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Forγὰρall whoὅσοιare ledἄγονταιby the Spiritπνεύματιof God,θεοῦtheseοὗτοιareεἰσινsonsυἱοίof God.θεοῦ
Romans 8:14
Study it in the app“For all who are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.”
The Spirit testifies that we are God's children and leads us to cry “Abba, Father”The Holy Spirit
With the Greek beneath
Romans 8:14, word by word
- are ledἄγονταιagontai
lead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “agontai” appears- by the Spiritπνεύματιpneumati
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumati” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- areεἰσινeisin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appears- sonsυἱοίhuioi
one belonging to
Someone with the character of something: "children of light".
Where else “huioi” appears
The context
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.
14 · This verse (above)
15For you did not receive a spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received a spirit of adoption as sons, by which we cry out, Abba, Father.
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?