Romans 8:16 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

ASV:

The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:

BBE:

The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:

DBY:

The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God.

ERV:

The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:

WEY:

The Spirit Himself bears witness, along with our own spirits, to the fact that we are children of God;

WBS:

The Spirit itself testifieth with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

WEB:

The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;

YLT:

The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;

Romans 8:16 Cross References

XREF:

Hosea 1:10 Yet the number of the sons of Israel Will be like the sand of the sea, Which cannot be measured or numbered; And in the place Where it is said to them, "You are not My people," It will be said to them, "You are the sons of the living God."

Matthew 5:9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

Acts 5:32 "And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him."

Romans 8:14 For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

Romans 8:19 For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.

Romans 9:8 That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants.

Romans 9:26 "AND IT SHALL BE THAT IN THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS SAID TO THEM, 'YOU ARE NOT MY PEOPLE,' THERE THEY SHALL BE CALLED SONS OF THE LIVING GOD."

2 Corinthians 6:18 "And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me," Says the Lord Almighty.

Galatians 3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

1 John 3:1 See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

Revelation 21:7 "He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

8:16 The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God. The Spirit of God is one witness to the fact. Our spirit is a corroborative witness. How do each bear witness? (1) Witness is usually borne in words, but not always. God's Spirit bears witness in words. See Heb 10:15. The Holy Spirit shows us how we must become God's children, and how to continue the Christian life. (2) It bears testimony in our lives by its fruits (Mt 7:16). Do we bear the fruit of the Spirit? See Ga 5:22,23. (3) Does our own spirit testify that we mind the things of the Spirit ? (Ro 8:5). Does our consciousness recognize its fruits, inward as well as outward? If the testimony of our spirit is that what God's Spirit witnesseth of the sons of God is true of us, then they concur in the testimony that we are the children of God.

WES:

8:16 The same Spirit beareth witness with our spirit - With the spirit of every true believer, by a testimony distinct from that of his own spirit, or the testimony of a good conscience. Happy they who enjoy this clear and constant.

MHC:

8:10-17 If the Spirit be in us, Christ is in us. He dwells in the heart by faith. Grace in the soul is its new nature; the soul is alive to God, and has begun its holy happiness which shall endure for ever. The righteousness of Christ imputed, secures the soul, the better part, from death. From hence we see how much it is our duty to walk, not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. If any habitually live according to corrupt lustings, they will certainly perish in their sins, whatever they profess. And what can a worldly life present, worthy for a moment to be put against this noble prize of our high calling? Let us then, by the Spirit, endeavour more and more to mortify the flesh. Regeneration by the Holy Spirit brings a new and Divine life to the soul, though in a feeble state. And the sons of God have the Spirit to work in them the disposition of children; they have not the spirit of bondage, which the Old Testament church was under, through the darkness of that dispensation. The Spirit of adoption was not then plentifully poured out. Also it refers to that spirit of bondage, under which many saints were at their conversion. Many speak peace to themselves, to whom God does not speak peace. But those who are sanctified, have God's Spirit witnessing with their spirits, in and by his speaking peace to the soul. Though we may now seem to be losers for Christ, we shall not, we cannot, be losers by him in the end.

CONC:

Along Beareth Bearing Bears Fact God's Itself Spirit Spirits Testifies Testifieth Testify Witness

Beareth Bearing Bears Children Fact God's Itself Spirit Spirits Testifies Testifieth Testify Witness

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