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NASB | Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has set you free from the law of sin and of death. |
Bible Question:
This question comes from #91050 where it is suggested that we should revisit Romans 8:2 and 1 Peter 1:22. I have found that 1 Peter 1:22 has different readings in various Greek texts as does Romans 8:1. You can see what I mean by comparing the NASB and the NKJ for these verses. Romans 8:1b, "...who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit." 1 Peter 1:22, "Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth [through the Spirit] in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart." My question relates to the other one I wrote for Romans 8:2 so may I suggest the reading of that one also. My thought is that since these phrases have been omitted, should or can we therefore not "count" these pronouns of Deity? Will the word of God have suffered loss by the loss of these pronouns of "Spirit" in Romans 8:1 and 1 Peter 1:22? My further thought is that the phrases can be included with a lower case "spirit" and have real meaning. For we are born again, we obey the truth, through the "spirit", through the the wind, through the spoken word of the Lord which endures forever. This is the law of the "spirit"--of life in Christ Jesus which has freed me from the law of sin and death. From the heart, Ray |
Bible Answer: You refer to other posts, I guess assuming you'd get some of those posters over here, so forgive me for "jumping in". Since you asked a "primary question", I thought I'd take a stab at it. I'd like to turn around your first question and ask..."Will the word of God be made better if we add pronouns of Deity where there weren't any to begin with?" My answer to both questions is, "no". As for Romans 8:1, the truth found in the KJV is found in Romans 8:4. (My thought being, if it is found once, it must be true.) With that being said, in Romans 8:2, we have "the Spirit of life". My Greek is a little rusty, but I don't think we can separate Spirit and life. As for your other point, I believe that it is the Holy Spirit that moves through the word of the Lord...perhaps to stir up our spirits. (Luke 24:32, although I may be reading too much into that.)...perhaps to convict (John 16:8-14), perhaps granting us "life and peace" (Rom. 8:6).... I guess what I'm trying to say is that I believe that the Holy Spirit is very active in our lives. B. J. H. |