Romans 8:1

Romans 8:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
• English Standard Version (ESV)There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

Context of Romans 8:1

So those who are believers in Christ Jesus can no longer be condemned. 2The standards of the Spirit, who gives life through Christ Jesus, have set you free from the standards of sin and death. 3It is impossible to do what God’s standards demand because of the weakness our human nature has. But God sent his Son to have a human nature as sinners have and to pay for sin. That way God condemned sin in our corrupt nature.

Romans 8:1 word by word

Οὐδὲν ἄρα νῦν κατάκριμα τοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ ἸησοῦRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• thereforeἄραara · thereforeG686
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• noοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• condemnationκατάκριμαkatakrima · condemnationG2631
• to them which areὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• who walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• notμήmē · notG3361
• afterκατάkata · according toG2596
• the fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for Romans 8:1

• Romans 4:7“Blessed are those whose disobedience is forgiven and whose sins are pardoned.
• Romans 5:1Now that we have God’s approval by faith, we have peace with God because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done.
• Romans 7:17So I am no longer the one who is doing the things I hate, but sin that lives in me is doing them.
• Isaiah 54:17No weapon that has been made to be used against you will succeed. You will have an answer for anyone who accuses you. This is the inheritance of the Lord’s servants. Their victory comes from me,” declares the Lord.
• John 3:18Those who believe in him won’t be condemned. But those who don’t believe are already condemned because they don’t believe in God’s only Son.
• John 5:24I can guarantee this truth: Those who listen to what I say and believe in the one who sent me will have eternal life. They won’t be judged because they have already passed from death to life.
• Galatians 3:13Christ paid the price to free us from the curse that the laws in Moses’ Teachings bring by becoming cursed instead of us. Scripture says, “Everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed.”
• Romans 16:7Greet Andronicus and Junia, who are Jewish by birth like me. They are prisoners like me and are prominent among the apostles. They also were Christians before I was.
• John 14:20On that day you will know that I am in my Father and that you are in me and that I am in you.
• John 15:4Live in me, and I will live in you. A branch cannot produce any fruit by itself. It has to stay attached to the vine. In the same way, you cannot produce fruit unless you live in me.
• 1 Corinthians 1:30You are partners with Christ Jesus because of God. Jesus has become our wisdom sent from God, our approval, our holiness, and our ransom from sin.
• 1 Corinthians 15:22As everyone dies because of Adam, so also everyone will be made alive because of Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 5:17Whoever is a believer in Christ is a new creation. The old way of living has disappeared. A new way of living has come into existence.
• 2 Corinthians 12:2I know a follower of Christ who was snatched away to the third heaven fourteen years ago. I don’t know whether this happened to him physically or spiritually. Only God knows.
• Galatians 3:28There are neither Jews nor Greeks, slaves nor free people, males nor females. You are all the same in Christ Jesus.
• Philippians 3:9and to have a relationship with him. This means that I didn’t receive God’s approval by obeying his laws. The opposite is true! I have God’s approval through faith in Christ. This is the approval that comes from God and is based on faith

Commentaries on Romans 8:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1There is, therefore, now no condemnation - To do justice to St. Paul's reasoning, this chapter must be read in the closest connection with the preceding. There we have seen the unavailing struggles of an awakened Jew, who sought pardon and holiness from that law which he was conscious he had broken; and in which he could find no provision for pardon, and no power to sanctify. This conviction having brought him to the very brink of despair, and, being on…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1There is, therefore, now - This is connected with the closing verses of Romans 7:23-25. It is implied here that there was condemnation under the Law, and would be still, but for the intervention of the gospel. No condemnation - This does not mean that sin in believers is not to be condemned as much as any where, for the contrary is everywhere taught in the Scriptures; but it means, (1) That the gospel does not pronounce condemnation like the Law. Its…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The freedom of believers from condemnation. (1-9) Their privileges as being the children of God. (10-17) Their hopeful prospects under tribulations. (18-25) Their assistance from the Spirit in prayer. (26-27) Their interest in the love of God. (28-31) Their final triumph, through Christ. (32-39) Verses 1-9 Believers may be chastened of the Lord, but will not be condemned with the world. By their union with Christ through faith, they are thus secured. What…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Therefore, there is now no condemnation: Paul concludes from the arguments in chapters 5–7 that neither sin nor the law can prevent Christians from gaining eternal life. Paul confidently declares that people who belong to Christ Jesus do not need to fear condemnation for their sins.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-39In this surpassing chapter the several streams of the preceding argument meet and flow in one "river of the water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb," until it seems to lose itself in the ocean of a blissful eternity. First: The Sanctification of Believers (Ro 8:1-13). 1. There is therefore now, &c.--referring to the immediately preceding context [Olshausen, Philippi, Meyer, Alford, &c.]. The subject with which…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 8:1

• Fellowship
• Holiness
• Holy Spirit
• Jesus Continued
• Justification
• Religion
• Righteous
• Walking

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Christ, Jesus
• Allow
• Bondage
• Carnal
• Enmity
• Faith

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