Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
For the Holy Spirit's law which provides [never ending] life for those in [fellowship with] Christ Jesus has freed me from the law that requires [spiritual] death for sinning.
New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Holman Bible
because the Spirit’s law of life
International Standard Version
For the Spirit's law of life in the Messiah Jesus has set me free from the Law of sin and death.
A Conservative Version
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus freed me from the law of sin and of death.
American Standard Version
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
Amplified
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.
Anderson New Testament
For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has freed me from the law of sin, and of death.
Bible in Basic English
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Common New Testament
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for the christian dispensation of a spiritual life has set me free from the legal state of sin and death.
Darby Translation
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and of death.
Godbey New Testament
For the law of the Spirit of life has made thee free from the law of sin and of death.
Goodspeed New Testament
For the life-giving law of the Spirit through Christ Jesus has freed you from the Law of sin and death.
John Wesley New Testament
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath freed me from the law of sin and death.
Julia Smith Translation
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus freed me from the law of sin and death.
King James 2000
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Modern King James verseion
But the Law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the law of the spirit, that bringeth life through Jesus Christ, hath delivered me from the law of sin, and death:
Moffatt New Testament
the law of the Spirit brings the life which is in Christ Jesus, and that law has set me free from the law of sin and death.
Montgomery New Testament
for the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and of death.
NET Bible
For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
New Heart English Bible
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made you free from the law of sin and of death.
Noyes New Testament
For the law of the Spirit of life set me free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.
Sawyer New Testament
for the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and death.
The Emphasized Bible
For, the-law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus, hath set thee free from the law of sin and of death; -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath liberated me from the law of sin and of death.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For through your union with Christ Jesus, the Law of the life- giving Spirit has set you free from the Law of Sin and Death.
Webster
For the law of the Spirit of life, in Christ Jesus, hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Weymouth New Testament
for the Spirit's Law-- telling of Life in Christ Jesus--has set me free from the Law that deals only with sin and death.
Williams New Testament
For the life-giving power of the Spirit through union with Christ Jesus has set us free from the power of sin and death.
World English Bible
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
Worrell New Testament
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and death.
Worsley New Testament
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath set me free from the law of sin and death.
Youngs Literal Translation
for the law of the Spirit of the life in Christ Jesus did set me free from the law of the sin and of the death;
Themes
Bondage, spiritual » The gospel, the instrument of deliverance from
Condemnation » Who is not condemned
death » What frees you from death
Freedom/liberty » What frees you
Holy spirit » Those that follow after the spirit
Law » Christ being the end of the law
Law » Who has fulfilled the law
Liberty » A new law of life sets free
Christian Liberty » Is freedom from » The law
Names » Of the holy spirit » Spirit of life
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 8:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Set Free From The Law Of Sin And Death
1 Therefore, none of those who are in [fellowship with] Christ Jesus will be condemned. 2 For the Holy Spirit's law which provides [never ending] life for those in [fellowship with] Christ Jesus has freed me from the law that requires [spiritual] death for sinning. 3 For what the law was not able to do [for mankind], since it was [too] weak [to deliver them from condemnation] because fleshly people [were unable to obey it perfectly], God condemned sin in the flesh [i.e., sin was declared evil and its power over man broken]. God did this by sending His own Son in a body like sinful man's, and to destroy sin,
Phrases
Cross References
1 Corinthians 15:45
So, it is also written [Gen. 2:7], "The first man, Adam, became a living being." The last Adam [i.e., Christ], became the Spirit who gives [never ending] life. [See John 5:21].
Romans 6:18
And when you were freed from [the practice of] sin, you became slaves to doing what is right.
John 8:32
And you will know what the truth is and the truth will set you free [i.e. from bondage to sin]."
John 8:36
Therefore, if the Son sets you free [from sin], you will be truly free.
Romans 7:4
Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law [i.e., were released from its binding requirements] through the body of Christ [Note: This seems to refer to Christ's death on the cross, but some think it refers to becoming a part of the church], so that you could belong to someone else, [namely] to Christ, who was raised from the dead in order that we might live spiritually productive lives for God.
2 Corinthians 3:6
He has also made us competent as ministers of a New Agreement [i.e., between Himself and mankind]. It is not [an agreement] based [merely] on a written document [i.e., such as the law of Moses], but on the Holy Spirit, for the written document brings [spiritual] death [See Rom. 8:2], but the Holy Spirit brings [never ending] life.
John 4:10
Jesus answered her, "If you [only] knew the [real] gift of God, and who it is that said to you, '[Please], give me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."
John 4:14
but whoever drinks the water I give him will never get thirsty [again]. For the water I will give him will become in him [i.e., in his spirit] a spring of water, bubbling up and producing never ending life." [See John 7:38].
John 6:63
It is the Holy Spirit who [Note: The Greek word here is "that" instead of "who"] gives life [i.e., understanding the spiritual nature of Jesus' teaching can produce spiritual life]; the flesh is of no value [i.e., understanding Jesus' teaching only in a physical sense makes it worthless]. The words I have spoken to you are [from the] Holy Spirit and [they give] life.
John 7:38-39
As the Scripture has recorded [Note: The following is not an exact quotation from the OT, but echoes Isa. 58:11 and Zech. 14:8], 'Streams of life-giving water will flow from the person's heart who believes in me.'"
Romans 3:27
Where then is the [basis for] boasting [i.e., over being right with God]? There is not any. Is it by [obedience to] a law? Is it by doing certain deeds? Not at all, but by a law of faith.
Romans 5:21
This was so that just as sin ruled [over mankind], causing [physical] death, even so God's unearned favor would rule [over mankind], providing [them with] righteousness, and leading to never ending life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:14
For sin must not be your master [i.e., it must not have power over you], for you are not governed by law, but by God's unearned favor.
Romans 6:22
But now, since you have been freed from [the practice of] sin and have become slaves to God, the benefits you receive are a holy life [here] and never ending life in the future.
Romans 7:21
So, I find this principle [at work]: [Although] I want to do what is good, evil is [always] present [and often wins out].
Romans 7:24-25
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body doomed to [spiritual] death?
Romans 8:10-11
And if Christ lives in your hearts, even though the body is [doomed to] death because of [Adam's ?] sin; yet the spirit is [destined to] live [forever] because of being [made] right with God. [Note: Some take "spirit" here to be "Spirit" and make it "The Holy Spirit gives you life." See next verse].
2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord [i.e., Christ] is the Holy Spirit, and there is freedom [from the bondage of sin and fear] wherever the Spirit of the Lord is.
Galatians 2:19
For it was by means of [this system of] law-keeping that I [realized I] was dead. This was so I could find life through a relationship with God.
Galatians 5:1
Christ set us free [from condemnation under the law of Moses], so we could stay free! Remain where you are then, and do not get tangled up again in the enslaving harness [of the law of Moses].
Revelation 11:11
And after three and a half days, God breathed life into them and they stood up on their feet, and the people who saw them became terrified.
Revelation 22:1
Then the angel [See 21:9] showed me the river of the water of life. It was crystal-clear as it flowed out of the throne of God and the Lamb,