Romans 8:16

The Spirit Himself witnesses along with our spirit, that we are the children of God.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

In Context

15For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but you received the Spirit of adoption, in which we cry; Father, Father.

17And if children, indeed heirs; truly heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if we suffer together, in order that we may also be glorified together.

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Cross References

Romans 8:23and not only so, but we ourselves, having the earnest of the Spirit, and we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption of sons, the redemption of our body.

2 Corinthians 1:12For our boasting is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and purity of God, not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have sojourned in the world, and especially towards you.

2 Corinthians 5:5But the one having wrought us out unto this same thing is God, the one having given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

Ephesians 4:30And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed unto the day of redemption.

1 John 4:13In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us, because he has given us 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 →

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