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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 />Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/romans/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/romans/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore <i>there is</i> now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/romans/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>There is</i> therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/romans/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>There is</i> therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/romans/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore there is now no condemnation at all for those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/romans/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/romans/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/romans/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/romans/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/romans/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/romans/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, no condemnation now exists for those in Christ Jesus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/romans/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/romans/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you belong to Christ Jesus, you won't be punished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/romans/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/romans/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So those who are believers in Christ Jesus can no longer be condemned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/romans/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There is no condemnation now for those who live in union with Christ Jesus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/romans/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in union with the Messiah Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/romans/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/romans/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/romans/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/romans/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There is therefore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/romans/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/romans/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore <i>there is</i> now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/romans/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/romans/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Therefore now no condemnation to them in Christ Jesus, walking not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/romans/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />THERE is now therefore no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/romans/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who are not walking according to the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/romans/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Hence, now there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/romans/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/romans/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THERE is therefore no condemnation to them who walk in the flesh after the Spirit of Jesus Christ.<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 />There is therefore no condemnation to those in Yeshua The Messiah who do not walk in the flesh.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/romans/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />There is now, therefore, no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/romans/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/romans/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />THERE is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/romans/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Sentence of death therefore shall not pass upon those christians who do not lead a vicious life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/romans/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Consequently, there is now no condemnation to those who <i>are</i> in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/romans/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><i>There is</i> therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/romans/8-1.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=1793" 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">Living in the Spirit</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/686.htm" title="686: ara (Conj) -- Then, therefore, since. Probably from airo; a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive.">Therefore,</a> <a href="/greek/3568.htm" title="3568: nyn (Adv) -- A primary particle of present time; now; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.">there is now</a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: Ouden (Adj-NNS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">no</a> <a href="/greek/2631.htm" title="2631: katakrima (N-NNS) -- Punishment following condemnation, penal servitude, penalty. From katakrino; an adverse sentence.">condemnation</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">for those who are</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christō (N-DMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsou (N-DMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">2</span>For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.…<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="/john/3-18.htm">John 3:18</a></span><br />Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16-18</a></span><br />So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. / For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. / 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="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a></span><br />Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-24.htm">John 5:24</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a></span><br />Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a></span><br />For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, / not by works, so that no one can boast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13-14</a></span><br />He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, / in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-20.htm">1 John 3:20-21</a></span><br />Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things. / Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11</a></span><br />After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Psalm 32:1-2</a></span><br />Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33-34</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. / No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a></span><br />I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / 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/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-36.htm">John 8:36</a></span><br />So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">1 Corinthians 15:22</a></span><br />For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.</p><p class="hdg">no.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/4-7.htm">Romans 4:7,8</a></b></br> <i>Saying</i>, Blessed <i>are</i> they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/5-1.htm">Romans 5:1</a></b></br> Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/7-17.htm">Romans 7:17,20</a></b></br> Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me… </p><p class="hdg">in.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/16-7.htm">Romans 16:7</a></b></br> Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-20.htm">John 14:20</a></b></br> At that day ye shall know that I <i>am</i> in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/15-4.htm">John 15:4</a></b></br> Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.</p><p class="hdg">who.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-4.htm">Romans 8:4,14</a></b></br> That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16,25</a></b></br> <i>This</i> I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/titus/2-11.htm">Titus 2:11-14</a></b></br> For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/7-10.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/romans/7-25.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/romans/5-18.htm">Condemnation</a> <a href="/romans/7-25.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/romans/7-25.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/romans/4-10.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/romans/5-19.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/romans/7-14.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Walk</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/13-3.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/romans/8-2.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/romans/13-2.htm">Condemnation</a> <a href="/romans/8-3.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/romans/8-2.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/romans/14-10.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/romans/8-2.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/romans/8-4.htm">Walk</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>Therefore,</b><br>The word "therefore" connects this verse to the preceding chapters, particularly <a href="/romans/7.htm">Romans 7</a>, where Paul discusses the struggle with sin and the law. It signifies a conclusion or result based on previous arguments. In <a href="/romans/7.htm">Romans 7</a>, Paul describes the internal conflict between the desire to do good and the reality of sin. "Therefore" introduces the resolution to this struggle, emphasizing the transition from condemnation under the law to freedom in Christ.<p><b>there is now</b><br>The term "now" indicates a present reality, contrasting with the past state of condemnation. This reflects the new covenant established through Jesus Christ, which brings immediate and ongoing effects for believers. The use of "now" underscores the immediacy of the change brought about by faith in Christ, highlighting the shift from the old covenant to the new.<p><b>no condemnation</b><br>"Condemnation" refers to the judgment and penalty for sin. In the context of Roman law, condemnation would mean a legal declaration of guilt and the subsequent punishment. Biblically, it signifies the spiritual death and separation from God due to sin. The absence of condemnation for believers is a central theme of the gospel, emphasizing justification by faith. This assurance of no condemnation is rooted in the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus, fulfilling the requirements of the law and offering believers a new standing before God.<p><b>for those who are in Christ Jesus.</b><br>Being "in Christ Jesus" denotes a spiritual union with Him, a key Pauline concept. This union is achieved through faith and baptism, symbolizing the believer's identification with Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. It implies a new identity and position, where believers are seen as righteous before God. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical narrative of being "in" someone, as seen in Adam and Christ as representatives of humanity (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">1 Corinthians 15:22</a>). The concept of being "in Christ" is foundational to understanding the believer's security, transformation, and inheritance in the Christian faith.<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_church_in_rome.htm">The Church in Rome</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/c/christ_jesus.htm">Christ Jesus</a></b><br>Central to the message of Romans, Jesus Christ is the Son of God, whose life, death, and resurrection provide the foundation for the Christian faith.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/condemnation.htm">Condemnation</a></b><br>A legal term referring to the judgment and penalty for sin, which Paul declares is no longer applicable to those in Christ.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_law_of_the_spirit.htm">The Law of the Spirit</a></b><br>Introduced later in <a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">Romans 8</a>, this concept contrasts with the law of sin and death, emphasizing life and freedom through the Holy Spirit.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_no_condemnation.htm">Understanding No Condemnation</a></b><br>Believers are free from the penalty of sin because of Christ's sacrifice. This freedom is not based on our merit but on Christ's finished work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_being_in_christ.htm">The Importance of Being In Christ</a></b><br>Our identity in Christ is crucial. Being "in Christ" means we are united with Him, sharing in His righteousness and life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_spirit.htm">Living in the Spirit</a></b><br><a href="/romans/8.htm">Romans 8:1</a> sets the stage for living according to the Spirit, which empowers us to overcome sin and live in freedom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_salvation.htm">Assurance of Salvation</a></b><br>This verse provides assurance and peace, reminding us that our salvation is secure in Christ, not dependent on our performance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/freedom_from_guilt_and_shame.htm">Freedom from Guilt and Shame</a></b><br>Understanding this truth helps us live without the burden of guilt and shame, allowing us to serve God joyfully and confidently.<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/what_does_'no_condemnation'_mean.htm">What does "no condemnation in Christ" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_laughter_bring_joy_to_the_heart.htm">Who can condemn if God justifies us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_i_gain_eternal_life.htm">What must I do to inherit eternal life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_jesus_christ_and_christ_jesus_differ.htm">What is the difference between Jesus Christ and Christ Jesus?</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>(1-11) A result is thus attained which the law of Moses could not accomplish, but which is accomplished in the gospel. The Christian is entirely freed from the law of sin and death, and from the condemnation that it entails. But he is so upon the condition that this freedom is for him a reality--that it really proceeds from the indwelling Spirit of Christ.<p>(1) <span class= "bld">Therefore.</span>--The Apostle had already, at the end of the last chapter, "touched the confines" of that state of deliverance and of liberty which he is now going on to describe. The opening of this chapter is, therefore, connected in form with the close of the last. The intervention of Christ puts an end to the struggle waged within the soul. There is <span class= "ital">therefore</span> no condemnation, &c.<p><span class= "bld">Condemnation.</span>--The condemnation which in the present and final judgment of God impends over the sinner, is removed by the intervention of Christ, and by the union of the believer with Him. By that union the power and empire of sin are thrown off and destroyed. (Comp. <a href="/romans/8-3.htm" title="For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:">Romans 8:3</a>.) There is a certain play on the word "condemn." By "condemning" the law of sin, Christ <span class= "ital">removed</span> "condemnation" from the sinner. He removed it objectively, or in the nature of things, and this removal is completed subjectively in the individual through that bond of mystical and moral attachment which makes what Christ has done his own act and deed.<p><span class= "bld">To them which are in Christ Jesus.</span>--Those "who live and move and have their (spiritual) being" in Christ. To "have the Spirit of Christ" is a converse expression for the same idea. In the one case the believer is regarded as reaching upwards, as it were, through faith, and so incorporating and uniting himself with the Spirit of Christ; in the other case, the Spirit of Christ reaches downwards and infuses itself into the believer. This is the peculiar mysticism of the Apostle.<p><span class= "bld">Who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.</span>--These words are wanting in the foremost representatives of every group of authorities (except, perhaps, those which belong to the region of Syria), and must certainly be omitted. They have been brought in here from <a href="/romans/8-4.htm" title="That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.">Romans 8:4</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - There is then no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. <p><span class="pc_st_rem">Romans 8:2 <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - For a new law - the law of the Spirit of life - is introduced into their being, by virtue of which they are freed from their old state of bondage to the law of sin and death. <p><span class="pc_st_rem">Romans 8:3 <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - And this because of what God himself did for mankind in <span class="accented">his own</span> Son, Christ, who, in our very flesh, and in behalf of mankind, did what man himself was powerless to do - triumphed over sin and condemned it. <p><span class="pc_st_rem">Romans 8:4 <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - And in us too (united to him by faith, and having spiritually died and risen again with him) the requirement of the Law is fulfilled, so that it forfeits its claim to condemn us now; but only on this condition in ourselves, that we walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/romans/8-1.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">Therefore,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄρα</span> <span class="translit">(ara)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_686.htm">Strong's 686: </a> </span><span class="str2">Then, therefore, since. Probably from airo; a particle denoting an inference more or less decisive.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[there is] now</span><br /><span class="grk">νῦν</span> <span class="translit">(nyn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3568.htm">Strong's 3568: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="grk">Οὐδὲν</span> <span class="translit">(Ouden)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> </span><span class="str2">No one, none, nothing. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">condemnation</span><br /><span class="grk">κατάκριμα</span> <span class="translit">(katakrima)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2631.htm">Strong's 2631: </a> </span><span class="str2">Punishment following condemnation, penal servitude, penalty. From katakrino; an adverse sentence.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for those who [are]</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῖς</span> <span class="translit">(tois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Christ</span><br /><span class="grk">Χριστῷ</span> <span class="translit">(Christō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus.</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/romans/8-1.htm">NT Letters: Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation (Rom. 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