Romans 8:3
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 as an offering for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
Cross References
Numbers 21:9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and set it upon the standard: and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked unto the serpent of brass, he lived.
John 1:14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
John 9:24So they called a second time the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give glory to God: we know that this man is a sinner.
Romans 3:20because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.
Romans 7:5For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were through the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
Romans 9:3For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren’s sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
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 →