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15 But until this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds,[a] 16 but when one[b] turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.[c] 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is present,[d] there is freedom.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 3:15 tn Grk “their heart.”
  2. 2 Corinthians 3:16 tn Or perhaps “when(ever) he turns,” referring to Moses.
  3. 2 Corinthians 3:16 sn An allusion to Exod 34:34. The entire verse may refer to Moses, viewing him as a type portraying the Jewish convert to Christianity in Paul’s day.
  4. 2 Corinthians 3:17 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.