18ForIreckonthatthesufferingsofthispresentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιροῦkairouG2540arenotworthyG514tobecomparedwiththegloryδόξανdoxanG1391whichshallberevealedἀποκαλυφθῆναιapokaluphthēnaiG601tous-ward. 19FortheearnestἀποκαραδοκίαapokaradokiaG603expectationG603ofthecreationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937waitethfortherevealingofthesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316. 20ForthecreationκτίσιςktisisG2937wassubjectedὑπετάγη,hupetagēG5293tovanity,notofitsown will,butbyreasonofhimwhosubjectedὑποτάξαντα,hupotaxantaG5293it,inhopeἑλπίδιhelpidiG1680 21thatthecreationκτίσιςktisisG2937itselfalsoκαὶkaiG2532shallbedeliveredfromthebondageofcorruptionintothelibertyofthegloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofthechildrenG5043ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316. 22ForweknowthatthewholecreationκτίσιςktisisG2937groanethandtravailethinpaintogetheruntilnowνῦν·nunG3568. 23AndnotonlyG3440so,butourselvesalsoG2532,whohavethefirst-fruitsoftheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,evenG2532weourselvesgroanστενάζομενstenazomenG4727withinourselves,waitingforouradoptionυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206,towit,theredemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629ofourbodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983. 25Butifwehopeἐλπίζομεν,elpizomenG1679forthatwhichweseeβλέπομενblepomenG991not,thenG1161dowewithpatiencewaitforit. 26AndinlikemannertheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151alsoκαὶkaiG2532helpethourinfirmityG769:forweknownothowtoprayπροσευξώμεθαproseuxōmethaG4336asweoughtG1163;buttheSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151himselfmaketh intercessionforuswithgroaningswhichcannotbeuttered; 27andhethatsearcheththeheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588knowethwhatisthemindoftheSpiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,becausehemakethintercessionforthesaintsἁγίων.¶hagiōnG40accordingκατὰkataG2596tothewillofGodθεὸνtheonG2316. 28AndweknowthattothemthatloveG25GodθεὸνtheonG2316allthingsπάνταpantaG3956workG4903togetherσυνεργεῖsunergeiG4903forgoodἀγαθόν,agathonG18,eventothemthatareG1510calledκλητοῖςklētoisG2822accordingκατὰkataG2596tohispurposeπρόθεσινprothesinG4286. 29Forwhomheforeknew,healsoκαὶkaiG2532foreordainedtobeG1510conformedtotheimageεἰκόνοςeikonosG1504ofhisSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,thathemightbeG1510thefirstbornπρωτότοκονprōtotokonG4416amongmanyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183brethren: 32HethatsparednothisownἰδίουidiouG2398SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,butdeliveredG3860himupforusall,howπῶςpōsG4459shallhenotalsoκαὶkaiG2532withhimfreelygiveusallthingsG3956? 33WhoshalllayanythingtothechargeofGod’selectἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588? ItisGodG2316thatjustifieth; 35WhoshallseparateχωρίσειchōriseiG5563usfromtheloveἀγάπηςagapēsG26ofChristΧριστοῦ;ChristouG5547?shalltribulationθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347,oranguish,orpersecutionδιωγμὸςdiōgmosG1375,orfamineλιμὸςlimosG3042,ornakednessγυμνότηςgumnotēsG1132,orperilG2794,orswordμάχαιρα;machairaG3162? 36EvenasitiswrittenG1125,ForthysakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752wearekilledallthedayἡμέραν,hēmeranG2250long;WewereaccountedassheepπρόβαταprobataG4263fortheslaughterσφαγῆς.sphagēsG4967. 37Nay,inallthesethingsτούτοιςtoutoisG3778wearemorethan conquerorsthroughhimthatlovedG25us. 38ForIampersuadedG3982,thatneitherdeathθάνατοςthanatosG2288,norlifeζωὴzōēG2222,norangelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32,norprincipalities,northingsG3195presentἐνεστῶταenestōtaG1764,northingsG3195tocomeμέλλονταmellontaG3195,norpowersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411, 39norheight,nordepthβάθοςbathosG899,noranyotherἑτέραheteraG2087creature,shallbeableδυνήσεταιdunēsetaiG1410toseparateχωρίσαιchōrisaiG5563usfromtheloveἀγάπηςagapēsG26ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,whichisinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962. Read all of Romans 8American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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