Romans 8:9

New International Reader's Version

But you are not ruled by the power of sin. Instead, the Holy Spirit rules over you. This is true if the Spirit of God lives in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Christ.

Cross References

Ezekiel 11:19

I will give my people hearts that are completely committed to me. I will give them a new spirit that is faithful to me. I will remove their stubborn hearts from them. And I will give them hearts that obey me.

Luke 11:13

Even though you are evil, you know how to give good gifts to your children. How much more will your Father who is in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

John 14:17

That friend is the Spirit of truth. The world can’t accept him. That’s because the world does not see him or know him. But you know him. He lives with you, and he will be in you.

John 14:23

Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them. We will come to them and make our home with them.

John 3:34

The one whom God has sent speaks God’s words. That’s because God gives the Holy Spirit without limit.

John 3:6

People give birth to people. But the Spirit gives birth to spirit.

Acts 16:7

They came to the border of Mysia. From there they tried to enter Bithynia. But the Spirit of Jesus would not let them.

Romans 7:5

The power of sin used to control us. The law stirred up sinful desires in us. So the things we did resulted in death.

Romans 8:1

Those who belong to Christ Jesus are no longer under God’s judgment.

Romans 8:11

The Spirit of the God who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you. So the God who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your bodies. He will do this because of his Spirit who lives in you.

Romans 8:2

Because of what Christ Jesus has done, you are free. You are now controlled by the law of the Holy Spirit who gives you life. The law of the Spirit frees you from the law of sin that brings death.

1 Corinthians 15:23

But here is the order of events. Christ is the first of those who rise from the dead. When he comes back, those who belong to him will be raised.

1 Corinthians 3:16

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple? Don’t you know that God’s Spirit lives among you?

1 Corinthians 6:17

But whoever is joined to the Lord becomes one with him in spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:19

Don’t you know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit? The Spirit is in you, and you have received the Spirit from God. You do not belong to yourselves.

2 Corinthians 10:7

You are judging only by how things look on the surface. Suppose someone is sure they belong to Christ. Then they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do.

2 Corinthians 6:16

How can the temple of the true God and the statues of other gods agree? We are the temple of the living God. God has said, “I will live with them. I will walk among them. I will be their God. And they will be my people.” (Leviticus 26:12; Jeremiah 32:38; Ezekiel 37:27)

Galatians 4:6

Because you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. He is the Holy Spirit. By his power we call God Abba. Abba means Father.

Galatians 5:24

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed their sinful desires to his cross. They don’t want these things anymore.

Ephesians 1:13

You also became believers in Christ. That happened when you heard the message of truth. It was the good news about how you could be saved. When you believed, he stamped you with an official mark. That official mark is the Holy Spirit that he promised.

Ephesians 2:22

And because you belong to him, you too are being built together. You are being made into a house where God lives through his Spirit.

Ephesians 3:17

Then Christ will live in your hearts because you believe in him. And I pray that your love will have deep roots. I pray that it will have a strong foundation.

Philippians 1:19

I know that you are praying for me. I also know that God will give me the Spirit of Jesus Christ to help me. So no matter what happens, I’m sure I will still be set free.

2 Timothy 1:14

Guard the truth of the good news that you were trusted with. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.

1 Peter 1:11

They wanted to find out when and how this salvation would come. The Spirit of Christ in them was telling them about the sufferings of the Messiah. These were his sufferings that were going to come. The Spirit of Christ was also telling them about the glory that would follow.

1 John 3:24

The one who obeys God’s commands remains joined to him. And he remains joined to them. Here is how we know that God lives in us. We know it because of the Holy Spirit he gave us.

1 John 4:13

Here’s how we know that we are joined to him and he to us. He has given us his Holy Spirit.

1 John 4:4

Dear children, you belong to God. You have not accepted the teachings of the false prophets. That’s because the one who is in you is powerful. He is more powerful than the one who is in the world.

Revelation 13:8

Many people who live on the earth will worship the beast. They are the ones whose names are not written in the Lamb’s book of life. The Lamb is the one whose death was planned before the world was created.

Revelation 20:15

Anyone whose name was not written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.