Romans 8:10
And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Cross-reference
Romans 8:11 builds on verse 10, explaining the Spirit's indwelling will give life to mortal bodies.
Romans 8:2 introduces the 'law of the Spirit of life' freeing from sin and death — this same Spirit gives life in verse 10.
In Romans 5:21, grace reigns through righteousness to eternal life, the same logic behind the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Romans 5:12 explains the origin of death through sin, underlying why the body is dead because of sin here.
John 11:25 declares Jesus as the resurrection and life — the Spirit's life in believers is the same power that will raise the dead body.
In Colossians 3:4, Christ is called our life, directly connecting to the Spirit as life here.
In Colossians 3:3, believers have died and their life is hidden with Christ, paralleling the body dead but Spirit is life.
Colossians 1:27 explicitly calls 'Christ in you' the hope of glory — directly parallel.
In Philippians 3:9, Paul seeks righteousness from God by faith, the same righteousness that makes the Spirit life here.
Ephesians 3:17 prays for Christ to dwell in hearts through faith — same indwelling theme.
2 Corinthians 13:5 urges testing whether Christ is in you — directly echoing the condition here.
In 2 Corinthians 5:21, we become the righteousness of God in Christ, which is the basis for the Spirit being life here.
2 Corinthians 4:11 speaks of life manifested in mortal flesh despite being delivered to death — parallel to Spirit life in a dead body.
In 1 Corinthians 15:45, Christ becomes a life-giving spirit, directly paralleling the Spirit as life here.
John 14:23 expands on indwelling — Father and Son make their home with the believer, echoing Christ in you.
John 14:20 promises mutual indwelling between Christ and believers – exactly parallel to 'Christ in you' in Romans 8:10.
John 14:19 promises that because Christ lives, believers will also live — the Spirit in Romans is that same life of Christ dwelling in us.
John 6:56 describes abiding in Christ and He in us – directly parallels the 'Christ in you' statement in Romans 8:10.
John 14:17 describes the Spirit dwelling in believers — the same indwelling Spirit who is life in Romans 8:10.
John 17:26 speaks of Christ being in believers, bringing love — parallels the indwelling Christ who is life in Romans 8:10.
John 15:5 uses vine/branch imagery for mutual abiding, paralleling Christ in you.
John 15:4 emphasizes abiding in Christ for fruitfulness — this mutual indwelling relates to Christ in you giving life in Romans 8:10.
1 John 4:4 affirms that He who is in you is greater, echoing the indwelling Christ of Romans 8:10 and providing assurance of victory.
2 Corinthians 5:1 contrasts the perishable earthly tent with an eternal dwelling, related to the body's death here.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 describes the dead in Christ rising — the same 'dead body' here will be resurrected through the Spirit's life.