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The Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαhimselfαὐτὸtestifies withσυμμαρτυρεῖour spiritτῷ πνεύματι ἡμῶνthatὅτιwe areἐσμὲνchildrenτέκναof God,θεοῦ
Romans 8:16
Study it in the app“The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,”
The Spirit testifies that we are God's children and leads us to cry “Abba, Father”The Holy SpiritNot slaves in fear, but children who cry “Abba, Father”GraceWe received a spirit of adoption, and cry out “Abba, Father”Loneliness
With the Greek beneath
Romans 8:16, word by word
- The Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- testifies withσυμμαρτυρεῖsymmartyrei
testify with
Testify together with: confirm as a second witness.
Where else “symmartyrei” appears- we areἐσμὲνesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- childrenτέκναtekna
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
Translation note
“Himself”: the Greek pronoun is neuter, agreeing with the word for “Spirit” (pneuma), which is neuter; the same in 8:26.
The context
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.
16 · This verse (above)
17and if children, also heirs: heirs of God and fellow heirs of the Messiah, if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
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?