Romans 8:17
—if children, also heirs: heirs of God and coheirs with Christ (if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him).
Family 35 New Testament
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In Context
16That Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are God's children
Cross References
Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to His disciples: “If anyone desires to come after me, let him really deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Luke 12:32“Do not fear, little flock, because it pleased the Father to give you the Kingdom.
Luke 24:26Was it really not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into His glory?”
John 17:24“Father, those whom You have given to me, I desire that they also may be with me where I am, so that they may observe my glory, which You have given me, because You loved me before the founding of the world.
Acts 20:32“And so now, brothers, I entrust you to God and to the Word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all those who have been sanctified.
Romans 5:9So now that we have been justified by His blood, how much more shall we be saved from the wrath through Him!
Matthew Henry on Romans 8:11-17
The Believer's Privileges. ( a. d. 58.) 10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 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 mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the… Read the whole commentary →