ROM 8:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) God’s spirit himself agrees together with our spirit that we are God’s children,

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.

UST The Holy Spirit personally testifies, along with our own minds, that we are God’s spiritual children.

BLB The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

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

OEB The Spirit himself unites with our spirits in bearing witness to our being God’s children,

2DT This same Spirit co-witnesses with our spirit that we are God’s children.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Spirit himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God’s children.

LSV [This] One—the Spirit—testifies with our spirit, that we are children of God;

FBV The Spirit himself agrees with us[fn] that we're God's children.

8:16 Literally, “our spirit.”

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

T4T The Spirit himself confirms what our spirits say, that we are God’s children.

LEB The Spirit himself confirms to our spirit that we are children of God,

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

Moff it is this Spirit testifying along with our own spirit that we are children of God;

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

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

DRA For the Spirit himself giveth testimony to our spirit, that we are the sons of God.

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

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

8.16 Elohim

RV The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:
(The Spirit himself beareth/bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God: )

SLT The Spirit itself testifies with our spirit, that we are children of God:

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

KJB-1769 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
(The Spirit itself beareth/bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: )

KJB-1611 The spirit it selfe beareth witnes with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps The same spirite, beareth witnesse to our spirite, that we are ye sonnes of God.
(The same spirit, beareth/bears witness to our spirit, that we are ye/you_all sons of God.)

Gnva The same Spirit beareth witnesse with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
(The same Spirit beareth/bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. )

Cvdl The same sprete certifieth oure sprete, that we are the childre of God.
(The same spirit certifieth our spirit, that we are the children of God.)

TNT The same sprete certifieth oure sprete that we are the sonnes of God.
(The same spirit certifieth our spirit that we are the sons of God. )

Wycl And the ilke spirit yeldith witnessyng to oure spirit, that we ben the sones of God;
(And the ilke spirit yieldeth/yields witnessing to our spirit, that we been the sons of God;)

Luth Derselbige Geist gibt Zeugnis unserm Geist, daß wir Gottes Kinder sind.
(Derselbige spirit gives transcript ours spirit, that we/us God’s children are.)

ClVg Ipse enim Spiritus testimonium reddit spiritui nostro quod sumus filii Dei.[fn]
(Exactly_that because Spirit testimony returns spiritui our that we_are children of_God. )

8.16 Quod sumus filii Dei. Hoc recognoscere facit Spiritus sanctus, dum in Ecclesia fit remissio peccatorum; quam etsi tota Trinitas faciat, ad Spiritum sanctum tamen intelligitur pertinere, quia communis est Patri et Filio, amborumque unio; per quam fit societas et unitas, qua efficimur unum corpus unici Filii Dei. Unitas enim nos compaginat, quam facit charitas, quæ non est nisi a Spiritu sancto. Hæc dicuntur, ut amemus unitatem, et timeamus separationem.

8.16 That we_are children of_God. This recognoscere he_does Spirit holy, while in/into/on Assembly/Church fit forgiveness/remission of_sins/sinners; how even_though the_whole Trinitas let_him_do, to Spirit holy nevertheless understood to_belong, because common it_is Patri and Filio, amborumque unio; through how fit society and unitas, which efficimur one body unici Children of_God. Unitas because us compaginat, how he_does charity, which not/no it_is except from By_Spirit holy. This are_said, as amemus unity, and timeamus separationem.

UGNT αὐτὸ τὸ Πνεῦμα συνμαρτυρεῖ τῷ Πνεύματι ἡμῶν, ὅτι ἐσμὲν τέκνα Θεοῦ.
(auto to Pneuma sunmarturei tōi Pneumati haʸmōn, hoti esmen tekna Theou.)

SBL-GNT αὐτὸ τὸ πνεῦμα συμμαρτυρεῖ τῷ πνεύματι ἡμῶν ὅτι ἐσμὲν τέκνα θεοῦ.
(auto to pneuma summarturei tōi pneumati haʸmōn hoti esmen tekna theou.)

RP-GNT Αὐτὸ τὸ πνεῦμα συμμαρτυρεῖ τῷ πνεύματι ἡμῶν, ὅτι ἐσμὲν τέκνα θεοῦ·
(Auto to pneuma summarturei tōi pneumati haʸmōn, hoti esmen tekna theou;)

TC-GNT Αὐτὸ τὸ πνεῦμα [fn]συμμαρτυρεῖ τῷ πνεύματι ἡμῶν, ὅτι ἐσμὲν τέκνα Θεοῦ·
(Auto to pneuma summarturei tōi pneumati haʸmōn, hoti esmen tekna Theou; )

8:16 συμμαρτυρει ¦ συνμαρτυρει TH WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:1–17: Believers live by the Holy Spirit

In this section Paul reminded the believers in Rome that God does not condemn them, because the Holy Spirit has set them free from sin and death. Jesus became like an Old Testament sin offering to remove the consequences of our sin. The laws of Moses demanded a righteous life, and in the Holy Spirit we can live that way.

The people who live according to the sinful nature seek to do things that are in accord with that nature. Also, they cannot please God, cannot follow his laws, are hostile to him, and will be punished with death forever. The people who live according to the Holy Spirit seek to do things that are in accord with his desire.

Christians allow the Holy Spirit to work in them. When they do that, they are as if dead to sin and God will give them life. Those without the Holy Spirit do not belong to Jesus Christ.

We put to death the deeds of the sinful nature. We do that by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are God’s children and can do as he does (again, by the power of the Holy Spirit). If we suffer as Jesus suffered, God will give to us his promised inheritance in heaven.

Here are other possible headings for this section:

We must live according to the Holy Spirit, not according to sinfulness

Be Ruled by the Spirit (NCV)

Living by the Power of God’s Spirit (CEV)

8:16a

The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit

It is that same Spirit that speaks in truth, along with our spirits/hearts,
The Spirit himself, together with our own insides, truthfully speaks out

The Spirit Himself: This phrase refers to the Holy Spirit. The word Himself emphasizes that it is the Holy Spirit that bears witness.

testifies with our spirit: The word testifies means “reports what one saw.” The phrase is often used where the person is expected to be truthful and accurate. Here the Holy Spirit, along with our spirit, report truthfully that we are God’s children. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

bears witness with our spirit (ESV)

together with our spirit speaks out

our spirit: Here the word spirit refers to the inner part of a person. In some languages the word spirit refers only to the part of a person that still lives after the body dies. If that is true in your language, translate the meaning of the inner part of a person while he is still alive. For example:

our insides/hearts/livers

8:16b

that we are God’s children.

that we^(incl) are God’s children,
that God has adopted us as his children.

God’s children: The Greek word that the BSB translates as children refers to boys and girls and men and women who have a parent. It is different from the Greek word that is translated “sons” in 8:14, but in these verses the meaning is the same.

In some languages it is more clear or more natural to repeat that believers are adopted children of God (from 8:15). For example:

adopted children of God

Parallel ROM 8:16

Section 8:1–17: Believers live by the Holy Spirit

8:16a

8:16b