11 translations · Greek

Romans 8:14

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.

World English Bible

Romans 8:14 in 11 translations

WEB World English Bible
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.
KJV King James Version
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
ASV American Standard Version
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
LSV Literal Standard Version
for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;
FBV Free Bible Version
All those who are led by the Spirit of God are God's children.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;
DBY Darby Translation
for as many as are led by [the] Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
WBT Webster’s Bible
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.
DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
For whosoever are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

The Greek words

Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.

Word Transliteration English (BSB) Strong’s
ὅσοι hosoi all who G3745 ὅσος just as/how much
γὰρ gar For G1063 γάρ for
Πνεύματι Pneumati by [the] Spirit G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit
Θεοῦ Theou of God G2316 θεός God
ἄγονται agontai are led G71 ἄγω to bring
οὗτοι houtoi — G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it
υἱοί huioi sons G5207 υἱός son
εἰσιν eisin are G1510 εἰμί to be
Θεοῦ Theou of God G2316 θεός God
  • Galatians 5:18

    But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

  • John 1:12

    But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

  • Galatians 3:26

    For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.

  • Galatians 5:16

    But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.

  • Psalm 143:10

    Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

  • Revelation 21:7

    He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.

  • Galatians 5:22–25

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. …

  • Romans 8:16–17

    The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

  • 1 John 3:1

    See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:18

    I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”

Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.

In context

12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

13 For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.

15 For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”

16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;

Read all of Romans 8 in the World English Bible.

Edition and source notes

Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.

Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.

The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.

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