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〈 Romans 8:11 〉
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. (Romans 8:11)
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Shall also quicken.
 That is, shall also make alive. Paul frequently represents the resurrection of Christ as the pledge of the believer’s resurrection (1 Cor. 6:14; 15:20-23; 2 Cor. 4:14; Phil. 3:21; 1 Thess. 4:14).
By his Spirit.
 Textual evidence favors (cf. p. 10) the reading, “because of his Spirit.” According to the reading of the KJV, the Holy Spirit is the power by which the dead are raised. According to the other reading, the Holy Spirit is the reason for their being raised. Both ideas are true, and either is appropriate in this context. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of life (v. 2), and it is natural that where the Spirit is present there should also be life.
Therefore, it would be correct to say that both “by the power of the Spirit” and “because of the presence of the Spirit” God will raise up those in whom the life-giving Spirit dwells.