Shall quicken (ζωοποιησε). Future active indicative of ζωοποιεω, late verb from ζωοποιος, making alive. See on [Reference 1 Corint…

But if the Spirit of him, etc. The Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9). He who raised up Christ, etc. He who had power to restor…

And this vitality extends beyond the grave. It will even act upon that material body which had just been described as given over to death. Die it m…

But the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Ch…

Turning now to his readers, Paul reminds them of the basic difference between themselves and those he has been describing. As believers, they have,…

If the Spirit, etc. This is a confirmation of the last verse, derived from the efficient cause, and means: “Since Christ was rais…

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead
These words are not to be understood as they are by some…

If the Spirit is 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 be…

1. In the preceding section, the Apostle had presupposed that the prudence of the flesh is death, and here he intends to prove this.

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