2 Corinthians 3:17

NETBible

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

NIV ©

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

NASB ©

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

NLT ©

Now, the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, he gives freedom.

MSG ©

They suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. We're free of it!

BBE ©

Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there the heart is free.

NRSV ©

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

NKJV ©

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

KJV
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NASB ©
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NET [draft] ITL
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NETBible

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

NET Notes

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.