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- 2 Corinthians
- Chapter 3
- Verse 17
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
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Gill's Exposition
Now the Lord is that Spirit,.... "The Lord", to whom the heart is turned, when the veil is removed, is Jesus Christ; and he is "that Spirit", or "the Spirit": he, as God, is of a spiritual nature and…
Barnes' Notes
Now the Lord is that Spirit - The word “Lord” here evidently refers to the Lord Jesus; see 2Co 3:16. It may be observed in general in regard to this word, that where it occurs in the New Testament…
Adam Clarke
Now the Lord is that Spirit - In Co2 3:6, Co2 3:8, the word το πνευμα, spirit, evidently signifies the Gospel; so called because it points out the spiritual nature and meaning of the law; because it…
In these verses the apostle draws two inferences from what he had said about the Old and New Testament: -
I. Concerning the duty of the ministers of the gospel to use great plainness or clearness of…
Cambridge Bible
Now the Lord is that Spirit Literally the spirit, i.e. the spirit which was to replace the letter. The sense is as follows: -The Lord (of whom I have just spoken see last verse) is the spirit of which…
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