2 Corinthians 3:17
2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 3
“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”2 Corinthians 3:17
What Does 2 Corinthians 3:17 Mean?
2 Corinthians 3:17 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 3, verse 17 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Freedom, and Holy Spirit.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 3:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 4:24“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”Galatians 5:1“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”Isaiah 59:21“As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed’s seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.”John 8:36“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”Romans 8:2“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”John 8:32“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”Galatians 5:13“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”Galatians 4:6“And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.”Isaiah 61:1“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;”John 6:63“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”2 Timothy 1:7“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”Romans 8:15“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.”Psalms 51:12“Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.”2 Corinthians 3:6“Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.”1 Corinthians 15:45“And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.”James 1:25“But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.”Psalms 119:32“I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.”Leviticus 25:10“And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.”Galatians 2:4“And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:”Romans 6:22“But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.”
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