Romans 8:3
For that which was impossible for the law to do, and in which it was weak through the corruption of the flesh, God by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sacrifice for sin, hath done; that is, hath condemned sin in the flesh:
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath set me free from the law of sin and death.
Cross References
John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, being full of grace and truth: and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father.
John 9:24Then they called a second time for the man that had been blind, and said to him, Give glory to God: for we know that this man is a great sinner.
Romans 3:20Wherefore by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before Him: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans 7:5For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions while we were under the law operated in our bodies so as to bring forth fruit unto death.
Romans 9:3for I could wish that I myself were made a curse after the manner of Christ, for my brethren, my kindred 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 →