Romans
Romans 8:14–16
14For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
15For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Romans 8:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| all who | ὅσοι | hosoi | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3745 how much, how great, how many |
| are led | ἄγονται | agontai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G71 I lead |
| by | Πνεύματι | Pneumati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| are | εἰσιν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| sons | υἱοί | huioi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5207 a son, descendent |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Romans 8:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| you did not receive | ἐλάβετε | elabete | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| a spirit | πνεῦμα | pneuma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| of slavery | δουλείας | douleias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1397 slavery, bondage |
| that returns you | πάλιν | palin | Adverb | G3825 again, further, on the other hand |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| fear | φόβον | phobon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5401 fear, terror, reverence |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| you received | ἐλάβετε | elabete | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| Spirit | πνεῦμα | pneuma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| of adoption to sonship | υἱοθεσίας | huiothesias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5206 adoption |
| by | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| whom | ᾧ | hō | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| we cry | κράζομεν | krazomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2896 I cry aloud, shriek |
| Abba | Ἀββᾶ | Abba | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G5 Father |
| Father | Πατήρ | Patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
Romans 8:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Spirit | Πνεῦμα | Pneuma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| Himself | αὐτὸ | auto | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| testifies with | συμμαρτυρεῖ | symmartyrei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4828 I bear witness together with |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| spirit | πνεύματι | pneumati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| we are | ἐσμὲν | esmen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| God’s | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| children | τέκνα | tekna | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 8:14 Galatians 5:18 · John 1:12 · Galatians 3:26 · Galatians 5:16 · Psalm 143:10 · Revelation 21:7 · Galatians 5:22–25 · Romans 8:16–17 · 1 John 3:1 · 2 Corinthians 6:18 · Romans 8:5 · Galatians 4:6
Romans 8:15 2 Timothy 1:7 · Galatians 4:5–7 · 1 Corinthians 2:12 · Romans 8:16 · Ephesians 1:5 · Hebrews 2:15 · Mark 14:36 · 1 John 4:18 · Isaiah 56:5 · Jeremiah 3:19 · Luke 11:2 · Romans 8:23
Romans 8:16 1 John 4:13 · 2 Corinthians 1:22 · 2 Corinthians 5:5 · Ephesians 1:13 · Romans 8:26 · 1 John 3:19–22 · Ephesians 4:30 · 2 Corinthians 1:12 · Romans 8:23 · 1 John 5:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.