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Forγὰρthe lawὁ νόμοςof the Spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςof lifeτῆς ζωῆςinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷJesusἸησοῦset you freeἠλευθέρωσέν σεfromἀπὸthe lawτοῦ νόμουof sinτῆς ἁμαρτίαςandκαὶof death.τοῦ θανάτου
Romans 8:2
Study it in the app“For the law of the Spirit of life in the Messiah Jesus set you free from the law of sin and of death.”
There is now no condemnation for those in the Messiah JesusTemptation
With the Greek beneath
Romans 8:2, word by word
- the lawνόμοςnomos
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomos” appears- of the Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- of lifeζωῆςzōēs
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēs” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- set you freeἠλευθέρωσένēleutherōsen
set free
Set free, free; bring out of slavery.
Where else “ēleutherōsen” appears- of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartias” appears- of deathθανάτουthanatou
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Other manuscripts read “set me free.”
The context
1So there is now no condemnation for those who are in the Messiah Jesus.
2 · This verse (above)
3For what was impossible for the law, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did: sending his own Son in the likeness of flesh of sin and on account of sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
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?