Romans 8:2
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Cross-references
Romans 8:10 explains that with Christ in us, the Spirit is life — the result of being freed from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:11 promises resurrection life through the Spirit — the ultimate victory over death that this freedom anticipates.
In Romans 8:9, being 'in the Spirit' is the same reality as the law of the Spirit giving life—parallel descriptions of Spirit-empowered existence.
In Romans 8:13, living by the Spirit leads to life—exactly the outcome of being freed from sin and death by the Spirit's law.
Romans 7:25 thanks God for deliverance but still serves sin's law — Romans 8:2 expands the freedom in the Spirit.
Romans 7:24 cries 'who will deliver me?' — Romans 8:2 provides the answer: deliverance through Christ's Spirit.
Romans 7:21 describes the 'law' of evil present — the very law of sin from which Romans 8:2 declares freedom.
In Romans 6:22, freedom from sin leads to eternal life, which the Spirit of life brings here.
In Romans 6:18, being set free from sin is the same liberation from the law of sin and death, now attributed to the Spirit's work.
In Romans 7:23, the 'law of sin' makes a prisoner; here the 'law of the Spirit' sets free—a direct contrast between bondage and liberation.
Romans 6:14 states sin no longer has dominion because of grace — parallel to being set free from the law of sin and death in Romans 8:2.
Romans 5:21 contrasts sin's reign of death with grace's eternal life — same duality as law of sin vs Spirit of life.
Romans 3:27 contrasts law of works with law of faith — similar to the contrast here between law of the Spirit and law of sin.
In 2 Corinthians 3:6, the Spirit gives life in contrast to the letter that kills, reinforcing the Spirit's life-giving freedom from sin and death.
Galatians 5:1 proclaims freedom in Christ from slavery — directly parallel to being set free from sin's law.
John 8:36 declares that the Son sets us free indeed — the same freedom from sin and death that the Spirit's law brings.
In John 7:39, the Spirit is explicitly identified as the living water, the same Spirit of life that frees from sin and death.
In 1 Corinthians 15:45, Christ becomes a life-giving spirit, which is the same Spirit of life that frees from the law of sin and death.
In John 6:63, Jesus declares that the Spirit gives life, echoing the same life-giving Spirit that frees from sin and death here.
John 4:14 describes living water as a spring to eternal life — the same life that the law of the Spirit produces.
In 2 Corinthians 3:17, the Spirit brings freedom — directly echoes the same Spirit-liberty theme.
In Galatians 2:20, crucifixion with Christ ends the old life; here the Spirit's law liberates from sin—both describe death to sin and new life in Christ.
Ephesians 2:1 describes being dead in sins—the very condition from which the law of the Spirit here sets believers free.
In Galatians 5:25, walking by the Spirit is the practical outworking of the same Spirit who gives life and freedom in this verse.
Acts 3:15 calls Jesus the Author of life, raised from death — parallel to the Spirit of life freeing from death in Romans 8:2.
John 11:25 declares Jesus as resurrection and life — parallel to being set free from the law of death in Romans 8:2.
In Ephesians 2:5, God makes believers alive with Christ—the same resurrection life that the Spirit's law produces, freeing from death.
In Colossians 3:3, believers have died and their life is hidden with Christ—the very union that enables freedom from sin and death here.
John 3:5 connects new birth through the Spirit — parallel to the Spirit of life freeing from death in Romans 8:2.
Ezekiel 37:14 says God puts His Spirit in His people to give life—directly paralleling the 'Spirit of life' that liberates in Romans.
Ezekiel 37:5 promises breath to bring dry bones to life—a clear parallel to the Spirit’s life‑giving power that frees from death in Romans.
Jeremiah 31:33 describes God writing His law on hearts—a parallel to the internal, Spirit‑empowered law that sets free in Romans.
Genesis 2:17 introduces death for disobedience — origin of the 'law of sin and death' that Christ defeats.
In Revelation 11:11, the breath of life from God resurrects the witnesses, a parallel to the life-giving Spirit that frees from death here.
In Job 33:4, the Spirit gives life—the same life-giving Spirit Paul calls the 'law of the Spirit of life' that frees from sin.
In 2 Corinthians 5:15, Christ's death frees believers to live for him—the same freedom from self and sin that the Spirit's law provides.
In John 8:32, truth sets free — here the Spirit of life frees from sin/death, paralleling Christ's liberating work.
In John 7:38, the promise of living water flowing from believers points to the Spirit's life-giving power, which sets free from sin and death.
1 Peter 4:6 speaks of the gospel bringing life in the spirit to the dead — echoing the Spirit's power to free from sin and death here.