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andδὲifεἰchildren,τέκναalsoκαὶheirs:κληρονόμοιheirsκληρονόμοιof Godθεοῦandδὲfellow heirsσυγκληρονόμοιof the Messiah,Χριστοῦif indeedεἴπερwe suffer with himσυμπάσχομενso thatἵναwe may alsoκαὶbe glorified with him.συνδοξασθῶμεν
Romans 8:17
Study it in the app“and 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.”
Not slaves in fear, but children who cry “Abba, Father”Grace
With the Greek beneath
Romans 8:17, word by word
- childrenτέκναtekna
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appears- heirsκληρονόμοιklēronomoi
heir
Heir.
Where else “klēronomoi” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- fellow heirsσυγκληρονόμοιsynklēronomoi
fellow heir
Fellow heir: someone who inherits together with another.
Where else “synklēronomoi” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- if indeedεἴπερeiper
since, if indeed
"Since", "if indeed", "if it is true that".
Where else “eiper” appears- we suffer with himσυμπάσχομενsympaschomen
suffer with
Suffer with, suffer together with another.
Where else “sympaschomen” appears- be glorified with himσυνδοξασθῶμενsyndoxasthōmen
be glorified with
Be glorified with, share in another's glory.
Where else “syndoxasthōmen” appears
The context
16The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,
17 · This verse (above)
18For I consider that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.
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?