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The Spirit himself (auto to pneuma). The grammatical gender of pneuma is neuter as here, but the Greek used also the natural gender as we do exclusively as in Joh 16:13 ekeinos (masculine he), to pneuma (neuter). See also Joh 16:26 (hȯ̇ekeinos). It is a grave mistake to use the neuter “it” or “itself” when referring to the Holy Spirit.
Beareth witness with our spirit (summarturei tōi pneumati hēmōn). See note on Rom 2:15 for this verb with associative instrumental case. See 1Jo 5:10. for this double witness.