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href="/bsb/romans/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/romans/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/romans/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/romans/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For as many as are led by <i>the</i> Spirit of God, these are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/romans/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/romans/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/romans/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons <i>and daughters</i> of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/romans/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/romans/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/romans/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For as many as are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/romans/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For all who are <i>allowing themselves to</i> be led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/romans/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For all those led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/romans/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All those led by God&#8217s Spirit are God&#8217s sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/romans/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/romans/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Only those people who are led by God's Spirit are his children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/romans/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/romans/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Certainly, all who are guided by God's Spirit are God's children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/romans/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Those who are led by God's Spirit are God's children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/romans/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For all who are led by God's Spirit are God's children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/romans/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For all who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/romans/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/romans/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For those who are led by God's Spirit are, all of them, God's sons.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/romans/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/romans/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/romans/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For as many as are led by <i>the</i> Spirit of God, these are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/romans/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/romans/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/romans/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For whosoever are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/romans/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For all those who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/romans/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/romans/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/romans/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Those who are led by the Spirit of God, are the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For those who are led by The Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/romans/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/romans/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />For so many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/romans/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For as many as are guided by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/romans/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />as many as are actuated by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For those who are led by God's Spirit are, all of them, God's sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/romans/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />For as many as are led by <i>the</i> Spirit of God, these are sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/romans/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/romans/8-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=1923" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">Heirs with Christ</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3745.htm" title="3745: hosoi (RelPro-NMP) -- How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As.">all who</a> <a href="/greek/71.htm" title="71: agontai (V-PIM/P-3P) -- A primary verb; properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, go, pass, or induce.">are led</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: Pneumati (N-DNS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">by the Spirit</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtoi (DPro-NMP) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eisin (V-PIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">are</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huioi (N-NMP) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">sons</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">15</span>For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-18.htm">Galatians 5:18</a></span><br />But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-12.htm">John 1:12</a></span><br />But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-6.htm">Galatians 4:6</a></span><br />And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-1.htm">1 John 3:1</a></span><br />Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-18.htm">2 Corinthians 6:18</a></span><br />And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-5.htm">Ephesians 1:5</a></span><br />He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-5.htm">John 3:5-8</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. / Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit. / Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-13.htm">1 John 4:13</a></span><br />By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-9.htm">Matthew 5:9</a></span><br />Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-9.htm">Hebrews 12:9</a></span><br />Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-12.htm">1 Corinthians 2:12</a></span><br />We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-7.htm">2 Timothy 1:7</a></span><br />For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-17.htm">John 14:17</a></span><br />the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-27.htm">Ezekiel 36:27</a></span><br />And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-14.htm">Isaiah 63:14</a></span><br />Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.</p><p class="hdg">led.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-5.htm">Romans 8:5,9</a></b></br> For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-10.htm">Psalm 143:10</a></b></br> Teach me to do thy will; for thou <i>art</i> my God: thy spirit <i>is</i> good; lead me into the land of uprightness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/8-20.htm">Proverbs 8:20</a></b></br> I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:</p><p class="hdg">they are.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a></b></br> And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with <i>him</i>, that we may be also glorified together.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/6-18.htm">2 Corinthians 6:18</a></b></br> And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/3-26.htm">Galatians 3:26</a></b></br> For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/2-20.htm">Children</a> <a href="/romans/8-7.htm">God's</a> <a href="/romans/2-8.htm">Guided</a> <a href="/acts/23-18.htm">Led</a> <a href="/romans/8-13.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/8-16.htm">Children</a> <a href="/romans/8-16.htm">God's</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-2.htm">Guided</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-2.htm">Led</a> <a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-1.htm">Those who are in Christ are free from condemnation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-5.htm">What harm comes of the flesh;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-13.htm">and what good of the Spirit.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-19.htm">The glorious deliverance the creation longs for,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-29.htm">was beforehand decreed from God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Nothing can sever us from his love.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/romans/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For all who are led by the Spirit of God</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit in guiding believers. In the biblical context, being "led by the Spirit" implies a life directed by God's will, contrasting with living according to the flesh (<a href="/romans/8-5.htm">Romans 8:5-8</a>). The Spirit's guidance is a hallmark of the New Covenant, prophesied in <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a>, where God promises to put His Spirit within His people. Historically, the concept of divine guidance was significant in Jewish tradition, where prophets and leaders were often led by God's Spirit. This guidance is not coercive but involves a willing submission to the Spirit's influence, aligning with <a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16-18</a>, which speaks of walking by the Spirit to avoid the desires of the flesh.<p><b>are sons of God</b><br>The term "sons of God" signifies a special relationship with God, highlighting both identity and inheritance. In the cultural context of the Roman world, sonship implied legal rights and privileges, including inheritance. This concept is rooted in the Old Testament, where Israel is referred to as God's "firstborn son" (<a href="/exodus/4-22.htm">Exodus 4:22</a>). In the New Testament, this sonship is extended to all believers, Jew and Gentile alike, through faith in Christ (<a href="/galatians/3-26.htm">Galatians 3:26-29</a>). This phrase also connects to the idea of adoption, a legal act in Roman culture that granted full family rights to the adopted child, as seen in <a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Romans 8:15</a>. Theologically, being "sons of God" points to a transformative relationship with God, made possible through Jesus Christ, the ultimate Son of God, who enables believers to share in His sonship (<a href="/john/1-12.htm">John 1:12-13</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the Book of Romans, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological writings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_roman_church.htm">The Roman Church</a></b><br>The recipients of the letter, the Roman Christians were a diverse group of Jewish and Gentile believers living in the capital of the Roman Empire.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in guiding and empowering believers.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_of_god.htm">Sons of God</a></b><br>A term used to describe those who have been adopted into God's family through faith in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a></b><br>Understanding that being led by the Spirit confirms our identity as children of God. This identity is not based on our actions but on our relationship with God through the Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guidance_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">Guidance of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit actively guides believers in their daily lives. Being sensitive to His leading is crucial for living a life that honors God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/freedom_from_fear.htm">Freedom from Fear</a></b><br>As children of God, we are freed from the spirit of fear and bondage. This freedom allows us to live confidently and boldly in our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_growth.htm">Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Being led by the Spirit is a process that involves growth and maturity in our spiritual walk. It requires continual submission and obedience to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_fellowship.htm">Community and Fellowship</a></b><br>As sons and daughters of God, we are part of a larger family of believers. This connection calls us to support and encourage one another in our spiritual journeys.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_know_if_i_have_the_holy_spirit.htm">How can I tell if I have the Holy Spirit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'yield_to_the_spirit'_mean.htm">What does "Yield to the Spirit" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_drugs_cause_spiritual_experiences.htm">Why do drugs induce religious-like experiences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'exvangelical'_mean.htm">What does 'Yield to the Spirit' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14-17) This life in the Spirit implies a special relation to God--that of sons. I say of sons; for when you first received the Holy Ghost it was no spirit of bondage and reign of terror to which you were admitted, but rather the closest filial relation to God. This filial relation is attested by the Divine Spirit endorsing the evidence of our own consciousness, and it includes all that such a relation would naturally include--sonship, heirship, nay, a joint-heirship in the glory of Christ, who is Himself pre-eminently the Son.<p>This idea of "sonship" is also worked out in the Epistle to the Galatians (<a href="/galatians/3-25.htm" title="But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.">Galatians 3:25</a>; <a href="/context/galatians/4-1.htm" title="Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differs nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;">Galatians 4:1-7</a>). It is the Christian transformation of the old theocratic idea. The Israelite,<span class= "ital"> qua </span>Israelite, had stood in this special relation to God; now it is open to the <span class= "ital">spiritual</span> Israel of whatever race they may be. The idea itself, too, is largely widened and deepened by the additional doctrines of the continued agency of the Spirit and of the Messiahship of Jesus. The sense of sonship is awakened and kept alive by the Spirit; and of all those in whom it is found, the Messiah Himself stands at the head, ensuring for them a share in His own glory.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 14-17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the Spirit of adoption, wherein we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him</span>. In ver. 14 is introduced a further ground for the assertion in ver. 13, <span class="greek">ζήσεσθε</span>; viz. the felt <span class="accented">sonship</span> to God of those who have so received his Spirit as <span class="accented">t</span>o be <span class="accented">led</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> practically actuated) by it. We say "felt" because, though in this verse the sonship is alleged as a fact, yet, in the following verses (15,16) the inward experience of true Christians is appealed to as evidence of such sonship. Then, in ver. 17, the thought is carried out, that <span class="accented">sonship</span> implies <span class="accented">inheritance</span>, and hence a share in the glorified eternal life of Christ. (This conclusion makes further evident what was meant to be implied above in the expression <span class="greek">ζήσεσθε</span>.) "When, after your conversion," the apostle would say, "ye received the Spirit, it did not inspire you with the fear of slaves, but with filial love and trust. And this you know also is the feeling that we give vent to in the congregation, when we cry out [<span class="greek">κράζομεν</span>, denoting emotional utterance], Abba, Father." This last expression is given by St. Mark as our Lord's own in the garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:36). We may conclude that the Aramaic word <span class="greek">ἀββᾶ</span> was the one used by him, and heard by St. Peter, who is said to have been St. Mark's informant in the composition of his Gospel; the equivalent Greek word, <span class="greek">ὁ πατήρ</span>, having been added originally by the evangelist in explanation (cf. <a href="/mark/5-41.htm">Mark 5:41</a> and Mark 7:34 for similar instances of St. Mark giving Christ's own expressions, with their Greek equivalents). Afterwards it may be further supposed that the Greek-speaking Christians came to use the whole phrase, as it had been delivered to them, in their own devotions, as representing our Lord's own mode of addressing the Father, and so as expressing peculiarly their union with Christ, and their filial relation to God in him. It is probable also, from the way St. Paul here introduces the expression (<span class="greek">κράζομεν</span>, changing from the second to the first person plural), that it was in customary use, perhaps at some special parts of the service, in congregational worship. It occurs once more in a passage closely corresponding with the one before us, and which should be studied in connection with it (<a href="/galatians/4-6.htm">Galatians 4:6</a>). It is to be observed how, in ver. 17, the idea of our sonship now, and consequently of our being <span class="accented">joint-heirs</span> with Christ, leads up to a resumption of the now prevailing thought of our present condition in the mortal body being no bar to our final inheritance of life. It is our being as yet in these mortal bodies that is the cause of our present suffering; but he also was in the body, and he also so suffered; and our sharing in his sufferings really unites us the more to him, and the more ensures our final inheritance with him (cf. <a href="/2_corinthians/1-5.htm">2 Corinthians 1:5, 7</a>; <a href="/philippians/3-10.htm">Philippians 3:10</a>). The apostle introduces next a deep and suggestive view, both in explanation of our now being subject to suffering, and in confirmation of our expectation of future glory notwithstanding. He points to nature generally, to God's whole creation, so far as it is under our view in this mundane sphere, as being at present "subject to vanity," and, as it were, groaning under some power of evil, which is at variance with our ideal of what it should be, and from which there is a general and instinctive yearning for deliverance. Our present sufferings - all those drawbacks to the full enjoyment of our spiritual life - are due to our being at present in the body, and so forming part of the present system of things. But that general yearning is in itself significant of a deliverance; and so the sympathetic witness of nature confirms the hope of our higher spiritual yearnings, and encourages us to endure and wait. Such is the general drift of the passage, continued to the end of ver. 25. Particular thoughts and expressions will be noticed in the course of it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/romans/8-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all who</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅσοι</span> <span class="translit">(hosoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3745.htm">Strong's 3745: </a> </span><span class="str2">How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are led</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄγονται</span> <span class="translit">(agontai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_71.htm">Strong's 71: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, go, pass, or induce.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by [the] Spirit</span><br /><span class="grk">Πνεύματι</span> <span class="translit">(Pneumati)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wind, breath, spirit. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Theou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰσιν</span> <span class="translit">(eisin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons</span><br /><span class="grk">υἱοί</span> <span class="translit">(huioi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God.</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Theou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/8-14.htm">Romans 8:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/romans/8-14.htm">Romans 8:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/romans/8-14.htm">Romans 8:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/romans/8-14.htm">Romans 8:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/romans/8-14.htm">Romans 8:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/8-14.htm">Romans 8:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/8-14.htm">Romans 8:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/8-14.htm">Romans 8:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/romans/8-14.htm">Romans 8:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/romans/8-14.htm">Romans 8:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/romans/8-14.htm">NT Letters: Romans 8:14 For as many as are led (Rom. 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