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Pneuma Comparisons: Romans

 

REF

TRANSLITERATED GREEK

 

NWT

 

KJV

 

NASB

 

NIV

REF HOLY

SPIRIT

Romans

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:4

pneuma hagiosune

the spirit of holiness

the spirit of holiness

the Spirit of holiness

the Spirit of holiness

Y

1:9

en ho pneuma mou

with my spirit

with my spirit

in my spirit

with my whole heart

N

2:29

en pneuma

by spirit

in the spirit

by the Spirit

by the Spirit

Y

5:5

pneuma hagios

the holy spirit[1]

the Holy Ghost

the Holy Spirit

the Holy Spirit

Y

7:6

 en kainotes

pneuma

in a new sense by the spirit

in newness of spirit

in newness of the Spirit

in the new way of the Spirit

Y

8:1

pneuma[2]

--

the Spirit

--

--

-

8:2

ho pneuma

ho zoe en

Christos Iesous

that spirit which gives life in union with Christ Jesus

the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus

the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus

through Christ Jesus…the Spirit of life

Y

8:4

pneuma

the spirit[3]

the Spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

Y

8:5

ho pneuma

the spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

Y

8:5 #2

ho pneuma

the spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

Y

8:6

phronema ho pneuma

minding of the spirit

spiritually minded

mind set on the Spirit

mind controlled by the Spirit

Y

8:9

en pneuma

with the spirit

in the Spirit

in the Spirit

by the Spirit

Y

8:9 #2

pneuma theos

God’s spirit

the Spirit of God

the Spirit of God

the Spirit of God

Y

8:9 #3

pneuma Christos

Christ’s spirit

the Spirit of Christ

the Spirit of Christ

the Spirit of Christ

Y

8:10

pneuma

the spirit

the Spirit

the spirit

your spirit

N

8:11

ei de ho pneuma

the spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

Y

8:11 #2

autos pneuma

his spirit

his Spirit

His Spirit

his Spirit

Y

8:13

ei de pneuma

by the spirit[4]

through the Spirit

by the Spirit

by the Spirit

Y

8:14

pneuma theos

God’s spirit

the Spirit of God

the Spirit of God

the Spirit of God

Y

8:15

pneuma

a spirit

the spirit

a spirit

a spirit

N

8:15 #2

pneuma

a spirit

the Spirit

a spirit

the Spirit

Y

8:15#3

en hos[5]

by which spirit

whereby

by which

by him

-

8:16

ho pneuma

The spirit

The Spirit

The Spirit

The Spirit

Y

 

ho pneuma hemon

our spirit

our spirit

our spirit

our spirit

Y

8:23[6]

autos [we] ho [the] aparche [firstfruits] ho [the] pneuma [Spirit]

...we ourselves also who have the firstfruits, namely, the spirit...

ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit

also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit

we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit

Y

8:26

ho pneuma

the spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

Y

 

ho pneuma

the spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

Y

8:27

ho pneuma

the spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

Y

9:1

en pneuma hagios

in holy spirit

in the Holy Ghost

in the Holy Spirit

in the Holy Spirit

Y

11:8

pneuma

a spirit

the spirit

A SPIRIT

a spirit

N

12:11

ho pneuma

aglow with the spirit

fervent in spirit

fervent in spirit

keep your spiritual fervor

N

14:17

en pneuma hagios

with holy spirit

in the Holy Ghost

in the Holy Spirit

in the Holy Spirit

Y

15:13

en dunamis pneuma hagios

with power of holy spirit

through the power of the Holy Ghost

by the power of the Holy Spirit

by the power of the Holy Spirit

Y

15:16

en pneuma hagios

with holy spirit

by the Holy Ghost

by the Holy Spirit

by the Holy Spirit

Y

15:19

en dunamis pneuma[theos]

with the power of holy spirit

by the power of the Spirit of God[7]

in the power of the Spirit

through the power of the Spirit

Y

15:30

ho pneuma

the spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

the Spirit

Y

 

Bold = variant

Red = en pneuma



[1] Note that the NWT adds “the” without the accompanying “ho” in Greek that requires it.

[2] Pneuma does not appear in the Nestlé-Aland 26. (See www.studylight.org interlinears.) 

[3] Note that the NWT adds “the” without the accompanying “ho” in Greek that requires it.

[4] Note that the NWT adds “the” without the accompanying “ho” in Greek that requires it.

[5] En loosely translates to in, by, with, etc. Hos loosely translates to who, which, what, that, etc. Pneuma does not occur a third time in Romans 8:15.

[6] See Appendix.

[7] Pneuma theos does not appear in the Nestlé-Aland 26. (See www.studylight.org interlinears.)