Romans 8:4
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Cross-reference
Romans 8:1 declares no condemnation for those in Christ — the direct result of the righteous requirement being met by those who walk by the Spirit.
Romans 8:7 describes the flesh's inability to submit to God's law — contrasting with the Spirit's enabling fulfillment in 8:4.
Romans 8:13 calls for putting to death misdeeds by the Spirit — the practical outworking of not living according to the flesh in 8:4.
Romans 3:31 affirms that faith upholds the law — aligning with 8:4 where the Spirit fulfills the law's righteous requirement.
Romans 6:6 explains the crucifixion of the old self that frees from sin — the basis for not living according to the flesh in 8:4.
Romans 10:4 says Christ is the end of the law for righteousness — complementing 8:4 where the Spirit accomplishes the law's requirement in believers.
Galatians 5:22-24 lists the fruit of the Spirit and crucifying the flesh, showing the Spirit-led life that fulfills the law's requirement in Romans 8:4.
John 3:6 contrasts flesh and Spirit, parallel to walking according to the Spirit rather than the flesh in Romans 8:4.
Matthew 5:17 states Jesus came to fulfill the Law — the basis for the law's requirement being met in believers who walk by the Spirit.
Galatians 2:20 describes Christ living in the believer — the same reality that empowers walking by the Spirit in 8:4.
Galatians 3:13 reveals how Christ's redemption from the law's curse enables the righteous requirement to be fulfilled in believers.
Galatians 5:16 commands walking by the Spirit to avoid gratifying the flesh, directly paralleling the Spirit-led life described here.
Galatians 5:25 calls believers to keep in step with the Spirit, aligning with the Spirit-walk that fulfills the law.
Colossians 1:22 states Christ's death reconciles us to present us holy, paralleling Romans 8:4's promise of the law's requirement fulfilled in Spirit-led believers.
Jude 1:24 speaks of being kept from stumbling and presented faultless — echoing the righteous requirement met in believers who walk by the Spirit.
Ephesians 5:27 describes the church presented holy and blameless, the ultimate goal of the Spirit's work in Romans 8:4 that fulfills the law.
2 Corinthians 3:18 describes transformation by the Spirit into Christ's image — the process that enables fulfilling the law's requirement in 8:4.