Focused Passage

Romans 8:12-17

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.

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12Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.

13For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

14For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

15For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

16The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.

17And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

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Verse 12

Original words

ThereforeἌραG686Conjunction. . .οὖνG3767ConjunctionbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine Pluralwe haveἐσμένG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural[an] obligationὀφειλέταιG3781Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural[but it is] notοὐG3756Adverbto theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularfleshσαρκὶG4561Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularto liveζῆνG2198Verb - Present Infinitive Activeaccording toκατὰG2596Preposition[it]σάρκαG4561Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 13

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionifεἰG1487Conjunctionyou liveζῆτεG2198Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralaccording toκατὰG2596Preposition[the] fleshσάρκαG4561Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularyou willμέλλετεG3195Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraldieἀποθνήσκεινG599Verb - Present Infinitive ActivebutδὲG1161ConjunctionifεἰG1487Conjunctionby [the] SpiritπνεύματιG4151Noun - Dative Neuter Singularyou put to deathθανατοῦτεG2289Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluraldeedsπράξειςG4234Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularbodyσώματοςG4983Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularyou will liveζήσεσθεG2198Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural
Verse 14

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ForγὰρG1063Conjunctionall whoὅσοιG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Pluralare ledἄγονταιG71Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Pluralby [the] SpiritΠνεύματιG4151Noun - Dative Neuter Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-οὗτοιG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralareεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralsonsυἱοίG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 15

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionvvvΟὐG3756Adverbyou did not receiveἐλάβετεG2983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plurala spiritπνεῦμαG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof slaveryδουλείαςG1397Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularthat returns youπάλινG3825AdverbtoεἰςG1519PrepositionfearφόβονG5401Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularbutἀλλὰG235Conjunctionyou receivedἐλάβετεG2983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural[the] SpiritπνεῦμαG4151Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof adoption to sonshipυἱοθεσίαςG5206Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularbyἐνG1722PrepositionwhomG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singularwe cryκράζομενG2896Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralAbbaἈββᾶG5Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Vocative Masculine SingularFatherΠατήρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 16

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TheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularSpiritΠνεῦμαG4151Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularHimselfαὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 3rd Person Singulartestifies withσυμμαρτυρεῖG4828Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularspiritπνεύματιG4151Noun - Dative Neuter SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionwe areἐσμὲνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularchildrenτέκναG5043Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Verse 17

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AndδὲG1161ConjunctionifεἰG1487Conjunction[we are] childrenτέκναG5043Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralthen [we are]καὶG2532ConjunctionheirsκληρονόμοιG2818Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralheirsκληρονόμοιG2818Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural-μὲνG3303Conjunctionof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandδὲG1161Conjunctionco-heirsσυνκληρονόμοιG4789Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwith ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularif indeedεἴπερG1512Conjunctionwe suffer with [Him]συμπάσχομενG4841Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionvvvκαὶG2532Conjunctionwe may also be glorified with [Him]συνδοξασθῶμενG4888Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Plural

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