11 translations · Greek
2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
2 Corinthians 3:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
- KJV King James Version
- Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And the LORD is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the LORD [is], there [is] liberty;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Now the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there's freedom.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord [is], there [is] liberty;
- DBY Darby Translation
- Now the Lord is the Spirit, but where the Spirit of [the] Lord [is, there is] liberty.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is , there is liberty.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Now the Lord is a Spirit. And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὁ | Ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δὲ | de | Now | G1161 δέ then |
| Κύριος | Kyrios | Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πνεῦμά | Pneuma | Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| οὗ | hou | where | G3757 οὗ whither |
| δὲ | de | and | G1161 δέ then |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πνεῦμα | Pneuma | Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| Κυρίου | Kyriou | of [the] Lord [is] | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| ἐλευθερία | eleutheria | [there is] freedom | G1657 ἐλευθερία freedom |
Related verses
- Romans 8:2
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
- John 8:32
You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
- Galatians 5:13
For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.
- Galatians 4:6
And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”
- Galatians 5:1
Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
- Isaiah 61:1–2
The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn;
- John 6:63
It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.
- 2 Timothy 1:7
For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
- Romans 8:15–16
For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;
- Psalm 51:12
Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
15 But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
16 But whenever one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
18 But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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