Study it in the app“But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of the Messiah, this person is not his.”
ButδὲyouὙμεῖςareἐστὲnotοὐκinἐνthe fleshσαρκὶbutἀλλὰinἐνthe Spirit,πνεύματιif indeedεἴπερthe Spiritπνεῦμαof Godθεοῦdwellsοἰκεῖinἐνyou.ὑμῖνAndδέifεἰanyoneτιςdoes notοὐκhaveἔχειthe Spiritπνεῦμαof the Messiah,Χριστοῦthis personοὗτοςis notοὐκ ἔστινhis.αὐτοῦ
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “este” appearssinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarki” appearsSpirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumati” appearssince, if indeed
"Since", "if indeed", "if it is true that".
Where else “eiper” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearsdwell, live
Dwell, live in a place; also live with someone.
Where else “oikei” appearshave
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears8and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 · This verse (above)
10But if the Messiah is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is life because of righteousness.
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?
