Romans 8:4
2 For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
3 For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
5 Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
6 The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
- KJV
- That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
- WEB
- that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
- ASV
- that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
- DARBY
- in order that the righteous requirement of the law should be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to flesh but according to Spirit.
- BLB
- so that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, those not walking according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
- ÅB
- slik at lovens krav skulle bli oppfylt i oss; vi som ikke vandrer etter kjøttet, men etter Ånden.
- OTB
- slik at lovens rettferdige krav kunne bli oppfylt i oss, som ikke lever etter kjødet, men etter Ånden.
- B1930
- forat lovens krav skulde bli opfylt i oss, vi som ikke vandrer efter kjødet, men efter Ånden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 5:16
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Read in contextGalatians 5:22–25
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Read in contextColossians 1:22
But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—
Read in contextHebrews 12:23
in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
Read in contextEphesians 5:26–27
to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
Read in contextJude 1:24
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
Read in contextRevelation 14:5
And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
Read in context1 John 3:2
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
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