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Rom 8:10. Εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς, And truly if Christ) Where the Spirit of Christ is, there Christ is, comp. the preceding verse.-σῶμα) the body, sinful, for here it is opposed to the Spirit, not to the soul.-νεκρὸν) The concrete [not the abstract death; as the antithetic ζωή life in the abstract]: he says dead, instead of, about to die, with great force; [already] adjudged, and delivered over to death. This is the view and feeling of those, who have experienced in themselves [in whom there succeeds] the separation of soul and spirit, or of nature and grace.-δὲ, but) Implying, that the opposition is immediate [and direct between the body and the spirit], which excludes Purgatory, [a notion] suited neither to body nor spirit, and not consonant to the remaining economy of this very full epistle, Rom 8:30; Rom 8:34; Rom 8:38, ch. Rom 6:22-23.-ζωὴ, life) The abstract.-διὰ on account of) Righteousness brings forth life, as sin brings forth death; life does not bring forth righteousness, [justification] contrary to the opinion of the Papists.-δικαιοσύνην, justice [righteousness]) The just-shall live [Rom 1:17].