11 translations · Greek
Romans 8:15
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!”
Romans 8:15 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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!”
- KJV King James Version
- For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
- ASV American Standard Version
- For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- for you did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but you received [the] Spirit of adoption in which we cry, “Abba! Father!”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- You were not given a spirit to enslave and terrify you once more. No, what you received was the spirit that makes you children in God's family. Now we can shout out, “God is our Father!”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, 'Abba — Father.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- For ye have not received a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye have received a spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Abba, Father.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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!”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear; but you have received the spirit of adoption of sons, whereby we cry: Abba (Father).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Οὐ | Ou | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| γὰρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| ἐλάβετε | elabete | you did not receive | G2983 λαμβάνω to take |
| πνεῦμα | pneuma | a spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| δουλείας | douleias | of slavery | G1397 δουλεία slavery |
| πάλιν | palin | that returns you | G3825 πάλιν again |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 εἰς toward |
| φόβον | phobon | fear | G5401 φόβος fear |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| ἐλάβετε | elabete | you received | G2983 λαμβάνω to take |
| πνεῦμα | pneuma | [the] Spirit | G4151 πνεῦμα spirit/breath: spirit |
| υἱοθεσίας | huiothesias | of adoption to sonship | G5206 υἱοθεσία adoption (as son) |
| ἐν | en | by | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ᾧ | hō | whom | G3739 ὅς which |
| κράζομεν | krazomen | we cry | G2896 κράζω to cry |
| Ἀββᾶ | Abba | Abba | G5 ἀββά Abba |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πατήρ | Patēr | Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
Related verses
- Galatians 4:5–7
that he might redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of children. And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
- 2 Timothy 1:7
For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
- 1 Corinthians 2:12
But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might know the things that were freely given to us by God.
- Romans 8:16
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;
- Ephesians 1:5
having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
- Hebrews 2:15
and might deliver all of them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
- Mark 14:36
He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire.”
- 1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.
- Isaiah 56:5
I will give them in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters. I will give them an everlasting name, that will not be cut off.
- Jeremiah 3:19
“But I said, ‘How I desire to put you among the children, and give you a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the armies of the nations!’ and I said, ‘You shall call me “My Father”, and shall not turn away from following me.’
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
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;
17 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.
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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