preaches.”

⁶ tn Grk “another Jesus whom we have not proclaimed.”

⁷ tn Grk “a different spirit which you did not receive.”

⁸ tn Grk “a different gospel which you did not accept.”

⁹ tn Or “you endure it very well.”