Romans 8:2
For, the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus, hath set thee free from the law of sin and of death;—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
In Context
1Hence there is now, no, condemnation unto them who are in Christ Jesus;
Cross References
Psalms 51:12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, And, with a willing spirit, wilt thou uphold me:—
John 4:10Jesus answered, and said unto her—If thou hadst known the free gift of God, and who it is that is saying unto thee, Give me to drink, thou, wouldst have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.
John 6:63The spirit, it is, that giveth life,—the flesh, profiteth, nothing: The declarations which, I, have spoken unto you, are, spirit, and, are, life.
John 8:32And ye shall know the truth, and, the truth, shall make you free.
Romans 3:27Where, then, the boasting! It is excluded. Through what kind of law? Of works? Nay! but through a law of faith:
Romans 6:14For, sin, over you, shall not have lordship, for ye are not under law, but under favour.
Matthew Henry on Romans 8:2-10
The Believer's Privileges. ( a. d. 58.) 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: 4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after… Read the whole commentary →