Romans 8:11
And, if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead lives within you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life even to your mortal bodies, through his Spirit living within you.
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In Context
12So then, friends, we owe nothing to our earthly nature, that we should live in obedience to it.
Cross References
John 5:28Do not wonder at this; for the time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice,
John 14:17The world cannot receive this Spirit, because it does not see him or recognize him, but you recognize him, because he is always with you, and is within you.
Acts 2:32It was this Jesus, whom God raised to life; and of that we are ourselves all witnesses.
Romans 6:4Consequently, through sharing his death in our baptism, we were buried with him; so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by a manifestation of the Father’s power, so we also may live a new life.
Romans 8:2for through your union with Christ Jesus, the Law of the life-giving Spirit has set you free from the Law of sin and death.
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 →