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Forγὰρifεἰyou liveζῆτεaccording toκατὰthe flesh,σάρκαyou are goingμέλλετεto die;ἀποθνῄσκεινbutδὲifεἰby the Spiritπνεύματιyou put to deathθανατοῦτεthe deedsτὰς πράξειςof the body,τοῦ σώματοςyou will live.ζήσεσθε
Romans 8:13
Study it in the app“For 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 8:13, word by word
- you liveζῆτεzēte
live a life
To live life in a certain way.
Where else “zēte” appears- the fleshσάρκαsarka
sinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarka” appears- you are goingμέλλετεmellete
be about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “mellete” appears- to dieἀποθνῄσκεινapothnēiskein
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothnēiskein” appears- by the Spiritπνεύματιpneumati
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumati” appears- you put to deathθανατοῦτεthanatoute
die to
To be dead to something, like evil ways.
Where else “thanatoute” appears- the deedsπράξειςpraxeis
deed, function
A deed, what someone does, conduct; also a function or task.
Where else “praxeis” appears- of the bodyσώματοςsōmatos
body
The person in his physical part, living or dead.
Where else “sōmatos” appears
The context
12So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
13 · This verse (above)
14For all who are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
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?