Romans 8

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the…” Naming Christ and Jesus keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” The verse names Spirit rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not…” Naming Christ keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.” Naming Christ keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:” The verse names God and Spirit rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may…” Naming Christ keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within…” The verse names Spirit rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.” The line’s distinctive content terms include hope, patience, wait. Its relationship to verses 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit…” Naming Likewise keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints…” The verse names God and Spirit rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his…” The verse names God rather than leaving the action without a source. Watch whether the next line continues, answers, or contrasts that action.

“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he…” Naming Moreover keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” The line’s distinctive content terms include accounted, killed, long. Its relationship to verses 35 and 37 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” Naming Nay keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.