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Romans 8:4
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Romans 8:4
4That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
4That the righteousnesse of the law might be fulfilled in vs, who walke not after the flesh, but after the spirit.
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Romans 8:4
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
righteousness
The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A rule, command, or body of commands established by authority; especially God's commandments or the law given through Moses, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Power or strength; also an auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The soft substance of the body; also the body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study16This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
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Open the full verse study22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
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Open the full verse study22In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
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Open the full verse study26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
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Open the full verse study23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
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Open the full verse study24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
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Open the full verse study5And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
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Open the full verse study2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
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Open the full verse study26Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
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