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 8:23 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Romans 8:2324 words
οὐounot
μόνονmonononly / alone
δέdeand / but
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
καὶkaiand / also
αὐτοὶautoihe / she / it / same
τὴνtēnthe
ἀπαρχὴνaparchēnfirst-fruits
τοῦtouthe
πνεύματοςpneumatosSpirit / spirit
ἔχοντεςechonteshave
ἡμεῖςhēmeisI
καὶkaiand / also
αὐτοὶautoihe / she / it / same
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἑαυτοῖςheautoisalone, her (own, -self)
στενάζομενstenazomenwith grief, groan, grudge
υἱοθεσίανhyiothesianadoption (of children, of sons)
ἀπεκδεχόμενοιapekdechomenoilook (wait) for
τὴνtēnthe
ἀπολύτρωσινapolytrōsindeliverance, redemption
τοῦtouthe
σώματοςsōmatosbody
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Word-by-word meanings
Explore community notes on Romans 8:23
Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion