Romans 8:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 8:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 8:16 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 8:16 — KJV
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:”
— Romans 8:16 (KJV)
Romans 8:16 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 8:16
“And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God. Ed: that is, A witness”
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“And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.”
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“This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.”
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“For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; with: or, in”
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“Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.”
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