# Romans 8.15-16 **Book:** [Romans](/codex/romans/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 13. for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die; but if by the Spirit ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. > > **15. For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16. The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:** > > 17. and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him. 18. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward. (Romans 8:13-18, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 13. For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God. > > **15. For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16. The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;** > > 17. and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him. 18. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us. (Romans 8:13-18, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 13. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. > > **15. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 16. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:** > > 17. And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. (Romans 8:13-18, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 13. for if according to the flesh ye do live, ye are about to die; and if, by the Spirit, the deeds of the body ye put to death, ye shall live; 14. for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God; > > **15. for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, 'Abba, Father.' 16. The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;** > > 17. and if children, also heirs, heirs, indeed, of God, and heirs together of Christ, if, indeed, we suffer together, that we may also be glorified together. 18. For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory about to be revealed in us; (Romans 8:13-18, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Allah Predestines Child to Hell Objection Defeater](/codex/allah-predestines-child-to-hell-objection-defeater/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Argument from Religious Experience](/codex/argument-from-religious-experience/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Christianity Is Brainwashing Objection Defeater](/codex/christianity-is-brainwashing-objection-defeater/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Divine Hiddenness Objection Defeater](/codex/divine-hiddenness-objection-defeater/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Holy Spirit Isnt Real Because Christians Disagree Objection Defeater](/codex/holy-spirit-isnt-real-because-christians-disagree-objection-defeater/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Islam vs the Christian God](/codex/islam-vs-the-christian-god/), via [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/) - [Jehovah's Witnesses vs the Christian God](/codex/jehovahs-witnesses-vs-the-christian-god/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Trinity Invented at Nicaea Objection Defeater](/codex/trinity-invented-at-nicaea-objection-defeater/), via [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/) **Concepts:** - [Arminianism](/codex/arminianism/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Assurance of Salvation](/codex/assurance-of-salvation/) - [Atonement Theory Spread](/codex/atonement-theory-spread/), via [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/) - [Becoming a Christian](/codex/becoming-a-christian/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Belief Vs Knowledge](/codex/belief-vs-knowledge/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Calvinism vs Arminianism vs Molinism vs Open Theism](/codex/calvinism-vs-arminianism-vs-molinism-vs-open-theism/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Christian Discernment](/codex/christian-discernment/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Christian Theories of Knowledge](/codex/christian-theories-of-knowledge/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Cumulative Case for Christian Theism](/codex/cumulative-case-for-christian-theism/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Divine Gender Polarity and Feminine Imagery](/codex/divine-gender-polarity-and-feminine-imagery/), via [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/) - [Divine Hiddenness](/codex/divine-hiddenness/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [External Sources of Thought](/codex/external-sources-of-thought/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Falsifiability Across Worldviews](/codex/falsifiability-across-worldviews/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Hearing God](/codex/hearing-god/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Lord's Prayer](/codex/lords-prayer/), via [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/) - [Nabeel Qureshi (Conversion 2003-2014)](/codex/nabeel-qureshi-conversion-2003-2014/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Perseverance and Apostasy](/codex/perseverance-and-apostasy/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Pneumatology](/codex/pneumatology/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) - [Prayer](/codex/prayer/), via [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/) - [Pre-Pauline Creeds](/codex/pre-pauline-creeds/), via [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/) - [Spirit of Bondage](/codex/spirit-of-bondage/), via [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/) - [Spirit of Heaviness](/codex/spirit-of-heaviness/), via [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/) - [Spiritual Warfare](/codex/spiritual-warfare/), via [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/) - [Witness of the Holy Spirit](/codex/witness-of-the-holy-spirit/), via [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/), [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/) **Lexicon:** - [G1401 - doulos](/codex/g1401-doulos/), via [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/) - [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), via [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/) - [G4151 - pneuma](/codex/g4151-pneuma/), via [Romans 8.16](/codex/romans-8-16/), [Romans 8.5-17](/codex/romans-8-5-17/) - [H0001 - ab](/codex/h0001-ab/), via [Romans 8.14-17](/codex/romans-8-14-17/), [Romans 8.15](/codex/romans-8-15/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.