Focused Passage

Romans 8:1-11

No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

Paul moves from no condemnation in Christ, to freedom and life through the Spirit, to adoption as God's children, to suffering and future glory, to the groaning hope of creation and believers, to Spirit intercession, to God's unstoppable saving purpose, and finally to the inseparable love of God in Christ.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

2For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.

3For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,

4so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

5Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

6The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,

7because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.

8Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.

9You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

10But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.

11And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

ThereforeἄραG686Conjunction[there is] nowνῦνG3568AdverbnoΟὐδὲνG3762Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularcondemnationκατάκριμαG2631Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularfor those who [are]τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
Verse 2

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Dative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularlawνόμοςG3551Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularofτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularlifeζωῆςG2222Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular{set} youσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person SingularfreeἠλευθέρωσένG1659Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularlawνόμουG3551Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof sinἁμαρτίαςG266Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulardeathθανάτουG2288Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR me
Verse 3

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionwhatτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulartheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularlawνόμουG3551Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwas powerless to doἀδύνατονG102Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionthatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singularit was weakenedἠσθένειG770Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbyδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularfleshσαρκόςG4561Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGod [did]ΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularby sendingπέμψαςG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHisἑαυτοῦG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular[own]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] likenessὁμοιώματιG3667Noun - Dative Neuter Singularof sinfulἁμαρτίαςG266Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularmanσαρκὸςG4561Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction[ as an offering ] forπερὶG4012PrepositionsinἁμαρτίαςG266Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularHe [thus] condemnedκατέκρινενG2632Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularsinἁμαρτίανG266Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularfleshσαρκίG4561Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin
Verse 4

Original words

so thatἵναG2443ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singularrighteous standardδικαίωμαG1345Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularlawνόμουG3551Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularmight be fulfilledπληρωθῇG4137Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralwhoτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Plural{do} notμὴG3361AdverbwalkπεριπατοῦσινG4043Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Pluralaccording toκατὰG2596Preposition[the] fleshσάρκαG4561Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbutἀλλὰG235Conjunctionaccording toκατὰG2596Preposition[the] SpiritπνεῦμαG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 5

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionThoseΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralwho liveὄντεςG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralaccording toκατὰG2596Preposition[the] fleshσάρκαG4561Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularset their mindsφρονοῦσινG5426Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralon the thingsτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularfleshσαρκὸςG4561Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularbutδὲG1161Conjunctionthose [who live]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralaccording toκατὰG2596Preposition[the] SpiritπνεῦμαG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular[set their minds on] the thingsτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularSpiritπνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Verse 6

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionTheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularmindφρόνημαG5427Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularfleshσαρκὸςG4561Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[is] deathθάνατοςG2288Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularmindφρόνημαG5427Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularSpiritπνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular[is] lifeζωὴG2222Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionpeaceεἰρήνηG1515Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 7

Original words

becauseδιότιG1360ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularmindφρόνημαG5427Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularfleshσαρκὸςG4561Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular[is] hostileἔχθραG2189Noun - Nominative Feminine SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionGodΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-γὰρG1063ConjunctionvvvοὐχG3756AdverbIt does not submitὑποτάσσεταιG5293Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulartoτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularlawνόμῳG3551Noun - Dative Masculine SingularvvvγὰρG1063ConjunctionnorοὐδὲG3761Adverbcan it [do so]δύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 8

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionThoseοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Plural-ὄντεςG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralcontrolled byἐνG1722Preposition[the] fleshσαρκὶG4561Noun - Dative Feminine SingularvvvοὐG3756AdverbcannotδύνανταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralpleaseἀρέσαιG700Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveGodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally Those being in the flesh; similarly in verse 9
Verse 9

Original words

YouὙμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralhoweverδὲG1161ConjunctionareἐστὲG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralvvvοὐκG3756Adverbcontrolled not byἐνG1722Preposition[the] fleshσαρκὶG4561Noun - Dative Feminine SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctionbyἐνG1722Preposition[the] SpiritπνεύματιG4151Noun - Dative Neuter SingularifεἴπερG1512Conjunction[the] SpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularlivesοἰκεῖG3611Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralAndδέG1161ConjunctionifεἰG1487ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular{does} notοὐκG3756AdverbhaveἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] SpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularheοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular{does} notοὐκG3756AdverbbelongἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto [Christ]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 10

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionifεἰG1487ConjunctionChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular[is] inἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-μὲνG3303Conjunction[your]τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Singularbody [is]σῶμαG4983Noun - Nominative Neuter SingulardeadνεκρὸνG3498Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularbecause ofδιὰG1223PrepositionsinἁμαρτίανG266Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularyetδὲG1161Conjunction[your]τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularspiritπνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular[is] aliveζωὴG2222Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularbecause ofδιὰG1223PrepositionrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηνG1343Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or yet the Spirit is life
Verse 11

Original words

AndδὲG1161ConjunctionifεἰG1487ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof HimτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularwho raisedἐγείραντοςG1453Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition[the] deadνεκρῶνG3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine Pluralis livingοἰκεῖG3611Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralHe whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularraisedἐγείραςG1453Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularfrom«ἐκG1537Preposition[the] deadνεκρῶν»G3498Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralvvvκαὶG2532Conjunctionwill also give lifeζωοποιήσειG2227Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto yourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralmortalθνητὰG2349Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralbodiesσώματαG4983Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralthroughδιὰG1223PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularSpiritΠνεύματοςG4151Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularwhoτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularlivesἐνοικοῦντοςG1774Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural

BSB notes

  • NA, BYZ, and TR raised Christ from the dead

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