Romans Chapter 8 verse 16 Holy Bible
The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:
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The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:
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The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God.
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The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
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The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;
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The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;
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Romans 8 : 16 Bible Verse Songs
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) The Spirit itself beareth witness.--What is the nature of this concurrent testimony? It would seem to be something of this kind. The self-consciousness of the believer assures him of his sonship. The relation in which he feels that he stands to God he knows to be that of a son. But, besides this he is aware of an eternal objective cause for this feeling. That cause is the influence of the Holy Spirit.This passage makes it clear that the Apostle, in spite of the strongly mystic tone of his language elsewhere, never confuses the human and the divine.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekTheτὸ (to)Article - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.SpiritΠνεῦμα (Pneuma)Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. Himselfαὐτὸ (auto)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.testifies withσυμμαρτυρεῖ (symmartyrei)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 4828: To bear witness together with. From sun and martureo; to testify jointly, i.e. Corroborate by evidence.ourἡμῶν (hēmōn)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralStrong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.spiritπνεύματι (pneumati)Noun - Dative Neuter SingularStrong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. thatὅτι (hoti)ConjunctionStrong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.we areἐσμὲν (esmen)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.God’sΘεοῦ (Theou)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.children.τέκνα (tekna)Noun - Nominative Neuter PluralStrong's 5043: A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.Jump to PreviousBeareth Bearing Bears Children Fact God's Itself Spirit Spirits Testifies Testifieth Testify Witness
