Romans 8
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Epistle to the Romans 8:12-22 in the bigger of two fragments forming Papyrus 27 (recto side), written in the 3rd century.
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| Book | Epistle to the Romans |
| Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 6 |
| Category | Pauline epistles |
Romans 8 is the eighth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle, but written by an amanuensis, Tertius of Iconium, while Paul was in Corinth in the winter of AD 57-58. Paul wrote to the Roman Christians in order to give them a thorough of overview of his theology. Chapter 8 concerns "the Christian's spiritual life," according to Jerusalem Bible's sub-heading for Romans 8.
The reformer Martin Luther stated that this chapter is where Paul "comforts fighters" involved in an inner struggle between spirit and flesh:
The New King James Version organises this chapter as follows:
The discourse continues in Romans 8:1 from the preceding text with the illative word Greek: ἄρα (ara), generally translated as so or therefore, or consequently in Thayer's Greek Lexicon.
Methodist founder John Wesley suggested that Paul "resumes the thread of his discourse" from Romans 7:1-7, following a digression (in Romans 7:8-25) regarding sin and the Mosaic Law:
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