Romans 8:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRomans 8:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἐλάβετε
lambánō
G2983
to take
πνεῦμα
pneûma
G4151
spirit
δουλίας
douleía
G1397
slavery
πάλιν
pálin
G3825
again
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
φόβον
phóbos
G5401
fear
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
ἐλάβετε
lambánō
G2983
to take
πνεῦμα
pneûma
G4151
spirit
υἱοθεσίας
huiothesía
G5206
adoption
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ᾧ
hós
G3739
who
κράζομεν
krázō
G2896
to croak
Ἀββᾶ
Abbâ
G5
father
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πατήρ
patḗr
G3962
father
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
For you didn't receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"
-
King James Version Public Domain
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For you did not receive again a spirit of slavery to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry out, “Abba, Father!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).