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7:25 qev8 basic,observe αὐτὸς ἐγὼ, τῷ μὲν νοῒ δουλεύω νόμῳ Θεοῦ 1 According to Paul, who will he **serve** with his **mind**?
7:25 ck3f basic,observe τῇ δὲ σαρκὶ, νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας 1 According to Paul, who will he **serve** with his **flesh**?
7:25 r3vy basic,interpret ἄρα οὖν αὐτὸς ἐγὼ, τῷ μὲν νοῒ δουλεύω νόμῳ Θεοῦ; τῇ δὲ σαρκὶ, νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας. 1 How do you think Paul feels about the fact that his **flesh** will continue to **serve the law of sin**?
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8:1;7:24-25 n1xx basic,observe οὐδὲν ἄρα νῦν κατάκριμα τοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ; & τίς με ῥύσεται ἐκ τοῦ σώματος τοῦ θανάτου τούτου? & χάρις τῷ Θεῷ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν! 1 Here **Therefore** refers back to 7:24-25 for the reason why **there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus**. What was that reason?
8:1 v18k basic,observe οὐδὲν ἄρα νῦν κατάκριμα τοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ; 1 According to Paul, for whom is **there is now no condemnation**?
8:1 bls8 basic,interpret τοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **those who are in Christ Jesus**?
8:2 hg5p basic,observe ὁ γὰρ νόμος τοῦ Πνεύματος τῆς ζωῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ἠλευθέρωσέν σε ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου τῆς ἁμαρτίας καὶ τοῦ θανάτου. 1 According to Paul, from what did **the law of the Spirit of life** **set** those **in Christ Jesus** free?
8:2 k47d basic,interpret τοῦ νόμου τῆς ἁμαρτίας καὶ τοῦ θανάτου 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **the law of sin and death**?
8:3 bg52 basic,observe τὸ γὰρ ἀδύνατον τοῦ νόμου, ἐν ᾧ ἠσθένει διὰ τῆς σαρκός, ὁ Θεὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ Υἱὸν πέμψας, ἐν ὁμοιώματι σαρκὸς ἁμαρτίας, καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας 1 Here **For** introduces the reason why **God** sent **His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin**. What was that reason?
8:3 l202 basic,interpret τὸ γὰρ ἀδύνατον τοῦ νόμου, ἐν ᾧ ἠσθένει διὰ τῆς σαρκός 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **the law was** **weakened by the flesh**?
8:3 y7yf basic,observe Θεὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ Υἱὸν πέμψας, ἐν ὁμοιώματι σαρκὸς ἁμαρτίας 1 What did Paul mean when he said that God sent His own Son **in the likeness of sinful man**?
8:3 l203 basic,observe καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας 1 What purpose did Jesus fulfill by coming ** the likeness of sinful man**?
8:3 kde3 basic,observe κατέκρινε τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐν τῇ σαρκί 1 According to Paul, what was the result of Jesus coming **in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin**?
8:4 l204 basic,observe ἵνα τὸ δικαίωμα τοῦ νόμου πληρωθῇ ἐν ἡμῖν 1 Here **so that** introduces the purpose for which Jesus condemned sin in the flesh. What was that purpose?
8:4 hr5a basic,observe τοῖς μὴ κατὰ σάρκα περιπατοῦσιν, ἀλλὰ κατὰ Πνεῦμα 1 According to Paul, how do we **walk** as a result of Jesus offering Himself for our sin?
8:4 ek2z basic,interpret τοῖς μὴ κατὰ σάρκα περιπατοῦσιν 1 What does Paul mean when he says that we **do not walk according to the flesh**?
8:4 l205 basic,interpret κατὰ Πνεῦμα 1 What does Paul mean when he says that we walk **according to the Spirit**?
8:5 wm17 basic,observe οἱ γὰρ κατὰ σάρκα ὄντες, τὰ τῆς σαρκὸς φρονοῦσιν 1 According to Paul, on what do those **who live according to the flesh** **set their minds**?
8:5 jxi9 basic,observe οἱ δὲ κατὰ Πνεῦμα, τὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος 1 According to Paul, on what do **those who live according to the Spirit** **set their minds**?
8:6 l206 basic,observe τὸ γὰρ φρόνημα τῆς σαρκὸς θάνατος 1 According to Paul, what is the **mind of the flesh**?
8:6 dcx6 basic,observe τὸ δὲ φρόνημα τοῦ Πνεύματος ζωὴ καὶ εἰρήνη 1 According to Paul, what is the **mind of the Spirit**?
8:6 g7h9 basic,interpret τὸ δὲ φρόνημα τοῦ Πνεύματος ζωὴ καὶ εἰρήνη 1 Why do you think that Paul describes the mind of the Spirit as **life and peace**?
8:7 l207 basic,observe διότι τὸ φρόνημα τῆς σαρκὸς ἔχθρα εἰς Θεόν 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why the mind of the flesh is death. What is that reason?
8:7 uca7 basic,observe τῷ γὰρ νόμῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐχ ὑποτάσσεται, οὐδὲ γὰρ δύναται 1 According to Paul, why is **the mind of the flesh** **hostile to God**?
8:8 v8ca basic,observe οἱ δὲ ἐν σαρκὶ ὄντες, Θεῷ ἀρέσαι οὐ δύνανται. 1 According to Paul, what are those **controlled by the flesh** unable to do?
8:9 l208 basic,observe ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐν σαρκὶ, ἀλλὰ ἐν Πνεύματι, εἴπερ Πνεῦμα Θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν. 1 According to Paul, what is the spiritual condition of his readers in Rome?
8:9 m4tc basic,observe ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐν σαρκὶ, ἀλλὰ ἐν Πνεύματι, εἴπερ Πνεῦμα Θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν. 1 Here **if** introduces a conditional statement. What must be true of his readers in order for them to be **controlled** **by the Spirit**?
8:9 xj35 basic,interpret Πνεῦμα Θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **the Spirit of God lives in** his readers in Rome?
8:9 bch3 basic,observe εἰ δέ τις Πνεῦμα Χριστοῦ οὐκ ἔχει, οὗτος οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῦ. 1 Here **if** introduces another conditional statement. What must be true of **anyone** in order for them **not** to **belong to Christ**?
8:10 q8ni basic,observe εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, τὸ μὲν σῶμα νεκρὸν διὰ ἁμαρτίαν 1 Here **if** introduces another conditional statement. What must be true of a person in order for their **body** to be **dead because of sin**?
8:10 g2n5 basic,observe τὸ δὲ Πνεῦμα ζωὴ διὰ δικαιοσύνην 1 Here **if** introduces another conditional statement. What must be true of a person in order for their **spirit** to be **alive because of righteousness**?
8:10 j9nx basic,interpret τὸ δὲ Πνεῦμα ζωὴ διὰ δικαιοσύνην 1 What does Paul mean when he says that Christ in us makes our **spirit** **alive because of righteousness**?
8:11 i81s basic,observe εἰ δὲ τὸ Πνεῦμα τοῦ ἐγείραντος τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐκ νεκρῶν οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν, ὁ ἐγείρας ἐκ νεκρῶν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν ζῳοποιήσει καὶ τὰ θνητὰ σώματα ὑμῶν, διὰ τοῦ ἐνοικοῦντος αὐτοῦ Πνεῦμα ἐν ὑμῖν. 1 Here **if** introduces another conditional statement. What must be true of you in order for God to **give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you**?
8:11 l209 basic,interpret εἰ δὲ τὸ Πνεῦμα τοῦ ἐγείραντος τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐκ νεκρῶν οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν, ὁ ἐγείρας ἐκ νεκρῶν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν ζῳοποιήσει καὶ τὰ θνητὰ σώματα ὑμῶν 1 In this verse, how does Pauls description of what God has done give us assurance that He is able to **also give life to your mortal bodies**?
8:12 f5dn basic,observe ἄρα οὖν 1 Here **Therefore** refers back to what God has done for believers in the preceding verses. What did Paul say that He had done for us?
8:12 s2g4 basic,observe ἀδελφοί 1 To whom does Paul continue to speak in this section?
8:12 nld8 basic,observe ὀφειλέται ἐσμέν, οὐ τῇ σαρκὶ, τοῦ κατὰ σάρκα ζῆν 1 According to Paul, what **obligation** do we have **to the flesh**?
8:13 l210 basic,observe εἰ γὰρ κατὰ σάρκα ζῆτε, μέλλετε ἀποθνῄσκειν 1 Here **For** introduces the result of living **according to the flesh**. What will be that result?
8:13 l211 basic,observe εἰ δὲ Πνεύματι τὰς πράξεις τοῦ σώματος θανατοῦτε, ζήσεσθε 1 Here **if** introduces a conditional statement. If we meet the conditionto **by the Spirit** **put to death the deeds of the body**, what will be the result?
8:14 l212 basic,observe ὅσοι γὰρ Πνεύματι Θεοῦ ἄγονται, οὗτοι υἱοί Θεοῦ εἰσιν. 1 What does Paul here say is true of **all who are led by the Spirit of God**?
8:14 l213 basic,interpret οὗτοι υἱοί Θεοῦ εἰσιν 1 What does Paul here mean when he says that all who are led by the Spirit of God **are sons of God**?
8:14 g64q basic,interpret ὅσοι γὰρ Πνεύματι Θεοῦ ἄγονται, οὗτοι υἱοί Θεοῦ εἰσιν. 1 We know that many of those **who are led by the Spirit of God** are women. Why do you think Paul here states that they are also **sons of God**?
8:15 fy8d basic,observe οὐ γὰρ ἐλάβετε πνεῦμα δουλείας πάλιν εἰς φόβον 1 According to Paul, what **spirit** did we **not receive** from God?
8:15 cf6c basic,observe ἀλλὰ ἐλάβετε Πνεῦμα υἱοθεσίας 1 According to Paul, what **Spirit** did we receive from God?
8:15 gf8h basic,observe ἐν ᾧ κράζομεν, Ἀββά, ὁ Πατήρ! 1 According to Paul, what does **the Spirit of sonship** that we received cause us to cry out?
8:16 nc2c basic,observe αὐτὸ τὸ Πνεῦμα συνμαρτυρεῖ τῷ Πνεύματι ἡμῶν, ὅτι ἐσμὲν τέκνα Θεοῦ. 1 According to Paul, what does the **Spirit Himself** testify **with our spirit**?
8:16 qqd7 basic,interpret ἐσμὲν τέκνα Θεοῦ 1 What does Paul here mean when he says that **we are Gods children**?
8:17 yfc3 basic,observe εἰ δὲ τέκνα, καὶ κληρονόμοι 1 Here **if** introduces a conditional statement. If it is true that **we are children** of God, what else is also true?
8:17 ht5k basic,observe κληρονόμοι μὲν Θεοῦ, συνκληρονόμοι δὲ Χριστοῦ 1 According to Paul, what does it mean to be **heirs of God**?
8:17 dhj7 basic,observe εἴπερ συνπάσχομεν 1 Here Paul makes another conditional statement. What condition must also be true in order for us to be **heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ**?
8:17 hah9 basic,interpret εἴπερ συνπάσχομεν 1 What does Paul here mean when he speaks of suffering with Christ?
8:17 ik8g basic,observe εἴπερ συνπάσχομεν, ἵνα καὶ συνδοξασθῶμεν 1 According to Paul, what will be the result for us if we fulfill the condition of suffering with Christ?
8:18 l214 basic,observe λογίζομαι γὰρ ὅτι οὐκ ἄξια τὰ παθήματα τοῦ νῦν καιροῦ, πρὸς τὴν μέλλουσαν δόξαν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι εἰς ἡμᾶς. 1 According to Paul, to what do **our present sufferings** not compare?
8:18 ulb1 basic,interpret τὰ παθήματα τοῦ νῦν καιροῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **our present sufferings**?
8:18 g4sv basic,interpret τὴν μέλλουσαν δόξαν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι εἰς ἡμᾶς 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **the glory that will be revealed in us**?
8:18 l215 basic,interpret οὐκ ἄξια τὰ παθήματα τοῦ νῦν καιροῦ, πρὸς τὴν μέλλουσαν δόξαν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι εἰς ἡμᾶς 1 Why does Paul think that our present sufferings **are not comparable to** the glory that will be revealed in us?
8:19 i9hn basic,observe ἡ γὰρ ἀποκαραδοκία τῆς κτίσεως, τὴν ἀποκάλυψιν τῶν υἱῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀπεκδέχεται. 1 Here Paul gives the reason why the glory that will be revealed in the sons of God is far greater than our present sufferings. What is that reason?
8:19 l216 basic,observe ἡ γὰρ ἀποκαραδοκία τῆς κτίσεως, τὴν ἀποκάλυψιν τῶν υἱῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀπεκδέχεται. 1 For what does the **creation** wait **in eager expectation**?
8:19 x52a basic,interpret ἡ γὰρ ἀποκαραδοκία τῆς κτίσεως & ἀπεκδέχεται 1 Here Paul speak of the **creation** as if it were a living being that is waiting **in eager expectation**. Why do you think he uses that image?
8:19 w5s9 basic,interpret τὴν ἀποκάλυψιν τῶν υἱῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **the revelation of the sons of God**?
8:20 h1rm basic,observe τῇ γὰρ ματαιότητι, ἡ κτίσις ὑπετάγη 1 According to Paul, to what was **the creation** **subjected**?
8:20 q96y basic,interpret τῇ γὰρ ματαιότητι, ἡ κτίσις ὑπετάγη 1 What does Paul mean when he says that the creation **was subjected to futility**?
8:20 l6ac basic,observe οὐχ ἑκοῦσα, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸν ὑποτάξαντα 1 What caused **the creation** to be **subjected to futility**?
8:21 mzp4 basic,observe καὶ αὐτὴ ἡ κτίσις ἐλευθερωθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς δουλείας τῆς φθορᾶς 1 According to Paul, what is the current condition of **the creation**?
8:21 utq5 basic,interpret τῆς δουλείας τῆς φθορᾶς 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to creations **bondage to decay**?
8:21,20 z262 basic,interpret τῆς δουλείας τῆς φθορᾶς & τῇ γὰρ ματαιότητι, ἡ κτίσις ὑπετάγη 1 Do you think there is any correlation between the **bondage to decay** in verse 21 and being **subjected to futility** in verse 20?
8:20-21 a9wn basic,observe ἐφ’ ἑλπίδι & ὅτι καὶ αὐτὴ ἡ κτίσις ἐλευθερωθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς δουλείας τῆς φθορᾶς, εἰς τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τῆς δόξης τῶν τέκνων τοῦ Θεοῦ. 1 According to Paul, what is the **hope** that will one day happen to **the creation**?
8:21 sm11 basic,interpret τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τῆς δόξης τῶν τέκνων τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he speaks of **the glorious freedom of the children of God**?
8:22 ehx3 basic,observe οἴδαμεν γὰρ ὅτι πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις συνστενάζει καὶ συνωδίνει ἄχρι τοῦ νῦν. 1 According to Paul, what has **the whole creation** been doing **until the present time**?
8:22 l217 basic,interpret πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις συνστενάζει καὶ συνωδίνει 1 Why do you think Paul here uses the image of **the pains of childbirth** to describe **the whole creation**?
8:23 l218 basic,observe οὐ μόνον δέ, ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐτοὶ, τὴν ἀπαρχὴν τοῦ Πνεύματος ἔχοντες, ἡμεῖς καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς στενάζομεν, υἱοθεσίαν ἀπεκδεχόμενοι, τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν τοῦ σώματος ἡμῶν. 1 Here **Not only that** refers back to the previous verse and adds additional information. What does Paul here add?
8:23 pu89 basic,observe ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐτοὶ, τὴν ἀπαρχὴν τοῦ Πνεύματος ἔχοντες, ἡμεῖς καὶ αὐτοὶ 1 According to Paul, what do **we ourselves** have?
8:23 b1ix basic,interpret τὴν ἀπαρχὴν τοῦ Πνεύματος 1 What does Paul mean when he here refers to **the firstfruits of the Spirit**?
8:23 iij8 basic,observe ἐν ἑαυτοῖς στενάζομεν, υἱοθεσίαν ἀπεκδεχόμενοι 1 According to Paul, what do we do **as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons**?
8:23 k2xi basic,interpret υἱοθεσίαν & τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν τοῦ σώματος ἡμῶν 1 Paul here connects **our adoption as sons** and **the redemption of our bodies**. How does each of those terms help explain what the other means?
8:24 l219 basic,observe τῇ γὰρ ἐλπίδι ἐσώθημεν 1 Here **For** introduces the result of **this hope** that he has described in verse 23. What is that result?
8:24 ty6d basic,observe ἐλπὶς δὲ βλεπομένη, οὐκ ἔστιν ἐλπίς 1 According to Paul, what is wrong with **hope that is seen**?
8:24 l220 basic,interpret ἐλπὶς δὲ βλεπομένη, οὐκ ἔστιν ἐλπίς 1 Why is **hope that is seen** **no hope at all**?
8:24 u4ps basic,observe ὃ γὰρ βλέπει τις, ἐλπίζει? 1 Here Paul uses a rhetorical question to emphasize that **hope** must not yet be **seen** in order to truly be **hope**. What is the implied answer to his question?
8:25 ww1w basic,observe εἰ δὲ ὃ οὐ βλέπομεν, ἐλπίζομεν, δι’ ὑπομονῆς ἀπεκδεχόμεθα. 1 According to Paul, what is the result when **we hope for what we do not yet see**?
8:26 n2cp basic,observe τὸ Πνεῦμα συναντιλαμβάνεται τῇ ἀσθενείᾳ ἡμῶν 1 According to Paul, what does **the Spirit** do for us **in our weakness**?
8:26 u896 basic,observe τὸ γὰρ τί προσευξώμεθα καθὸ δεῖ, οὐκ οἴδαμεν 1 Here **For** introduces the reason why **the Spirit helps us**. What is that reason?
8:26,23 q3a9 basic,observe ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα συναντιλαμβάνεται τῇ ἀσθενείᾳ ἡμῶν; τὸ γὰρ τί προσευξώμεθα καθὸ δεῖ, οὐκ οἴδαμεν, ἀλλὰ αὐτὸ τὸ Πνεῦμα ὑπερεντυγχάνει στεναγμοῖς ἀλαλήτοις. & ἐν ἑαυτοῖς στενάζομεν 1 Here **In the same way** refers back to verse 23 where we **groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons**. What does **the Spirit** do for us in verse 26 that is similar?
8:26 l221 basic,interpret αὐτὸ τὸ Πνεῦμα ὑπερεντυγχάνει στεναγμοῖς ἀλαλήτοις 1 What does Paul mean when he says that the Spirit Himself intercedes for us **with groans too deep for words**?
8:27 g8r3 basic,interpret ὁ δὲ ἐραυνῶν τὰς καρδίας 1 To whom does Paul here refer as **He who searches our hearts**?
8:27 l222 basic,observe οἶδεν τί τὸ φρόνημα τοῦ Πνεύματος 1 According to Paul, what does God know?
8:27 spq7 basic,interpret ὁ δὲ ἐραυνῶν τὰς καρδίας οἶδεν τί τὸ φρόνημα τοῦ Πνεύματος 1 How is God able to know **the mind of the Spirit**?
8:27 ukl6 basic,observe ὅτι κατὰ Θεὸν, ἐντυγχάνει ὑπὲρ ἁγίων 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why God knows what **the Spirit** is saying with groans too deep for words. What is that reason?
8:27 l223 basic,interpret κατὰ Θεὸν, ἐντυγχάνει ὑπὲρ ἁγίων 1 Why is it important to know that the Spirit intercedes for the saints **according to the will of God**?
8:28 l224 basic,interpret οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι τοῖς ἀγαπῶσι τὸν Θεὸν, πάντα συνεργεῖ ὁ Θεὸς εἰς ἀγαθόν, τοῖς κατὰ πρόθεσιν κλητοῖς οὖσιν. 1 Here Paul boldly declares that **we know** something about how **God works**. How do you think Paul learned that this was true?
8:28 zsi6 basic,observe οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι τοῖς ἀγαπῶσι τὸν Θεὸν, πάντα συνεργεῖ ὁ Θεὸς εἰς ἀγαθόν, τοῖς κατὰ πρόθεσιν κλητοῖς οὖσιν. 1 According to Paul, what do **we know** about how **God works**?
8:28 l225 basic,interpret πάντα συνεργεῖ ὁ Θεὸς εἰς ἀγαθόν 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **God works all things together**?
8:28 l226 basic,observe τοῖς ἀγαπῶσι τὸν Θεὸν & εἰς ἀγαθόν, τοῖς κατὰ πρόθεσιν κλητοῖς οὖσιν 1 According to Paul, for whom does God work **all things together**?
8:28 l227 basic,interpret τοῖς κατὰ πρόθεσιν κλητοῖς οὖσιν 1 What does Paul mean when he speaks of those **who are called according to His purpose**?
8:29 l229 basic,observe ὅτι οὓς προέγνω, καὶ προώρισεν συμμόρφους τῆς εἰκόνος τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ 1 According to Paul, who did **God** predestine **to be conformed to the image of His Son**?
8:29 l230 basic,interpret οὓς προέγνω 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **God foreknew** these people?
8:29 ca1k basic,interpret καὶ προώρισεν συμμόρφους τῆς εἰκόνος τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **God** **predestined** these people whom He already **foreknew**?
8:29 l231 basic,interpret συμμόρφους τῆς εἰκόνος τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he speaks of being **conformed to the image of His Son**?
8:29 l232 basic,observe εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν πρωτότοκον ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς 1 Here **so that** introduces the purpose for which **God foreknew** and **predestined** these people. What was that purpose?
8:29 l233 basic,interpret πρωτότοκον ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς 1 Who are these **many brothers**, and how is Jesus **the firstborn among** them?
8:30 l234 basic,observe οὓς δὲ προώρισεν, τούτους καὶ ἐκάλεσεν 1 According to Paul, what did God do to **those He predestined**?
8:30 k7dg basic,observe καὶ οὓς ἐκάλεσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδικαίωσεν 1 According to Paul, what did God do to **those He called**?
8:30 m45c basic,observe οὓς δὲ ἐδικαίωσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδόξασεν 1 According to Paul, what did God do to **those He justified**?
8:30 ynf3 basic,interpret οὓς δὲ προώρισεν, τούτους καὶ ἐκάλεσεν; καὶ οὓς ἐκάλεσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδικαίωσεν; οὓς δὲ ἐδικαίωσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδόξασεν. 1 Here Paul lists a specific order in which God did these acts—**predestined**, then **called**, then **justified**, then **glorified**. Why did these things happen in that order?
8:31 ib1l basic,interpret τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν πρὸς ταῦτα? 1 Here Paul uses a rhetorical question to challenge his readers to respond to what God had done for them. What is the implied answer to this question?
8:31 ky4y basic,interpret εἰ ὁ Θεὸς ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, τίς καθ’ ἡμῶν? 1 Here Paul uses another rhetorical question to direct his readers to one specific **response** to what God had done for them. What is the implied answer to this question?
8:32 qk28 basic,observe ὅς γε τοῦ ἰδίου Υἱοῦ οὐκ ἐφείσατο, ἀλλὰ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν πάντων παρέδωκεν αὐτόν 1 According to Paul, what did God do to **His own Son** **for us all**?
8:32 l235 basic,interpret τοῦ ἰδίου Υἱοῦ οὐκ ἐφείσατο 1 What does Paul mean when he says that God **did not spare His own Son**?
8:32 j4ee basic,interpret ὅς γε τοῦ ἰδίου Υἱοῦ οὐκ ἐφείσατο, ἀλλὰ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν πάντων παρέδωκεν αὐτόν, πῶς οὐχὶ καὶ σὺν αὐτῷ, τὰ πάντα ἡμῖν χαρίσεται? 1 Here Paul uses another rhetorical question to emphasize Gods desire to **freely give us** what we truly need. What is the implied answer to this question?
8:32 fax1 basic,observe τὰ πάντα ἡμῖν χαρίσεται 1 According to Paul, what will God **freely give us**?
8:33 i93n basic,interpret τίς ἐγκαλέσει κατὰ ἐκλεκτῶν Θεοῦ? 1 Here Paul uses another rhetorical question to emphasize that fact that **Gods elect** are fully justified. What is the implied answer to this question?
8:33 y1xh basic,interpret ἐκλεκτῶν Θεοῦ 1 What does Paul here mean when he refers to **Gods elect**?
8:33 e539 basic,observe Θεὸς ὁ δικαιῶν. 1 According to Paul, ho is the one **who justifies** His **elect** if someone brings **any charge against** them?
8:34 fkp2 basic,interpret τίς ὁ κατακρινῶν? 1 Here Paul uses another rhetorical question to emphasize that fact that **Gods elect** will not be condemned. What is the implied answer to this question?
8:34,33 m8es basic,interpret τίς ὁ κατακρινῶν? & τίς ἐγκαλέσει κατὰ ἐκλεκτῶν Θεοῦ? 1 In verse 33, Paul spoke about someone bringing **any charge** against Gods elect. in verse 34, he speaks about the final verdict of condemnation. Which of these things is more serious?
8:34 l236 basic,observe Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς ὁ ἀποθανών, μᾶλλον δὲ ἐγερθείς ὅς, καί ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὃς καὶ ἐντυγχάνει ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. 1 Here Paul states the reason why Gods elect will not be condemned. What is that reason?
8:34 me6n basic,interpret Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς ὁ ἀποθανών, μᾶλλον δὲ ἐγερθείς ὅς 1 Why do you think Paul introduces the fact that **Jesus** **was raised to life** with the phrase **more than that**?
8:34 l237 basic,observe καί ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 According to Paul, where is **Christ Jesus** now?
8:34 l238 basic,observe ὃς καὶ ἐντυγχάνει ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν 1 According to Paul, what is **Christ Jesus** doing right now?
8:34 h7wx basic,interpret ὃς καὶ ἐντυγχάνει ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν 1 Why is it encouraging that Jesus **is interceding for us**? And why do we need Him to do that for us?
8:35 dgz3 basic,interpret τίς ἡμᾶς χωρίσει ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Χριστοῦ? θλῖψις, ἢ στενοχωρία, ἢ διωγμὸς, ἢ λιμὸς, ἢ γυμνότης, ἢ κίνδυνος, ἢ μάχαιρα? 1 Here Paul uses a pair of rhetorical question to emphasize that fact that nothing ** will separate** Gods elect **from the love of Christ**. What are the implied answers to these questions?
8:35 q25f basic,interpret θλῖψις, ἢ στενοχωρία, ἢ διωγμὸς, ἢ λιμὸς, ἢ γυμνότης, ἢ κίνδυνος, ἢ μάχαιρα? 1 Here Paul lists **trouble**, **distress**, **persecution**, **famine**, **nakedness **, **danger**, and **sword** as things that will not separate us from the love of Christ. Why do you think he chose those things? How common were those things in Pauls time?
8:36 l239 basic,observe καθὼς γέγραπται, ὅτι ἕνεκεν σοῦ, θανατούμεθα ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν; ἐλογίσθημεν ὡς πρόβατα σφαγῆς. 1 In this quotation from Psalm 44, what was the experience of those who served and obeyed God?
8:36 xca8 basic,interpret καθὼς γέγραπται, ὅτι ἕνεκεν σοῦ, θανατούμεθα ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν; ἐλογίσθημεν ὡς πρόβατα σφαγῆς. 1 By quoting this Psalm, what is Paul implying about Gods love for those persecuted believers?
8:37 jn3a basic,observe ἀλλ’ ἐν τούτοις πᾶσιν, ὑπερνικῶμεν διὰ τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς. 1 According to Paul, what will be the result for believers who fact these persecutions and hardships?
8:37 tf3d basic,interpret ἀλλ’ ἐν τούτοις πᾶσιν, ὑπερνικῶμεν 1 Why do you think Paul says that we are more than conquerors **in all these things** rather than after **all these things** are finished? What is the difference?
8:37 l240 basic,interpret ὑπερνικῶμεν διὰ τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **we are more than conquerors**?
8:37 lls1 basic,interpret διὰ τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς 1 What does Paul mean when he says that we are more than conquerors **through Him who loved us**?
8:38-39 cp21 basic,observe πέπεισμαι γὰρ ὅτι οὔτε θάνατος, οὔτε ζωὴ, οὔτε ἄγγελοι, οὔτε ἀρχαὶ, οὔτε ἐνεστῶτα, οὔτε μέλλοντα, οὔτε δυνάμεις, & οὔτε ὕψωμα, οὔτε βάθος, οὔτε τις κτίσις ἑτέρα, δυνήσεται ἡμᾶς χωρίσαι ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Θεοῦ, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν. 1 What are the things that Paul is **convinced** will not **be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord**?
8:38 z3qz basic,interpret οὔτε ἄγγελοι, οὔτε ἀρχαὶ 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **angels** and **principalities**?
8:39 v8uf basic,interpret οὔτε ὕψωμα, οὔτε βάθος 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **height** and **depth**?
8:39 ed8r basic,interpret οὔτε τις κτίσις ἑτέρα 1 Here Paul makes a sweeping summary statement that not **anything else in all creation** can separate us from Gods love. Why do you think he used that phrase?
8:39 qtn7 basic,interpret τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Θεοῦ, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν 1 What does Paul mean when he here says that **the love of God** is located **in Christ Jesus our Lord**?
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1 Reference ID Tags Quote Occurrence Question Response
572 7:25 qev8 basic,observe αὐτὸς ἐγὼ, τῷ μὲν νοῒ δουλεύω νόμῳ Θεοῦ 1 According to Paul, who will he **serve** with his **mind**?
573 7:25 ck3f basic,observe τῇ δὲ σαρκὶ, νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας 1 According to Paul, who will he **serve** with his **flesh**?
574 7:25 r3vy basic,interpret ἄρα οὖν αὐτὸς ἐγὼ, τῷ μὲν νοῒ δουλεύω νόμῳ Θεοῦ; τῇ δὲ σαρκὶ, νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας. 1 How do you think Paul feels about the fact that his **flesh** will continue to **serve the law of sin**?
575 8:1 8:1;7:24-25 n1xx basic,observe οὐδὲν ἄρα νῦν κατάκριμα τοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ; & τίς με ῥύσεται ἐκ τοῦ σώματος τοῦ θανάτου τούτου? & χάρις τῷ Θεῷ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν! 1 Here **Therefore** refers back to 7:24-25 for the reason why **there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus**. What was that reason?
576 8:1 v18k basic,observe οὐδὲν ἄρα νῦν κατάκριμα τοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ; 1 According to Paul, for whom is **there is now no condemnation**?
577 8:1 bls8 basic,observe basic,interpret τοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **those who are in Christ Jesus**?
578 8:2 hg5p basic,observe ὁ γὰρ νόμος τοῦ Πνεύματος τῆς ζωῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, ἠλευθέρωσέν σε ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου τῆς ἁμαρτίας καὶ τοῦ θανάτου. 1 According to Paul, from what did **the law of the Spirit of life** **set** those **in Christ Jesus** free?
579 8:2 k47d basic,observe basic,interpret τοῦ νόμου τῆς ἁμαρτίας καὶ τοῦ θανάτου 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **the law of sin and death**?
580 8:3 bg52 basic,observe τὸ γὰρ ἀδύνατον τοῦ νόμου, ἐν ᾧ ἠσθένει διὰ τῆς σαρκός, ὁ Θεὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ Υἱὸν πέμψας, ἐν ὁμοιώματι σαρκὸς ἁμαρτίας, καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας 1 Here **For** introduces the reason why **God** sent **His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin**. What was that reason?
581 8:3 l202 basic,observe basic,interpret τὸ γὰρ ἀδύνατον τοῦ νόμου, ἐν ᾧ ἠσθένει διὰ τῆς σαρκός 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **the law was** **weakened by the flesh**?
582 8:3 y7yf basic,observe Θεὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ Υἱὸν πέμψας, ἐν ὁμοιώματι σαρκὸς ἁμαρτίας 1 What did Paul mean when he said that God sent His own Son **in the likeness of sinful man**?
583 8:3 l203 basic,observe καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας 1 What purpose did Jesus fulfill by coming ** the likeness of sinful man**?
584 8:3 kde3 basic,observe κατέκρινε τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐν τῇ σαρκί 1 According to Paul, what was the result of Jesus coming **in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin**?
585 8:4 l204 basic,observe ἵνα τὸ δικαίωμα τοῦ νόμου πληρωθῇ ἐν ἡμῖν 1 Here **so that** introduces the purpose for which Jesus condemned sin in the flesh. What was that purpose?
586 8:4 hr5a basic,observe τοῖς μὴ κατὰ σάρκα περιπατοῦσιν, ἀλλὰ κατὰ Πνεῦμα 1 According to Paul, how do we **walk** as a result of Jesus offering Himself for our sin?
587 8:4 ek2z basic,observe basic,interpret τοῖς μὴ κατὰ σάρκα περιπατοῦσιν 1 What does Paul mean when he says that we **do not walk according to the flesh**?
588 8:4 l205 basic,observe basic,interpret κατὰ Πνεῦμα 1 What does Paul mean when he says that we walk **according to the Spirit**?
589 8:5 wm17 basic,observe οἱ γὰρ κατὰ σάρκα ὄντες, τὰ τῆς σαρκὸς φρονοῦσιν 1 According to Paul, on what do those **who live according to the flesh** **set their minds**?
590 8:5 jxi9 basic,observe οἱ δὲ κατὰ Πνεῦμα, τὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος 1 According to Paul, on what do **those who live according to the Spirit** **set their minds**?
591 8:6 l206 basic,observe τὸ γὰρ φρόνημα τῆς σαρκὸς θάνατος 1 According to Paul, what is the **mind of the flesh**?
592 8:6 dcx6 basic,observe τὸ δὲ φρόνημα τοῦ Πνεύματος ζωὴ καὶ εἰρήνη 1 According to Paul, what is the **mind of the Spirit**?
593 8:6 g7h9 basic,interpret τὸ δὲ φρόνημα τοῦ Πνεύματος ζωὴ καὶ εἰρήνη 1 Why do you think that Paul describes the mind of the Spirit as **life and peace**?
594 8:7 l207 basic,observe διότι τὸ φρόνημα τῆς σαρκὸς ἔχθρα εἰς Θεόν 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why the mind of the flesh is death. What is that reason?
595 8:7 uca7 basic,observe τῷ γὰρ νόμῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐχ ὑποτάσσεται, οὐδὲ γὰρ δύναται 1 According to Paul, why is **the mind of the flesh** **hostile to God**?
596 8:8 v8ca basic,observe οἱ δὲ ἐν σαρκὶ ὄντες, Θεῷ ἀρέσαι οὐ δύνανται. 1 According to Paul, what are those **controlled by the flesh** unable to do?
597 8:9 l208 basic,observe ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐν σαρκὶ, ἀλλὰ ἐν Πνεύματι, εἴπερ Πνεῦμα Θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν. 1 According to Paul, what is the spiritual condition of his readers in Rome?
598 8:9 m4tc basic,observe ὑμεῖς δὲ οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐν σαρκὶ, ἀλλὰ ἐν Πνεύματι, εἴπερ Πνεῦμα Θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν. 1 Here **if** introduces a conditional statement. What must be true of his readers in order for them to be **controlled** **by the Spirit**?
599 8:9 xj35 basic,interpret Πνεῦμα Θεοῦ οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **the Spirit of God lives in** his readers in Rome?
600 8:9 bch3 basic,observe εἰ δέ τις Πνεῦμα Χριστοῦ οὐκ ἔχει, οὗτος οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῦ. 1 Here **if** introduces another conditional statement. What must be true of **anyone** in order for them **not** to **belong to Christ**?
601 8:10 q8ni basic,observe εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, τὸ μὲν σῶμα νεκρὸν διὰ ἁμαρτίαν 1 Here **if** introduces another conditional statement. What must be true of a person in order for their **body** to be **dead because of sin**?
602 8:10 g2n5 basic,observe τὸ δὲ Πνεῦμα ζωὴ διὰ δικαιοσύνην 1 Here **if** introduces another conditional statement. What must be true of a person in order for their **spirit** to be **alive because of righteousness**?
603 8:10 j9nx basic,interpret τὸ δὲ Πνεῦμα ζωὴ διὰ δικαιοσύνην 1 What does Paul mean when he says that Christ in us makes our **spirit** **alive because of righteousness**?
604 8:11 i81s basic,observe εἰ δὲ τὸ Πνεῦμα τοῦ ἐγείραντος τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐκ νεκρῶν οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν, ὁ ἐγείρας ἐκ νεκρῶν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν ζῳοποιήσει καὶ τὰ θνητὰ σώματα ὑμῶν, διὰ τοῦ ἐνοικοῦντος αὐτοῦ Πνεῦμα ἐν ὑμῖν. 1 Here **if** introduces another conditional statement. What must be true of you in order for God to **give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you**?
605 8:11 l209 basic,interpret εἰ δὲ τὸ Πνεῦμα τοῦ ἐγείραντος τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐκ νεκρῶν οἰκεῖ ἐν ὑμῖν, ὁ ἐγείρας ἐκ νεκρῶν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν ζῳοποιήσει καὶ τὰ θνητὰ σώματα ὑμῶν 1 In this verse, how does Paul’s description of what God has done give us assurance that He is able to **also give life to your mortal bodies**?
606 8:12 f5dn basic,observe ἄρα οὖν 1 Here **Therefore** refers back to what God has done for believers in the preceding verses. What did Paul say that He had done for us?
607 8:12 s2g4 basic,observe ἀδελφοί 1 To whom does Paul continue to speak in this section?
608 8:12 nld8 basic,observe ὀφειλέται ἐσμέν, οὐ τῇ σαρκὶ, τοῦ κατὰ σάρκα ζῆν 1 According to Paul, what **obligation** do we have **to the flesh**?
609 8:13 l210 basic,observe εἰ γὰρ κατὰ σάρκα ζῆτε, μέλλετε ἀποθνῄσκειν 1 Here **For** introduces the result of living **according to the flesh**. What will be that result?
610 8:13 l211 basic,observe εἰ δὲ Πνεύματι τὰς πράξεις τοῦ σώματος θανατοῦτε, ζήσεσθε 1 Here **if** introduces a conditional statement. If we meet the conditionto **by the Spirit** **put to death the deeds of the body**, what will be the result?
611 8:14 l212 basic,observe ὅσοι γὰρ Πνεύματι Θεοῦ ἄγονται, οὗτοι υἱοί Θεοῦ εἰσιν. 1 What does Paul here say is true of **all who are led by the Spirit of God**?
612 8:14 l213 basic,interpret οὗτοι υἱοί Θεοῦ εἰσιν 1 What does Paul here mean when he says that all who are led by the Spirit of God **are sons of God**?
613 8:14 g64q basic,interpret ὅσοι γὰρ Πνεύματι Θεοῦ ἄγονται, οὗτοι υἱοί Θεοῦ εἰσιν. 1 We know that many of those **who are led by the Spirit of God** are women. Why do you think Paul here states that they are also **sons of God**?
614 8:15 fy8d basic,observe οὐ γὰρ ἐλάβετε πνεῦμα δουλείας πάλιν εἰς φόβον 1 According to Paul, what **spirit** did we **not receive** from God?
615 8:15 cf6c basic,observe ἀλλὰ ἐλάβετε Πνεῦμα υἱοθεσίας 1 According to Paul, what **Spirit** did we receive from God?
616 8:15 gf8h basic,observe ἐν ᾧ κράζομεν, Ἀββά, ὁ Πατήρ! 1 According to Paul, what does **the Spirit of sonship** that we received cause us to cry out?
617 8:16 nc2c basic,observe αὐτὸ τὸ Πνεῦμα συνμαρτυρεῖ τῷ Πνεύματι ἡμῶν, ὅτι ἐσμὲν τέκνα Θεοῦ. 1 According to Paul, what does the **Spirit Himself** testify **with our spirit**?
618 8:16 qqd7 basic,interpret ἐσμὲν τέκνα Θεοῦ 1 What does Paul here mean when he says that **we are God’s children**?
619 8:17 yfc3 basic,observe εἰ δὲ τέκνα, καὶ κληρονόμοι 1 Here **if** introduces a conditional statement. If it is true that **we are children** of God, what else is also true?
620 8:17 ht5k basic,observe κληρονόμοι μὲν Θεοῦ, συνκληρονόμοι δὲ Χριστοῦ 1 According to Paul, what does it mean to be **heirs of God**?
621 8:17 dhj7 basic,observe εἴπερ συνπάσχομεν 1 Here Paul makes another conditional statement. What condition must also be true in order for us to be **heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ**?
622 8:17 hah9 basic,interpret εἴπερ συνπάσχομεν 1 What does Paul here mean when he speaks of suffering with Christ?
623 8:17 ik8g basic,observe εἴπερ συνπάσχομεν, ἵνα καὶ συνδοξασθῶμεν 1 According to Paul, what will be the result for us if we fulfill the condition of suffering with Christ?
624 8:18 l214 basic,observe λογίζομαι γὰρ ὅτι οὐκ ἄξια τὰ παθήματα τοῦ νῦν καιροῦ, πρὸς τὴν μέλλουσαν δόξαν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι εἰς ἡμᾶς. 1 According to Paul, to what do **our present sufferings** not compare?
625 8:18 ulb1 basic,interpret τὰ παθήματα τοῦ νῦν καιροῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **our present sufferings**?
626 8:18 g4sv basic,interpret τὴν μέλλουσαν δόξαν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι εἰς ἡμᾶς 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **the glory that will be revealed in us**?
627 8:18 l215 basic,interpret οὐκ ἄξια τὰ παθήματα τοῦ νῦν καιροῦ, πρὸς τὴν μέλλουσαν δόξαν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι εἰς ἡμᾶς 1 Why does Paul think that our present sufferings **are not comparable to** the glory that will be revealed in us?
628 8:19 i9hn basic,observe ἡ γὰρ ἀποκαραδοκία τῆς κτίσεως, τὴν ἀποκάλυψιν τῶν υἱῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀπεκδέχεται. 1 Here Paul gives the reason why the glory that will be revealed in the sons of God is far greater than our present sufferings. What is that reason?
629 8:19 l216 basic,observe ἡ γὰρ ἀποκαραδοκία τῆς κτίσεως, τὴν ἀποκάλυψιν τῶν υἱῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀπεκδέχεται. 1 For what does the **creation** wait **in eager expectation**?
630 8:19 x52a basic,interpret ἡ γὰρ ἀποκαραδοκία τῆς κτίσεως & ἀπεκδέχεται 1 Here Paul speak of the **creation** as if it were a living being that is waiting **in eager expectation**. Why do you think he uses that image?
631 8:19 w5s9 basic,interpret τὴν ἀποκάλυψιν τῶν υἱῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **the revelation of the sons of God**?
632 8:20 h1rm basic,observe τῇ γὰρ ματαιότητι, ἡ κτίσις ὑπετάγη 1 According to Paul, to what was **the creation** **subjected**?
633 8:20 q96y basic,interpret τῇ γὰρ ματαιότητι, ἡ κτίσις ὑπετάγη 1 What does Paul mean when he says that the creation **was subjected to futility**?
634 8:20 l6ac basic,observe οὐχ ἑκοῦσα, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸν ὑποτάξαντα 1 What caused **the creation** to be **subjected to futility**?
635 8:21 mzp4 basic,observe καὶ αὐτὴ ἡ κτίσις ἐλευθερωθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς δουλείας τῆς φθορᾶς 1 According to Paul, what is the current condition of **the creation**?
636 8:21 utq5 basic,interpret τῆς δουλείας τῆς φθορᾶς 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to creation’s **bondage to decay**?
637 8:21,20 z262 basic,interpret τῆς δουλείας τῆς φθορᾶς & τῇ γὰρ ματαιότητι, ἡ κτίσις ὑπετάγη 1 Do you think there is any correlation between the **bondage to decay** in verse 21 and being **subjected to futility** in verse 20?
638 8:20-21 a9wn basic,observe ἐφ’ ἑλπίδι & ὅτι καὶ αὐτὴ ἡ κτίσις ἐλευθερωθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς δουλείας τῆς φθορᾶς, εἰς τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τῆς δόξης τῶν τέκνων τοῦ Θεοῦ. 1 According to Paul, what is the **hope** that will one day happen to **the creation**?
639 8:21 sm11 basic,interpret τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τῆς δόξης τῶν τέκνων τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he speaks of **the glorious freedom of the children of God**?
640 8:22 ehx3 basic,observe οἴδαμεν γὰρ ὅτι πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις συνστενάζει καὶ συνωδίνει ἄχρι τοῦ νῦν. 1 According to Paul, what has **the whole creation** been doing **until the present time**?
641 8:22 l217 basic,interpret πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις συνστενάζει καὶ συνωδίνει 1 Why do you think Paul here uses the image of **the pains of childbirth** to describe **the whole creation**?
642 8:23 l218 basic,observe οὐ μόνον δέ, ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐτοὶ, τὴν ἀπαρχὴν τοῦ Πνεύματος ἔχοντες, ἡμεῖς καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς στενάζομεν, υἱοθεσίαν ἀπεκδεχόμενοι, τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν τοῦ σώματος ἡμῶν. 1 Here **Not only that** refers back to the previous verse and adds additional information. What does Paul here add?
643 8:23 pu89 basic,observe ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐτοὶ, τὴν ἀπαρχὴν τοῦ Πνεύματος ἔχοντες, ἡμεῖς καὶ αὐτοὶ 1 According to Paul, what do **we ourselves** have?
644 8:23 b1ix basic,interpret τὴν ἀπαρχὴν τοῦ Πνεύματος 1 What does Paul mean when he here refers to **the firstfruits of the Spirit**?
645 8:23 iij8 basic,observe ἐν ἑαυτοῖς στενάζομεν, υἱοθεσίαν ἀπεκδεχόμενοι 1 According to Paul, what do we do **as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons**?
646 8:23 k2xi basic,interpret υἱοθεσίαν & τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν τοῦ σώματος ἡμῶν 1 Paul here connects **our adoption as sons** and **the redemption of our bodies**. How does each of those terms help explain what the other means?
647 8:24 l219 basic,observe τῇ γὰρ ἐλπίδι ἐσώθημεν 1 Here **For** introduces the result of **this hope** that he has described in verse 23. What is that result?
648 8:24 ty6d basic,observe ἐλπὶς δὲ βλεπομένη, οὐκ ἔστιν ἐλπίς 1 According to Paul, what is wrong with **hope that is seen**?
649 8:24 l220 basic,interpret ἐλπὶς δὲ βλεπομένη, οὐκ ἔστιν ἐλπίς 1 Why is **hope that is seen** **no hope at all**?
650 8:24 u4ps basic,observe ὃ γὰρ βλέπει τις, ἐλπίζει? 1 Here Paul uses a rhetorical question to emphasize that **hope** must not yet be **seen** in order to truly be **hope**. What is the implied answer to his question?
651 8:25 ww1w basic,observe εἰ δὲ ὃ οὐ βλέπομεν, ἐλπίζομεν, δι’ ὑπομονῆς ἀπεκδεχόμεθα. 1 According to Paul, what is the result when **we hope for what we do not yet see**?
652 8:26 n2cp basic,observe τὸ Πνεῦμα συναντιλαμβάνεται τῇ ἀσθενείᾳ ἡμῶν 1 According to Paul, what does **the Spirit** do for us **in our weakness**?
653 8:26 u896 basic,observe τὸ γὰρ τί προσευξώμεθα καθὸ δεῖ, οὐκ οἴδαμεν 1 Here **For** introduces the reason why **the Spirit helps us**. What is that reason?
654 8:26,23 q3a9 basic,observe ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα συναντιλαμβάνεται τῇ ἀσθενείᾳ ἡμῶν; τὸ γὰρ τί προσευξώμεθα καθὸ δεῖ, οὐκ οἴδαμεν, ἀλλὰ αὐτὸ τὸ Πνεῦμα ὑπερεντυγχάνει στεναγμοῖς ἀλαλήτοις. & ἐν ἑαυτοῖς στενάζομεν 1 Here **In the same way** refers back to verse 23 where we **groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons**. What does **the Spirit** do for us in verse 26 that is similar?
655 8:26 l221 basic,interpret αὐτὸ τὸ Πνεῦμα ὑπερεντυγχάνει στεναγμοῖς ἀλαλήτοις 1 What does Paul mean when he says that the Spirit Himself intercedes for us **with groans too deep for words**?
656 8:27 g8r3 basic,interpret ὁ δὲ ἐραυνῶν τὰς καρδίας 1 To whom does Paul here refer as **He who searches our hearts**?
657 8:27 l222 basic,observe οἶδεν τί τὸ φρόνημα τοῦ Πνεύματος 1 According to Paul, what does God know?
658 8:27 spq7 basic,interpret ὁ δὲ ἐραυνῶν τὰς καρδίας οἶδεν τί τὸ φρόνημα τοῦ Πνεύματος 1 How is God able to know **the mind of the Spirit**?
659 8:27 ukl6 basic,observe ὅτι κατὰ Θεὸν, ἐντυγχάνει ὑπὲρ ἁγίων 1 Here **because** introduces the reason why God knows what **the Spirit** is saying with groans too deep for words. What is that reason?
660 8:27 l223 basic,interpret κατὰ Θεὸν, ἐντυγχάνει ὑπὲρ ἁγίων 1 Why is it important to know that the Spirit intercedes for the saints **according to the will of God**?
661 8:28 l224 basic,interpret οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι τοῖς ἀγαπῶσι τὸν Θεὸν, πάντα συνεργεῖ ὁ Θεὸς εἰς ἀγαθόν, τοῖς κατὰ πρόθεσιν κλητοῖς οὖσιν. 1 Here Paul boldly declares that **we know** something about how **God works**. How do you think Paul learned that this was true?
662 8:28 zsi6 basic,observe οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι τοῖς ἀγαπῶσι τὸν Θεὸν, πάντα συνεργεῖ ὁ Θεὸς εἰς ἀγαθόν, τοῖς κατὰ πρόθεσιν κλητοῖς οὖσιν. 1 According to Paul, what do **we know** about how **God works**?
663 8:28 l225 basic,interpret πάντα συνεργεῖ ὁ Θεὸς εἰς ἀγαθόν 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **God works all things together**?
664 8:28 l226 basic,observe τοῖς ἀγαπῶσι τὸν Θεὸν & εἰς ἀγαθόν, τοῖς κατὰ πρόθεσιν κλητοῖς οὖσιν 1 According to Paul, for whom does God work **all things together**?
665 8:28 l227 basic,interpret τοῖς κατὰ πρόθεσιν κλητοῖς οὖσιν 1 What does Paul mean when he speaks of those **who are called according to His purpose**?
666 8:29 l229 basic,observe ὅτι οὓς προέγνω, καὶ προώρισεν συμμόρφους τῆς εἰκόνος τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ 1 According to Paul, who did **God** predestine **to be conformed to the image of His Son**?
667 8:29 l230 basic,interpret οὓς προέγνω 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **God foreknew** these people?
668 8:29 ca1k basic,interpret καὶ προώρισεν συμμόρφους τῆς εἰκόνος τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **God** **predestined** these people whom He already **foreknew**?
669 8:29 l231 basic,interpret συμμόρφους τῆς εἰκόνος τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ 1 What does Paul mean when he speaks of being **conformed to the image of His Son**?
670 8:29 l232 basic,observe εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν πρωτότοκον ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς 1 Here **so that** introduces the purpose for which **God foreknew** and **predestined** these people. What was that purpose?
671 8:29 l233 basic,interpret πρωτότοκον ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς 1 Who are these **many brothers**, and how is Jesus **the firstborn among** them?
672 8:30 l234 basic,observe οὓς δὲ προώρισεν, τούτους καὶ ἐκάλεσεν 1 According to Paul, what did God do to **those He predestined**?
673 8:30 k7dg basic,observe καὶ οὓς ἐκάλεσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδικαίωσεν 1 According to Paul, what did God do to **those He called**?
674 8:30 m45c basic,observe οὓς δὲ ἐδικαίωσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδόξασεν 1 According to Paul, what did God do to **those He justified**?
675 8:30 ynf3 basic,interpret οὓς δὲ προώρισεν, τούτους καὶ ἐκάλεσεν; καὶ οὓς ἐκάλεσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδικαίωσεν; οὓς δὲ ἐδικαίωσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδόξασεν. 1 Here Paul lists a specific order in which God did these acts—**predestined**, then **called**, then **justified**, then **glorified**. Why did these things happen in that order?
676 8:31 ib1l basic,interpret τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν πρὸς ταῦτα? 1 Here Paul uses a rhetorical question to challenge his readers to respond to what God had done for them. What is the implied answer to this question?
677 8:31 ky4y basic,interpret εἰ ὁ Θεὸς ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, τίς καθ’ ἡμῶν? 1 Here Paul uses another rhetorical question to direct his readers to one specific **response** to what God had done for them. What is the implied answer to this question?
678 8:32 qk28 basic,observe ὅς γε τοῦ ἰδίου Υἱοῦ οὐκ ἐφείσατο, ἀλλὰ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν πάντων παρέδωκεν αὐτόν 1 According to Paul, what did God do to **His own Son** **for us all**?
679 8:32 l235 basic,interpret τοῦ ἰδίου Υἱοῦ οὐκ ἐφείσατο 1 What does Paul mean when he says that God **did not spare His own Son**?
680 8:32 j4ee basic,interpret ὅς γε τοῦ ἰδίου Υἱοῦ οὐκ ἐφείσατο, ἀλλὰ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν πάντων παρέδωκεν αὐτόν, πῶς οὐχὶ καὶ σὺν αὐτῷ, τὰ πάντα ἡμῖν χαρίσεται? 1 Here Paul uses another rhetorical question to emphasize God’s desire to **freely give us** what we truly need. What is the implied answer to this question?
681 8:32 fax1 basic,observe τὰ πάντα ἡμῖν χαρίσεται 1 According to Paul, what will God **freely give us**?
682 8:33 i93n basic,interpret τίς ἐγκαλέσει κατὰ ἐκλεκτῶν Θεοῦ? 1 Here Paul uses another rhetorical question to emphasize that fact that **God’s elect** are fully justified. What is the implied answer to this question?
683 8:33 y1xh basic,interpret ἐκλεκτῶν Θεοῦ 1 What does Paul here mean when he refers to **God’s elect**?
684 8:33 e539 basic,observe Θεὸς ὁ δικαιῶν. 1 According to Paul, ho is the one **who justifies** His **elect** if someone brings **any charge against** them?
685 8:34 fkp2 basic,interpret τίς ὁ κατακρινῶν? 1 Here Paul uses another rhetorical question to emphasize that fact that **God’s elect** will not be condemned. What is the implied answer to this question?
686 8:34,33 m8es basic,interpret τίς ὁ κατακρινῶν? & τίς ἐγκαλέσει κατὰ ἐκλεκτῶν Θεοῦ? 1 In verse 33, Paul spoke about someone bringing **any charge** against God’s elect. in verse 34, he speaks about the final verdict of condemnation. Which of these things is more serious?
687 8:34 l236 basic,observe Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς ὁ ἀποθανών, μᾶλλον δὲ ἐγερθείς ὅς, καί ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὃς καὶ ἐντυγχάνει ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. 1 Here Paul states the reason why God’s elect will not be condemned. What is that reason?
688 8:34 me6n basic,interpret Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς ὁ ἀποθανών, μᾶλλον δὲ ἐγερθείς ὅς 1 Why do you think Paul introduces the fact that **Jesus** **was raised to life** with the phrase **more than that**?
689 8:34 l237 basic,observe καί ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Θεοῦ 1 According to Paul, where is **Christ Jesus** now?
690 8:34 l238 basic,observe ὃς καὶ ἐντυγχάνει ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν 1 According to Paul, what is **Christ Jesus** doing right now?
691 8:34 h7wx basic,interpret ὃς καὶ ἐντυγχάνει ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν 1 Why is it encouraging that Jesus **is interceding for us**? And why do we need Him to do that for us?
692 8:35 dgz3 basic,interpret τίς ἡμᾶς χωρίσει ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Χριστοῦ? θλῖψις, ἢ στενοχωρία, ἢ διωγμὸς, ἢ λιμὸς, ἢ γυμνότης, ἢ κίνδυνος, ἢ μάχαιρα? 1 Here Paul uses a pair of rhetorical question to emphasize that fact that nothing ** will separate** God’s elect **from the love of Christ**. What are the implied answers to these questions?
693 8:35 q25f basic,interpret θλῖψις, ἢ στενοχωρία, ἢ διωγμὸς, ἢ λιμὸς, ἢ γυμνότης, ἢ κίνδυνος, ἢ μάχαιρα? 1 Here Paul lists **trouble**, **distress**, **persecution**, **famine**, **nakedness **, **danger**, and **sword** as things that will not separate us from the love of Christ. Why do you think he chose those things? How common were those things in Paul’s time?
694 8:36 l239 basic,observe καθὼς γέγραπται, ὅτι ἕνεκεν σοῦ, θανατούμεθα ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν; ἐλογίσθημεν ὡς πρόβατα σφαγῆς. 1 In this quotation from Psalm 44, what was the experience of those who served and obeyed God?
695 8:36 xca8 basic,interpret καθὼς γέγραπται, ὅτι ἕνεκεν σοῦ, θανατούμεθα ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν; ἐλογίσθημεν ὡς πρόβατα σφαγῆς. 1 By quoting this Psalm, what is Paul implying about God’s love for those persecuted believers?
696 8:37 jn3a basic,observe ἀλλ’ ἐν τούτοις πᾶσιν, ὑπερνικῶμεν διὰ τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς. 1 According to Paul, what will be the result for believers who fact these persecutions and hardships?
697 8:37 tf3d basic,interpret ἀλλ’ ἐν τούτοις πᾶσιν, ὑπερνικῶμεν 1 Why do you think Paul says that we are more than conquerors **in all these things** rather than after **all these things** are finished? What is the difference?
698 8:37 l240 basic,interpret ὑπερνικῶμεν διὰ τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς 1 What does Paul mean when he says that **we are more than conquerors**?
699 8:37 lls1 basic,interpret διὰ τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς 1 What does Paul mean when he says that we are more than conquerors **through Him who loved us**?
700 8:38-39 cp21 basic,observe πέπεισμαι γὰρ ὅτι οὔτε θάνατος, οὔτε ζωὴ, οὔτε ἄγγελοι, οὔτε ἀρχαὶ, οὔτε ἐνεστῶτα, οὔτε μέλλοντα, οὔτε δυνάμεις, & οὔτε ὕψωμα, οὔτε βάθος, οὔτε τις κτίσις ἑτέρα, δυνήσεται ἡμᾶς χωρίσαι ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Θεοῦ, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν. 1 What are the things that Paul is **convinced** will not **be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord**?
701 8:38 z3qz basic,interpret οὔτε ἄγγελοι, οὔτε ἀρχαὶ 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **angels** and **principalities**?
702 8:39 v8uf basic,interpret οὔτε ὕψωμα, οὔτε βάθος 1 What does Paul mean when he refers to **height** and **depth**?
703 8:39 ed8r basic,interpret οὔτε τις κτίσις ἑτέρα 1 Here Paul makes a sweeping summary statement that not **anything else in all creation** can separate us from God’s love. Why do you think he used that phrase?
704 8:39 qtn7 basic,interpret τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Θεοῦ, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν 1 What does Paul mean when he here says that **the love of God** is located **in Christ Jesus our Lord**?
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