Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Romans
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:5 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:5 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:5 JFB -> Commentary on 8:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:5 PNT -> Commentary on 8:5 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:5 TSK -> Commentary on 8:5 TSK -> Entry for 8:5 WEN -> Notes on 8:5 NTB -> Death; Depravity Of Man; Holy Spirit; Regeneration; Religion; Righteous; Righteousness; Wicked (People) TTT -> Fall of Man, The EBD -> Flesh PWP -> Devotional using 8:5 8:5 - [In Context] People that live following their sinful selves think only about things that their sinful selves want. But those people that live following the Spirit F62 are thinking about the things that the Spirit wants them to do.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:6 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:6 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:6 JFB -> Commentary on 8:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:6 PNT -> Commentary on 8:6 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:6 TSK -> Commentary on 8:6 TSK -> Entry for 8:6 WEN -> Notes on 8:6 NTB -> Carnal Mindedness; Death; Depravity Of Man; Godlessness; Holy Spirit; Peace; Regeneration; Religion; Righteous; Righteousness; Spirituality; Wicked (People) TTT -> Death, Spiritual; Fall of Man, The; Life, Spiritual; Peace, Spiritual EBD -> Carnal; Death PWP -> Devotional using 8:6 8:6 - [In Context] If a person's thinking is controlled by his sinful self, then there is spiritual death. But if a person's thinking is controlled by the Spirit, then there is life and peace.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:7 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:7 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:7 JFB -> Commentary on 8:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:7 PNT -> Commentary on 8:7 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:7 TSK -> Commentary on 8:7 TSK -> Entry for 8:7 WEN -> Notes on 8:7 NTB -> Carnal Mindedness; Character; Depravity Of Man; Godlessness; Heart; Holy Spirit; Religion; Sin; Wicked (People) TTT -> Character of the Wicked; Fall of Man, The; Heart, Character of the Unrenewed; Law of God, The; New Birth, The EBD -> Carnal; Enmity; Flesh; Regeneration; Sin PWP -> Devotional using 8:7 8:7 - [In Context] Why is this true? Because if a person's thinking is controlled by his sinful self, then that person is against God. That person refuses to obey God's law. And really that person is not able to obey God's law.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:8 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:8 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:8 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:8 JFB -> Commentary on 8:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:8 PNT -> Commentary on 8:8 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:8 TSK -> Commentary on 8:8 TSK -> Entry for 8:8 WEN -> Notes on 8:8 NTB -> Carnal Mindedness; Depravity Of Man; Godlessness; Holy Spirit; Religion; Wicked (People) TTT -> New Birth, The EBD -> Flesh; Regeneration PWP -> Devotional using 8:8 8:8 - [In Context] Those people that are ruled by their sinful selves cannot please God.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:9 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:9 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:9 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:9 JFB -> Commentary on 8:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:9 PNT -> Commentary on 8:9 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:9 TSK -> Commentary on 8:9 TSK -> Entry for 8:9 WEN -> Notes on 8:9 NTB -> Fellowship; Holy Spirit; Regeneration; Religion; Righteous; Trinity TTT -> Indwelling of the Holy Spirit, The; Life, Spiritual; Titles and Names of the Holy Spirit; Trinity, The EBD -> Flesh; Regeneration PWP -> Devotional using 8:9 TV -> Devotional using 8:9 TV -> Devotional using 8:9 TV -> Devotional using 8:9 8:9 - [In Context] But you are not ruled by your sinful selves. You are ruled by the Spirit, F63 if that Spirit of God really lives in you. But if any person does not have the Spirit of Christ, then that person does not belong to Christ.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:10 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:10 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:10 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:10 JFB -> Commentary on 8:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:10 PNT -> Commentary on 8:10 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:10 SRN -> Study Notes on 8:10 TSK -> Commentary on 8:10 TSK -> Entry for 8:10 WEN -> Notes on 8:10 NTB -> Death; Fellowship; Holy Spirit; Life; Religion; Resurrection; Righteous; Trinity TTT -> Life, Spiritual; Union With Christ PWP -> Devotional using 8:10 8:10 - [In Context] Your body will always be dead because of sin. But if Christ is in you, then the Spirit gives you life, because Christ made you right with God.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:11 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:11 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:11 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:11 JFB -> Commentary on 8:11 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:11 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:11 PNT -> Commentary on 8:11 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:11 TSK -> Commentary on 8:11 TSK -> Entry for 8:11 WEN -> Notes on 8:11 NTB -> Death; Holy Spirit; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Power; Quickening; Religion; Resurrection; Trinity TTT -> Indwelling of the Holy Spirit, The; Life, Spiritual; Power of the Holy Spirit, The; Resurrection, The; Resurrection of Christ, The EBD -> Holy Ghost; Resurrection of Christ; Resurrection of the dead PWP -> Devotional using 8:11 TV -> Devotional using 8:11 TV -> Devotional using 8:11 TV -> Devotional using 8:11 TV -> Devotional using 8:11 TV -> Devotional using 8:11 TV -> Devotional using 8:11 TV -> Devotional using 8:11 TV -> Devotional using 8:11 8:11 - [In Context] God raised Jesus from death. And if God's Spirit is living in you, then he will also give life to your bodies that die. God is the One who raised Christ from death. And he will give life to your bodies through his Spirit that lives in you.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:12 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:12 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:12 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:12 JFB -> Commentary on 8:12 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:12 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:12 PNT -> Commentary on 8:12 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:12 TSK -> Commentary on 8:12 TSK -> Entry for 8:12 WEN -> Notes on 8:12 NTB -> Death; Holiness; Holy Spirit; Religion; Self-Denial TTT -> Life, Spiritual EBD -> Flesh PWP -> Devotional using 8:12 SPG -> Devotional using 8:12 8:12 - [In Context] So, my brothers and sisters, we must not be ruled by our sinful selves. We must not live the way our sinful selves want.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:13 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:13 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:13 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:13 JFB -> Commentary on 8:13 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:13 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:13 PNT -> Commentary on 8:13 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:13 SRN -> Study Notes on 8:13 TSK -> Commentary on 8:13 TSK -> Entry for 8:13 WEN -> Notes on 8:13 NTB -> Affections; Death; Depravity Of Man; Holy Spirit; Regeneration; Religion; Self-Denial; Wicked (People) TTT -> Affections, The; Death, Eternal; Life, Spiritual; Self-denial; Sin PWP -> Devotional using 8:13 TV -> Devotional using 8:13 TV -> Devotional using 8:13 TV -> Devotional using 8:13 8:13 - [In Context] If you use your lives to do the wrong things your sinful selves want, then you will die spiritually. But if you use the Spirit's F64 help to stop doing the wrong things you do with your body, then you will have {true} life.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 8:14 DSN -> Synopsis on 8:14 GEB -> Study Notes on 8:14 GSB -> Study Notes on 8:14 JFB -> Commentary on 8:14 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 8:14 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 8:14 PNT -> Commentary on 8:14 RWP -> Study Notes on 8:14 TSK -> Commentary on 8:14 TSK -> Entry for 8:14 WEN -> Notes on 8:14 NTB -> Adoption; Character; Heir; Holy Spirit; Regeneration; Religion; Righteous TTT -> Adoption; Character of Saints EBD -> Son of God SBD -> Adoption PWP -> Devotional using 8:14 TV -> Devotional using 8:14 TV -> Devotional using 8:14 TV -> Devotional using 8:14 TV -> Devotional using 8:14 TV -> Devotional using 8:14 TV -> Devotional using 8:14 TV -> Devotional using 8:14 TV -> Devotional using 8:14 TV -> Devotional using 8:14 8:14 - [In Context] The true children of God are those people that let God's Spirit lead them.
FOOTNOTES: F62: Spirit, Holy Spirit   Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, he does God's work among people in the world. F63: Spirit, Holy Spirit   Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, he does God's work among people in the world. F64: Spirit, Holy Spirit   Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, he does God's work among people in the world.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; PWP - Praying With Paul; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.