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For Those Being So Led By The Spirit Are The Adopted Children of God

14 For[a] all who are being led[b] by the Spirit of God, these are sons[c] of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit[d] of slavery again leading-to fear, but you received a Spirit[e] of adoption by Whom we are crying-out “Abba[f]! Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself bears-witness-with our spirit that we are children of God!

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:14 This gives the reason you will live. If you are living by the Spirit, this means you are one of God’s children.
  2. Romans 8:14 This is the broad category of which putting to death the practices of the body is one aspect.
  3. Romans 8:14 That is, children, family members, as opposed to slaves.
  4. Romans 8:15 That is, a disposition, a slave kind of spirit.
  5. Romans 8:15 Or, spirit.
  6. Romans 8:15 That is, papa, daddy.

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