English Standard Version
Romans 8:11
11If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.
Context of Romans 8:11
9You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. 12So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
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εἰ δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ ἐγείραντος τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐκ νεκρῶν οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν, ὁ ἐγείρας Χριστὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν ζῳοποιήσει καὶ τὰ θνητὰ σώματα ὑμῶν διὰ τοῦ ἐνοικοῦντος αὐτοῦ πνεύματος ἐν ὑμῖν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- ifεἰei · ifG1487
- the Spiritὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- of him that raised upἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
- dwellοἰκέωoikeō · to dwellG3611
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- youσύsu · youG4771
- ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
- shallζωοποιέωzōopoieō · to make aliveG2227
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- mortalθνητόςthnētos · mortalG2349
- bodiesσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- that dwellethἐνοικέωenoikeō · to dwell in/withG1774
Cross-references for Romans 8:11
- Romans 8:9You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
- Romans 4:24but for ours also. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord,
- Acts 2:24God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
- Ephesians 1:19and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might
- Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant,
- 1 Peter 1:21who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
- Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
- Romans 6:4We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
- Isaiah 26:19Your dead shall live; their bodies shall rise. You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the dead.
- Ezekiel 37:14And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord."
- John 5:28Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
- 1 Corinthians 6:14And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.
- 1 Corinthians 15:16For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised.
- 1 Corinthians 15:51Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
- 2 Corinthians 4:14knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.
- Ephesians 2:5even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
Commentaries on Romans 8:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11But if the Spirit, etc. - This verse confirms the sense given to the preceding. He who here receives the grace and Spirit of Christ, and continues to live under its influence a life of obedience to the Divine will, shall have a resurrection to eternal life; and the resurrection of Christ shall be the pattern after which they shall be raised. By his Spirit that dwelleth in you - Instead of , because of the Spirit of him who dwelleth in you, DEFG, a great…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11But if the Spirit of him - The Holy Spirit, Romans 8:9. He that raised up Christ - He that had power to restore him to life, has power to give life to you. He that did, in fact, restore him to life, will also restore you. The argument here seems to be founded, first, on the power of God; and, secondly, on the connection between Christ and his people; compare John 14:19, “Because I live, ye shall live also.” Shall also quicken - Shall make alive. Your…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 If the Spirit be in us, Christ is in us. He dwells in the heart by faith. Grace in the soul is its new nature; the soul is alive to God, and has begun its holy happiness which shall endure for ever. The righteousness of Christ imputed, secures the soul, the better part, from death. From hence we see how much it is our duty to walk, not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. If any habitually live according to corrupt lustings, they will…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11through His Spirit: The Holy Spirit is the one who raises believers’ bodies from the dead. Some manuscripts read “because of his Spirit.” This wording would mean that the Spirit living in believers is the guarantee that their bodies will be raised (compare Ephesians 1:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. And if Christ be in you--by His indwelling Spirit in virtue of which we have one life with him. the body--"the body indeed." is dead because of--"by reason of" sin; but the spirit is life because--or, "by reason" of righteousness--The word "indeed," which the original requires, is of the nature of a concession--"I grant you that the body is dead ... and so far redemption is incomplete, but," &c.; that is, "If Christ be in you by His indwelling…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Romans 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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