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so thatἵναthe righteous requirementτὸ δικαίωμαof the lawτοῦ νόμουmight be fulfilledπληρωθῇinἐνus,ἡμῖνwhoτοῖςwalkπεριπατοῦσινnotμὴaccording toκατὰthe fleshσάρκαbutἀλλὰaccording toκατὰthe Spirit.πνεῦμα
Romans 8:4
Study it in the app“so that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 8:4, word by word
- the righteous requirementδικαίωμαdikaiōma
decree
A just command of God.
Where else “dikaiōma” appears- of the lawνόμουnomou
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomou” appears- might be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēi
be fulfilled
For what was foretold to come true.
Where else “plērōthēi” appears- walkπεριπατοῦσινperipatousin
walk
To move on foot, step by step, from place to place.
Where else “peripatousin” appears- the fleshσάρκαsarka
sinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarka” appears- the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears
The context
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,
4 · This verse (above)
5For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
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?