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Romans 8:9 — King James Version← Study notes

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.


Romans 8:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 8:926 words
GreekMeaning
ὙμεῖςHymeis
You yourselvespronounG4771
δὲde
nowwordG1161
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἐστὲeste
areverbG1510
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
σαρκὶsarki
fleshnounG4561
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πνεύματιpneumati
SpiritnounG4151
εἴπερeiper
if indeedwordG1487
πνεῦμαpneuma
SpiritnounG4151
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
οἰκεῖoikei
dwellsverbG3611
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ὑμῖνhymin
youpronounG4771
εἰei
ifwordG1487
δέde
howeverwordG1161
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
πνεῦμαpneuma
the SpiritnounG4151
ΧριστοῦChristou
of ChristnounG5547
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔχειechei
hasverbG2192
οὗτοςhoutos
hedemonstrativeG3778
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔστινestin
isverbG1510
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 8:9

“But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit.” Here again, he does not mean flesh absolutely, but such sort of flesh, that which was in a whirl and thraldom of passions. Why then, it may be said, does he not say so, nor state any difference? It is to rouse the hearer, and to show that he that lives aright is not even in the body. For inasmuch as it was in a manner clear to every one that the spiritual man was not in sin, he states the greater truth that it was not in sin…

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