Romans 8:11

“And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised the Messiah Jesus from the dead will give life also to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who dwells in you.”

Romans 8:11 · direct translation from the Greek
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Romans 8:11, word by word

the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma

Spirit

God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.

Where else “pneuma” appears
raisedἐγείραντοςegeirantos

raise

To come back to life after death.

Where else “egeirantos” appears
JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

Where else “Iēsoun” appears
the deadνεκρῶνnekrōn

dead

Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.

Where else “nekrōn” appears
dwellsοἰκεῖoikei

dwell, live

Dwell, live in a place; also live with someone.

Where else “oikei” appears
the MessiahΧριστὸνChriston

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “Christon” appears
will give lifeζῳοποιήσειzōiopoiēsei

give life

Give life, make alive; restore to life.

Where else “zōiopoiēsei” appears
to your mortalθνητὰthnēta

mortal

Mortal: subject to death.

Where else “thnēta” appears
bodiesσώματαsōmata

body

The person in his physical part, living or dead.

Where else “sōmata” appears
who dwellsἐνοικοῦνenoikoun

dwell in

Dwell in, live within someone.

Where else “enoikoun” appears

Translation note· on the manuscripts

Many manuscripts read “through his Spirit.”

The context

10But if the Messiah is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is life because of righteousness.

11 · This verse (above)

12So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.

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  1. 1. What it says

    What does Paul say in vv. 38-39 will not be able to separate us from the love of God?

  2. 2. What it means

    Paul begins by saying there is no condemnation for those in the Messiah Jesus (v. 1). What does that mean to you?

  3. 3. How I live it

    The Spirit helps us in weakness when we do not know what to ask (v. 26). How do you pray when you cannot find words?

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