OET interlinear ROM 8:11

8:11a

And: This Greek word indicates that the topic from 8:10 continues and there is new information about the Holy Spirit and believers. There is possibly contrast between the Holy Spirit giving new life (8:10c) and God also giving life to the believer’s body in the future (8:11c). For example:

And (NIV, BSB)

But (NASB)

if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you: Here the word if introduces a situation that is true. If this first part is true, that supports the then-clause (“He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you” 8:11b–d).

In some languages, using an if-clause would have a different meaning. If that is true in your language, translate the correct meaning. For example:

the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, so

should the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwell in you

if you agree that the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, and I know that you do, then you should also agree that

The word Spirit refers to the Holy Spirit. The word Him refers to God. In some languages, if you translate Him as “God,” you will also need to translate the word who in another way.By specifying “him” as God, it turns the who-clause into a descriptive relative clause, and some languages do not use that kind of relative clause. For example:

God raised Jesus from the dead, and if his Spirit dwells in you,

God raised Jesus from the dead, and should that Spirit of God dwell in you,

God raised Jesus from the dead, if you agree that his Holy Spirit dwells in you, and I know that you do, then you should also agree that

raised…from the dead: This phrase refers to God making Jesus alive again after he died and was put in the tomb. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

raised…from death (GNT)

brought…back to life (GW)

8:11b

He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead: Paul repeated what he has said about God raising Jesus for emphasis. In some languages it is not natural to repeat these words. If that is true in your language, indicate the emphasis in a natural way. For example:

that one

this same God

Christ Jesus: There is a textual issue here:

1. Some Greek manuscripts have Christ, and the NIV and other English versions follow those. (NIV, GNT, NABRE, NRSV, KJV, GW, NET, NCV)

2. Some Greek manuscripts have Christ Jesus, as in the BSB. (BSB, RSV, ESV, NJB, NASB, NLT, REB)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), because the Greek NT 5 has decided it is the best reading.

The order of the words Christ Jesus emphasizes that Jesus is the Christ/Messiah. If you choose the reading Christ Jesus, it is not natural in some languages to have Christ before Jesus. See how you translated this phrase in 8:1.

8:11c

will also give life to your mortal bodies: Many scholarsFor example, see Moo (on TW), Morris (on TW), Kruse (page 334), or Cranfield (page 391). Jewett (page 492) thinks it has the same meaning as “life” in 8:10c (ESV: “the Spirit is life”). And Alford (page 390) thinks it refers to building up believers in heaven after their resurrection. think that the words will…give life refer to when God resurrects believers. It probably does not refer to the new life that we have as believers here on earth.

your mortal bodies: The word mortal indicates that earthly bodies die. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

your bodies that will die

your bodies will dieYongkom Back Translation, by this author, unpublished manuscript.

your bodies that dieKankanaey Back Translation on TW.

See how you translated the word mortal in 6:12.

8:11d

through His Spirit: There is a textual issue here about the Greek phrase:

1. It means through his Spirit here, as in the BSB. (BSB, RSV, NIV, GNT, NJB, NASB, KJV, ESV, NABRE, NLT, GW, CEV, NET, REB, NCV)

2. It means because of his Spirit here. For example:

   because of his Spirit (NIV11) (NIV2011)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), because the Greek NT 5 has decided it was the best reading.

through: Here this word indicates that God will give the task of giving life to believers to the Holy Spirit and he (the Holy Spirit) will do it.

His Spirit, who lives in you: The words who lives in you further describe the Holy Spirit. It does not separate this Holy Spirit from other spirits. For the correct meaning in some languages, translators must avoid the word who. For example:

his Spirit, he dwells in you