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Romans 8:2 — King James Version← Study notes

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.


Romans 8:2Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 8:220 words
GreekMeaning
ho
thearticleG3588
γὰρgar
ForwordG1063
νόμοςnomos
the lawnounG3551
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
πνεύματοςpneumatos
SpiritnounG4151
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ζωῆςzōēs
of lifenounG2222
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ΧριστῷChristō
ChristnounG5547
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
ἠλευθέρωσένēleutherōsen
has set freeverbG1659
σεse
youpronounG4771
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
νόμουnomou
lawnounG3551
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἁμαρτίαςhamartias
of sinnounG266
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θανάτουthanatou
of deathnounG2288
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 8:2

“For the law of the Spirit of life has made me free.” It is the Spirit he is here calling the law of the Spirit. For as he calls sin the law of sin, so he here calls the Spirit the law of the Spirit. And yet he named that of Moses as such, where he says, “For we know that the Law is spiritual.” What then is the difference? A great and unbounded one. For that was spiritual, but this is a law of the Spirit. Now what is the distinction between this and that? The other was…

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