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Romans 8:10 — King James Version← Study notes

And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.


Romans 8:10Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 8:1017 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ΧριστὸςChristos
ChristnounG5547
ἐνen
is inprepositionG1722
ὑμῖνhymin
youpronounG4771
τὸto
thearticleG3588
μὲνmen
indeedwordG3303
σῶμαsōma
body isnounG4983
νεκρὸνnekron
deadadjectiveG3498
διὰdia
on account ofprepositionG1223
ἁμαρτίανhamartian
sinnounG266
τὸto
thearticleG3588
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
πνεῦμαpneuma
SpiritnounG4151
ζωὴzōē
is lifenounG2222
διὰdia
on account ofprepositionG1223
δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēn
righteousnessnounG1343
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 8:10

“And if Christ be in you.” Again, what is good he applies to them, and the distressing part was short and parenthetic. And that which is an object of desire, is on either side of it, and put at length too, so as to throw the other into shade. Now this he says, not as affirming that the Spirit is Christ, far from it, but to show that he who has the Spirit not only is called Christ's, but even has Christ Himself. For it cannot but be that where the Spirit is, there Christ is…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 13 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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