Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
The Spirit itself—It should be "Himself" (see on Romans 8:26).
beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children—"are children"
of God—The testimony of our own spirit is borne in that cry of conscious sonship, "Abba, Father"; but we are not therein alone; for the Holy Ghost within us, yea, even in that very cry which it is His to draw forth, sets His own distinct seal to ours; and thus, "in the mouth of two witnesses" the thing is established. The apostle had before called us "sons of God," referring to our adoption; here the word changes to "children," referring to our new birth. The one expresses the dignity to which we are admitted; the other the new life which we receive. The latter is more suitable here; because a son by adoption might not be heir of the property, whereas a son by birth certainly is, and this is what the apostle is now coming to.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Romans 8:16:
Psalms 96:11-13
Romans 8:13
Romans 8:27
1 Corinthians 2:10
Galatians 4:6
Ephesians 1:13
Ephesians 1:13
Ephesians 1:13
Philippians 2:15
Hebrews 6:6
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