“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:”
King James Version (KJV)
8:16 The same Spirit beareth witness with our spirit - With the spirit of every true believer, by a testimony distinct from that of his own spirit, or the testimony of a good conscience. Happy they who enjoy this clear and constant.
Ro 8:16 The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God. The Spirit of God is one witness to the fact. Our spirit is a corroborative witness. How do each bear witness? (1) Witness is usually borne in words, but not always. God's Spirit bears witness in words. See Heb 10:15. The Holy Spirit shows us how we must become God's children, and how to continue the Christian life. (2) It bears testimony in our lives by its fruits (Mt 7:16). Do we bear the fruit of the Spirit? See Ga 5:22,23. (3) Does our own spirit testify that we "mind the things of the Spirit"? (Ro 8:5). Does our consciousness recognize its fruits, inward as well as outward? If the testimony of our spirit is that what God's Spirit witnesseth of the sons of God is true of us, then they concur in the testimony that we are the children of God.
The spirit it selfe beareth witnes with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:
- American Standard Version (1901)
The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:
- Basic English Bible
The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God.
- Darby Bible
The Spirit itself testifieth with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
- Webster's Bible
The Spirit Himself bears witness, along with our own spirits, to the fact that we are children of God;
- Weymouth Bible
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God;
- World English Bible
And the ilke spirit yeldith witnessyng to oure spirit, that we ben the sones of God;
- Wycliffe Bible
The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;
- Youngs Literal Bible