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17 Now the Lord[a] is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom! 18 But[b] we all with a face having been unveiled, while reflecting[c] the glory of the Lord as a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from glory[d] to glory, just-as[e] from the Lord[f], the Spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 3:17 That is, the Lord in Moses’ case (v 16) is the Spirit today; or, the Lord (Christ) is the OT ‘Spirit of the Lord’ in our experience of God today.
  2. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Now Paul makes an application from Moses to us, completing what he began in v 13. We are not like Moses who veiled his face... But we all are being transformed.
  3. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Or, looking at. Moses did both.
  4. 2 Corinthians 3:18 That is, from glory to more glory (not fading); or, from His glory to our glory.
  5. 2 Corinthians 3:18 That is, just as would be expected.
  6. 2 Corinthians 3:18 That is, the Lord who is the Spirit; or, the Spirit who is the Lord; or, the Lord of the Spirit (that is, who sends the Spirit).

17 Now the Lord is the Spirit,(A) and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.(B) 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate[a](C) the Lord’s glory,(D) are being transformed into his image(E) with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Or reflect