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Romans 8:23 — King James Version← Study notes

And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.


Romans 8:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 8:2324 words
GreekMeaning
οὐou
NotadverbG3756
μόνονmonon
only soadjectiveG3441
δέde
nowwordG1161
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
καὶkai
evenadverbG2532
αὐτοὶautoi
ourselvespronounG846
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἀπαρχὴνaparchēn
firstfruitnounG536
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
πνεύματοςpneumatos
SpiritnounG4151
ἔχοντεςechontes
havingverbG2192
ἡμεῖςhēmeis
we ourselvespronounG1473
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
αὐτοὶautoi
ourselvespronounG846
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἑαυτοῖςheautois
ourselvespronounG1438
στενάζομενstenazomen
groanverbG4727
υἱοθεσίανhyiothesian
divine adoption as sonsnounG5206
ἀπεκδεχόμενοιapekdechomenoi
awaitingverbG553
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἀπολύτρωσινapolytrōsin
redemptionnounG629
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
σώματοςsōmatos
bodynounG4983
ἡμῶνhēmōn
of uspronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 8:23

“And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves.” That is, having had a taste of the things to come. For even if any should be quite stone hard, he means what has been given already is enough to raise him up, and draw him off from things present, and to wing him after things to come in two ways, both by the greatness of the things that are given, and by the fact that, great and numerous as they are,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 14 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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