Romans 8:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 8:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 8:10 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 8:10 — KJV
“And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.”
— Romans 8:10 (KJV)
Romans 8:10 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 8:10
“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. on: or, to”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:10: body, dead, sin
“That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:10: christ, sin, life
“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:10: christ, sin, spirit
“Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:10: body, dead, because
“And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:10: body, dead, life
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