Romans 8:10-11 - Exposition

But (or, and ) if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; bat the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised up Christ (the previous ἰησοῦν denotes the human person of our Lord; χριστὸν his office, fitly used here in connection with the thought of his resurrection ensuring ours. Some readings give τὸν before, and ἰησοῦν after, χριστὸν ) from the dead shall quicken also your mortal bodies, through his Spirit that dwelleth in you . These verses have been variously understood. It has been supposed by some that Romans 8:10 continues the thought of Romans 8:9 ; "the body" ( τὸ σῶμα ) meaning the same as "the flesh ( σάρξ ),and dead ( νεκρὸν ) meaning νενεκρωμένον , i.e. mortified, or lifeless with respect to the power of sin that was in it (cf. Romans 6:6 , ἵνα καταργηθῇ τὸ σῶμα τῆς ἀμαρτίας ). Thus the meaning of the first clause of Romans 8:10 would be, "If Christ be in you, the body of sin in you is dead; but you are alive in the Spirit." Decisive objections to this view are,