Romans 8:12
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.”
ὀφειλέτης
Debtor, one who owes. Opheiletes. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. The one most forgiven should be the most forgiving. Forgiveness flows from those who know they have been forgiven.
ζάω
to live;
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ζάω
To live, to be alive. Zao. I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live. Life in Scripture is always relational. To live is to be connected to the source of life.
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οὖν
then,
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οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
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σάρξ
flesh
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σάρξ
Flesh, body, human nature. Sarx. The Word became flesh. God took on human nature completely. He knows from the inside what it means to be human. He is not a distant deity.
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εἰμί
we are
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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