Romans 8:10

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

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
if	εἰ ei	G1487	if · conditional particle
Christ	Χριστὸς Christos	G5547	anointed · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
body	σῶμα sōma	G4983	the body (as a sound whole) · noun — nominative singular neuter
dead	νεκρὸν nekron	G3498	dead (literally or figuratively · adjective — nominative singular neuter
of	διὰ dia	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
sin	ἁμαρτίαν hamartian	G266	a sin (properly abstract) · noun — accusative singular feminine
but	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
Spirit	πνεῦμα pneuma	G4151	a current of air · noun — nominative singular neuter
life	ζωὴ zōē	G2222	life (literally or figuratively) · noun — nominative singular feminine
of	διὰ dia	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
righteousness	δικαιοσύνην. dikaiosunēn	G1343	equity (of character or act) · noun — accusative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by th…
Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
John 11:25-26 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
John 17:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as…
Romans 8:11 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 mor…
2 Corinthians 5:1-4 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in…
Philippians 1:23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 8:10-16

In these verses the apostle represents two more excellent benefits, which belong to true believers. I. Life. The happiness is not barely a negative happiness, not to be condemned; but it is positive, it is an advancement to a life that will be the unspeakable happiness of the man (Rom 8:10, Rom 8:11): If Christ be in you. Observe, If the Spirit be in us, Christ is in us. He dwells in the heart by faith, Eph 3:17. Now we are here told what becomes of the bodies and souls of those in whom Christ is. 1. We cannot say but that the body is dead; it is a frail, mortal, dying body, and it will be dead shortly; it is a house of clay, whose foundation is in the dust. The life purchased and promised d…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 8:10

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 Spirit, though your 'bodies' have to pass through the stage of 'death' in consequence of the first Adam's 'sin,' your spirit is instinct with new and undying 'life,' brought in by the 'righteousness' of the second Adam" [THOLUCK, MEYER, and A…

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Adam Clarke on Romans 8:10

And if Christ be in you, etc. - This is the criterion by which you may judge of the state of grace in which ye stand. If Christ dwell in your hearts by faith, the body is dead because of sin, δι' ἁμαρτιαν, in reference to sin; the members of your body no more perform the work of sin than the body of a dead man does the functions of natural life. Or the apostle may mean, that although, because of sin, the life of man is forfeited; and the sentence, dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return, must be fulfilled on every human being, until the judgment of the great day; yet, their souls being quickened by the indwelling Spirit of Christ, which enables them to live a life of righteousness, t…

The Church Fathers

Paul shows that both life and death exist in a man living in his body—death in his body, life in his spirit.
— Augustine of Hippo, City of God 20.15

If you imitate Christ the carnal mind offers no resistance, because it is effectively dead. The spirit lives in order to produce righteousness, for the aim is not just to stop doing carnal things but to start doing spiritual ones.
— Pelagius, PELAGIUS'S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS

Paul calls the body "dead" because it is mortal. Furthermore, it is because of this mortality that the lack of earthly things troubles the soul and arouses certain desires, to which the man who serves the law of God in his mind does not submit and sin.
— Augustine of Hippo, AUGUSTINE ON ROMANS 50

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Fellowship — (1.) With God, consisting in the knowledge of his will (Job 22:21; John 17:3); agreement with his designs (Amos 3:2); mutual affection (Rom. 8: 38, 39); enjoyment of his presence (Ps. 4:6);…
Fellowship · WITH CHRIST — WITH CHRIST
Holy Spirit · 1:9,32,33;3:5,6,34;4:14;6:45,63;7:38,39;14:16,17,26;15:26;16:7-14;20:22; — 1:9,32,33;3:5,6,34;4:14;6:45,63;7:38,39;14:16,17,26;15:26;16:7-14;20:22;
Life, Spiritual · The Holy Spirit is the Author of — The Holy Spirit is the Author of
Religion · TRUE — TRUE
Resurrection · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Trinity · 1:2,4,5;2:33;10:36-38; — 1:2,4,5;2:33;10:36-38;
Union With Christ · Beneficial results of: The spirit alive to righteousness — Beneficial results of: The spirit alive to righteousness

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Romans 8:10

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 8:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 8:10

Adam Clarke on Romans 8:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Romans 8:10

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 8:10-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 8:10

Adam Clarke on Romans 8:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Romans 8:10

John Calvin on Romans 8:9-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Romans 8:10