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Romans 8:1-11

Life Through the Spirit

March 22, 2026

The Resurrection of the Flesh, Luca Signorelli
The Resurrection of the Flesh, Luca Signorelli, 1499–1502San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral, Orvieto
In the San Brizio chapel at Orvieto. The dead climb out of a flat bare ground, some still skeletons, some already fully fleshed, with two angels sounding trumpets overhead.He who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.Luca SignorelliAn Umbrian painter obsessed with the nude figure in violent motion, whose Orvieto frescoes Michelangelo studied closely.San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral, OrvietoA chapel in the cathedral of Orvieto, frescoed by Fra Angelico and then, fifty years later, finished by Signorelli.San Brizio Chapel, Orvieto Cathedral, Orvieto
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelJn. 11:1-45 (46-53)Jn 11:1-45 (46-53)Alt. GospelJn. 11:17-27, 38-53Jn 11:17-27, 38-53
EpistleRom. 8:1-11Rom 8:1-11
Old TestamentEzek. 37:1-14Ez 37:1-14
PsalterPs. 130Ps 130

Overview & Insights

“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you… he will give life to your mortal bodies.” (Romans 8:11)

Romans 8:1–17 discusses six new-covenant blessings to the believer that proceed from the Spirit: justification (v. 1), obedience (vv. 2–8, 12–13), indwelling (vv. 9–10), resurrection (v. 11), adoption (vv. 14–16), and inheritance (v. 17). Romans 8:18–30 adds one more new-covenant blessing of the Spirit, glory (through suffering), which I will discuss in the next unit.

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Commentary

Commentary on Romans 8:1-11Commentary on Rom 8:1-11 Working Preacher

The Lutheran lectionary commentary for this exact Year A passage.

Romans 8:1-11 Sermon CommentaryRom 8:1-11 Sermon Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed preaching commentary keyed to this Sunday.

Romans 8 CommentaryRom 8 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse evangelical exposition of the chapter.

Romans 8:1 Study DeskRom 8:1 Study Desk StudyLight

Aggregates dozens of classic and modern commentaries on the verse.

Romans 8:1 CommentariesRom 8:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries gathered for the verse.

Background & Word Study

Romans 8:1 InterlinearRom 8:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek text with word by word parsing and Strong's numbers.

Book of Romans OverviewBook of Rom Overview BibleProject

An animated overview of the argument of Romans.

The Church Fathers

Romans 8 in the Church FathersRom 8 in the Church Fathers Catena

Patristic and medieval comments verse by verse.

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