ROMANS 8:11

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.”

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Romans 8:11 Translation & Meaning

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But δὲ But, and, etc But
if εἰ If, whether, that, etc if
the τὸ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
Spirit πνεῦμα A current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit Spirit
of that raised ἐγείραντος To waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e., rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence) raised
him τοῦ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) him
up ἐγείραντος To waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e., rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence) up
Jesus Ἰησοῦν Jesus (i.e., Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites Jesus
from ἐκ A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) from
the dead νεκρῶν Dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) dead
dwell οἰκεῖ To occupy a house, i.e., reside (figuratively, inhabit, remain, inhere); by implication, to cohabit dwell
in ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc in
you, ὑμῖν To (with or by) you you
he The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) he
that raised up ἐγείρας To waken (transitively or intransitively), i.e., rouse (literally, from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively, from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence) raised up
Christ Χριστὸν Anointed, i.e., the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus Christ
from ἐκ A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) from
the dead νεκρῶν Dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun) dead
shall ζῳοποιήσει To (re-)vitalize (literally or figuratively) shall
also καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words also
quicken ζῳοποιήσει To (re-)vitalize (literally or figuratively) quicken
your ὑμῶν Of (from or concerning) you your
mortal θνητὰ Liable to die mortal
bodies σώματα The body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively bodies
by διὰ Through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) by
his αὐτοῦ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons his
Spirit Πνεῦμα A current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit Spirit
that dwelleth ἐνοικοῦν To inhabit (figuratively) dwelleth
in ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc in
you. ὑμῖν To (with or by) you you

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  • 9  But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

  • 10  And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

  • 11  But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

  • 12  Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

  • 13  For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.




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