¹⁶ But whenever anyone turns to the Lord,^(A) the veil is taken away.^{(B) 17} Now the Lord is the Spirit,^(C) and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.^{(D) 18} And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate^[a](E) the Lord’s glory,^(F) are being transformed into his image^(G) with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

⁶ For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”^[a](A) made his light shine in our hearts^(B) to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.^(C)