Romans 8:16

And this Spirit testifieth to our spirit, that we are the sons of God.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage, again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Father, our Father.

17And if sons, then heirs; heirs of God, and participators of the inheritance of Jesus Messiah: so that, if we suffer with him, we shall also be glorified with him.

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Cross References

Romans 8:23And not only they, but we also in whom are the first fruits of the Spirit, we groan within ourselves, and look anxiously for the adoption of sons, the redemption of our bodies.

2 Corinthians 1:12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and purity, and by the grace of God, and not in the wisdom of the flesh, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially towards you.

2 Corinthians 5:5And he that prepareth us for this thing, is God: who hath given us the earnest of his Spirit.

Ephesians 4:30And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed for the day of redemption.

1 John 4:13And by this we know, that we abide in him and that he abideth in us, because he hath given of his Spirit to us.

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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