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because through Christ Jesus(A) the law of the Spirit who gives life(B) has set you[a] free(C) from the law of sin(D) and death.

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  1. Romans 8:2 The Greek is singular; some manuscripts me

For (A)the law of the Spirit of life [a]in (B)Christ Jesus (C)has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

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  1. Romans 8:2 Or has set you free in Christ Jesus

And because you belong to him, the power[a] of the life-giving Spirit has freed you[b] from the power of sin that leads to death.

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  1. 8:2a Greek the law; also in 8:2b.
  2. 8:2b Some manuscripts read me.

The Solution Is Life on God’s Terms

1-2 With the arrival of Jesus, the Messiah, that fateful dilemma is resolved. Those who enter into Christ’s being-here-for-us no longer have to live under a continuous, low-lying black cloud. A new power is in operation. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death.

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For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

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