Romans 8:16
The Spirit himself unites with our spirits in bearing witness to our being God’s children,
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In The King James Version
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
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Romans 8:23And not nature only; but we ourselves also, though we have already a first gift of the Spirit – we ourselves are inwardly groaning, while we eagerly await our full adoption as sons – the redemption of our bodies.
2 Corinthians 1:12Indeed, our main ground for satisfaction is this – Our conscience tells us that our conduct in the world, and still more in our relations with you, was marked by a purity of motive and a sincerity that were inspired by God, and was based, not on worldly policy, but on the help of God.
2 Corinthians 5:5And he who has prepared us for this change is God, who has also given us his Spirit as a pledge.
Ephesians 4:30And do not grieve God’s Holy Spirit; for it was through that Spirit that God sealed you as his, against the day of redemption.
1 John 4:13We know that we live in him, and he lives in us, because he has given us a measure of his Spirit.
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 →