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SoἌραthen,οὖνbrothers,ἀδελφοίwe areἐσμένdebtors,ὀφειλέταιnotοὐto the flesh,τῇ σαρκὶto liveτοῦ ζῆνaccording toκατὰthe flesh.σάρκα
Romans 8:12
Study it in the app“So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 8:12, word by word
- SoἌραAra
then, so
So then, therefore.
Where else “Ara” appears- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- we areἐσμένesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- debtorsὀφειλέταιopheiletai
debtor
Debtor: someone who owes something; also someone who owes for a wrong, an offender.
Where else “opheiletai” appears- to the fleshσαρκὶsarki
sinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarki” appears- to liveζῆνzēn
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zēn” appears
The context
11And 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.
12 · This verse (above)
13For if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
To study Romans 8 in a group
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. 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. 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?