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Pentecost Season · Proper 10 · Year A

Romans 8:1-11

Life Through the Spirit

July 12, 2026

The Apostle Paul, Jan Lievens
The Apostle Paul, Jan Lievens, c. 1627–1629Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Lievens shared a studio with Rembrandt in Leiden, and the two painted the same subjects in the same years. His Paul is close-lit and heavy-browed, caught thinking rather than speaking.There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus … If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he will give life to your mortal bodies also.Jan LievensA Dutch painter who shared a studio with Rembrandt as a young man, was thought his equal at the time, and has been overshadowed ever since.Nationalmuseum, StockholmSweden's national gallery, founded on the royal collection and reopened in 2018 after five years of rebuilding.Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMatt. 13:1-9, 18-23Mt 13:1-9, 18-23
EpistleRom. 8:1-11Rom 8:1-11
Old TestamentGen. 25:19-34Gn 25:19-34Alt. OTIsa. 55:10-13Is 55:10-13
PsalterPs. 119:105-112Ps 119:105-112Alt. PsalmPs. 65:(1-8), 9-13Ps 65:(1-8), 9-13

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

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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

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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

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The Church Fathers

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

Patristic and medieval comments verse by verse.

Questions preachers ask

What is life in the Spirit?

Those in whom the Spirit dwells are set free from the flesh, and the same Spirit that raised Jesus will give life to their mortal bodies.

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