KJV King James Version
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Romans 8:4
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
WEB World English Bible
that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
ASV American Standard Version
that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Surrounding context — Romans 8
1 [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 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:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 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.
6 For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoδικαίωμαG1345 · dikaiōmarighteous actτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoνόμουG3551 · nomoslawπληρωθῇG4137 · plēroōto fulfillἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongἡμῖνG3165 · memeτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμὴG3361 · mēnotκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toσάρκαG4561 · sarxfleshπεριπατοῦσινG4043 · peripateōto walkἀλλὰG235 · allabutκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toπνεῦμα.G4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spirit
Cross-references
Galatians 5:22-25But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Galatians 5:16[This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.Colossians 1:22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:Hebrews 12:23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,Ephesians 5:26-27That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,Jude 1:24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,Revelation 14:5And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.1 John 3:2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.Romans 2:26Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
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