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The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

The Spirit himself (αυτο το πνευμα). The grammatical gender of πνευμα is neuter as here, but the Greek used also the natural gende…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The Spirit: The Holy Spirit. That the Holy Spirit is intended here is evident,

  1. because this is the natural meaning of the exp…
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The Spirit itself beareth witness.—What is the nature of this concurrent testimony? It would seem to be something of this…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you h…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The Spirit’s ministry set forth in these verses may be thought of as his attestation, in which he confirms for believers the reality of their posit…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Spirit himself, etc. He does not simply say that God’s Spirit is a witness to our spirit, but he uses a compound verb. This verb might…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The Spirit itself bears witness
The thing which the Spirit of God witnesses to is,

that we are th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After stating that the life of glory, which will exclude all mortality from our bodies, will be given to us through the Holy Spirit, the Apostle no…

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