Romans 8 · Verse 11

Romans 8:11

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

Romans 8:11, King James Version

Romans 8:11 in other translations

BSB	And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
WEB	But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
ASV	But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised up Christ Jesus from the dead shall give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
YLT	and if the Spirit of Him who did raise up Jesus out of the dead doth dwell in you, He who did raise up the Christ out of the dead shall quicken also your dying bodies, through His Spirit dwelling in you.
DARBY	But if the Spirit of him that has raised up Jesus from among the dead dwell in you, he that has raised up Christ from among the dead shall quicken your mortal bodies also on account of his Spirit which dwells in you.
BBE	But if the Spirit of him who made Jesus come again from the dead is in you, he who made Christ Jesus come again from the dead will in the same way, through his Spirit which is in you, give life to your bodies which now are under the power of death.
Webster	But if the Spirit of him that raised Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised Christ from the dead will also revive your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

What does Romans 8:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 8:10-11

10-11. And if Christ be in you--by His indwelling Spirit in virtue of which we have one life with him. the body--"the body indeed." is dead because of--"by reason of" sin; but the spirit is life because--or, "by reason" of righteousness--The word "indeed," which the original requires, is of the nature of a concession--"I grant you that the body is dead ... and so far redemption is incomplete, but," &c.; that is, "If…

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 11. But if the Spirit of him, etc. The Holy Spirit, Rom 8:9. He that raised up Christ, etc. He that had power to restore him to life, has power to give life to you. He that did, in fact, restore him to life, will also restore you. The argument here seems to be founded, first, on the power of God; and, secondly, on the connexion between Christ and his people. Comp. Jn 14:19, "Because I live, ye shall live also."

Shall also quicken. Shall make alive.

Your mortal bodies. That this does not refer to the resurrection of the dead seems to be apparent, because that is not attributed to the Holy Spirit. I understand it as referring to the body, subject to carnal desires and propensities; by nature under the reign of death, and therefore mortal--i. e. subject to death. The sense is, that under the gospel, by the influence of the Spirit, the entire man will be made alive in the service of God. Even the corrupt, carnal, and mortal body, so long under the dominion of sin, shall be made alive and recovered to the service of God. This will be done by the Spirit that dwells in us, because that Spirit has restored life to our souls, abides with us with his purifying influence, and because the design and tendency of his indwelling is to purify the entire man, and restore all to God. Christians thus in their bodies and their spirits become sacred. For even their body, the seat of evil passions and desires, shall become alive in the service of God.

(p) "he that raised up" 2Cor 4:14 (1) "by his Spirit" or, "because of"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 11 But if the Spirit, etc. - This verse confirms the sense given to the preceding. He who here receives the grace and Spirit of Christ, and continues to live under its influence a life of obedience to the Divine will, shall have a resurrection to eternal life; and the resurrection of Christ shall be the pattern after which they shall be raised. By his Spirit that dwelleth in you - Instead of δια του ενοικουντος αυτου πνευματος, because of the Spirit of him who dwelleth in you, DEFG, a great many others, with the Vulgate, Itala, and several of the fathers, have δια το ενοικουν αυτου πνευμα, which gives almost no variety of meaning. The latter may be neater Greek, but it is not better sense than the preceding.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Romans 8:10-17

If the Spirit be in us, Christ is in us. He dwells in the heart by faith. Grace in the soul is its new nature; the soul is alive to God, and has begun its holy happiness which shall endure for ever. The righteousness of Christ imputed, secures the soul, the better part, from death. From hence we see how much it is our duty to walk, not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. If any habitually live according to…

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Romans 8:11 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

εἰeiIfG1487

δὲdenowG1161

τὸtotheG3588

πνεῦμαpneumaSpiritG4151

τοῦtouof the [One]G3588

ἐγείραντοςegeirantoshaving raised upG1453

ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusG2424

ἐκekout fromG1537

νεκρῶνnekrōn[the] deadG3498

οἰκεῖoikeidwellsG3611

ἐνeninG1722

ὑμῖν,huminyou,G4771

ὁhothe [One]G3588

ἐγείραςegeirashaving raised upG1453

ΧριστὸνChristonChristG5547

ἐκekout fromG1537

νεκρῶνnekrōn[the] deadG3498

ζῳοποιήσειzōopoiēseiwill give lifeG2227

καὶkaialsoG2532

τὰtato theG3588

θνητὰthnētamortalG2349

σώματαsōmatabodiesG4983

ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771

διὰdiaon account ofG1223

τοῦtoutheG3588

ἐνοικοῦντοςenoikountosdwellingG1774

αὐτοῦautouof HisG846

πνεύματοςpneumatosSpiritG4151

ἐνeninG1722

ὑμῖν.¶huminyou.G4771

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Cross references for Romans 8:11

2 Corinthians 4:14
Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
Romans 6:4-5
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
2 Corinthians 4:11
For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
Ephesians 1:19-20
And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
Romans 8:9
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
1 Corinthians 6:14
And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
Romans 8:2
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
John 5:21
For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
Acts 2:24
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
Philippians 3:21
Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.
1 Corinthians 15:20-22
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Ephesians 2:5
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

him.
9; 4:24,25; Ac 2:24,32,33; Eph 1:19,20; Heb 13:20; 1Pe 1:21
he that raised.
2; 6:4,5; Isa 26:19; Eze 37:14; Joh 5:28,29; 1Co 6:14; 15:16,20-22
1Co 15:51-57; 2Co 4:14; Eph 2:5; Php 3:21; 1Th 4:14-17; 1Pe 3:18
Re 1:18; 11:11; 20:11-13
mortal.
6:12; 1Co 15:53; 2Co 4:11; 5:4
by his Spirit. or, because of his Spirit. dwelleth.
9; Joh 7:38,39; 14:17

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Context

Romans 8:10
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Romans 8:11
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Romans 8:12
Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

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Romans 8:11 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y si el Espíritu de aquel que levantó de los muertos á Jesús mora en vosotros, el que levantó á Cristo Jesús de los muertos, vivificará también vuestros cuerpos mortales por su Espíritu que mora en vosotros.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et si l’Esprit de celui qui a ressuscité Jésus d’entre les morts habite en vous, celui qui a ressuscité le Christ d’entre les morts vivifiera vos corps mortels aussi, à cause de son Esprit qui habite en vous.
German Elberfelder 1871	Wenn aber der Geist dessen, der Jesum aus den Toten auferweckt hat, in euch wohnt, so wird er, der Christum aus den Toten auferweckt hat, auch eure sterblichen Leiber lebendig machen wegen seines in euch wohnenden Geistes.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Quod si Spiritus ejus, qui suscitavit Jesum a mortuis, habitat in vobis: qui suscitavit Jesum Christum a mortuis, vivificabit et mortalia corpora vestra, propter inhabitantem Spiritum ejus in vobis.