1. Romans 8:1 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why is Romans 8:1 shorter in the ESV than in the KJV?

Romans 8:1 (ESV)

1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Unlike the ESV, which is based on the critical text, the King James Version follows the majority reading, which in Romans 8:1 is slightly longer: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.. This phrase, however, is found in all the translations in Romans 8:4b.1