Berean Standard Bible

Romans 8

(Ezekiel 36:16–38; Galatians 5:16–26)

1ThereforeἄραaraG686, there isnowνῦνnunG3568noΟὐδὲνOudenG3762condemnationκατάκριμαkatakrimaG2631for those whoτοῖςtoisG3588areinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

2ForγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551of theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151ofτῆςtēsG3588lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222set youσεseG4771freeἠλευθέρωσένēleutherōsenG1659fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551τῆςtēsG3588of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266andκαὶkaiG2532τοῦtouG3588deathθανάτου.thanatouG2288.

3ForγὰρgarG1063whatτὸtoG3588theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμου,nomouG3551was powerless to doἀδύνατονadunatonG102inἐνenG1722thatᾧhōG3739it was weakenedἠσθένειēstheneiG770byδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκός,sarkosG4561ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316didby sendingπέμψαςpempsasG3992Hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438ownτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207inἐνenG1722thelikenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667of sinfulἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266manσαρκὸςsarkosG4561καὶkaiG2532, as an offeringforπερὶperiG4012sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.He thus condemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinenG2632τὴνtēnG3588sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,

4so thatἵναinaG2443theτὸtoG3588righteous standardδικαίωμαdikaiōmaG1345of theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551might be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137inἐνenG1722usG1473,whoτοῖςtoisG3588do notμὴmēG3361walkπεριπατοῦσινperipatousinG4043according toκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561butἀλλὰallaG235according toκατὰkataG2596theSpiritπνεῦμα.pneumaG4151.

5γὰρgarG1063ThoseοἱhoiG3588who liveὄντεςontesG1510according toκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561set their mindsφρονοῦσινphronousinG5426on the thingsτὰtaG3588of theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561;butδὲdeG1161thoseοἱhoiG3588who liveaccording toκατὰkataG2596theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151set their minds onthe thingsτὰtaG3588of theτοῦtouG3588Spiritπνεύματος.pneumatosG4151.

6γὰρgarG1063TheτὸtoG3588mindφρόνημαphronēmaG5427of theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561isdeathθάνατος,thanatosG2288,butδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588mindφρόνημαphronēmaG5427of theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151islifeζωὴzōēG2222andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνη.eirēnēG1515,

7becauseδιότιdiotiG1360theτὸtoG3588mindφρόνημαphronēmaG5427of theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561ishostileἔχθραechthraG2189toεἰςeisG1519Godθεόν·theonG2316γὰρgarG1063:It does not submitοὐχ ὑποτάσσεται,ouch hupotassetaiG3756 G5293toτῷtōG3588τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316lawνόμῳnomōG3551,norοὐδὲ γὰρoude garG1063 G3761can itδύναται·dunataiG1410do so.

8δὲdeG1161ThoseοἱhoiG3588ὄντεςontesG1510controlled byἐνenG1722thefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561cannotοὐ δύνανται·ou dunantaiG3756 G1410pleaseἀρέσαιaresaiG700GodθεῷtheōG2316.

9YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,howeverδὲdeG1161,areἐστὲesteG1510controlled not byοὐκ ἐνouk enG3756 G1722thefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235byἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,ifG1512theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316livesοἰκεῖoikeiG3611inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.huminG4771.AndδέdeG1161ifG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100does notοὐκoukG3756haveἔχει,echeiG2192theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,heοὗτοςhoutosG3778does notοὐκoukG3756belongἔστινestinG1510toαὐτοῦ.autouG846Christ.

10ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isinἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771μὲνmenG3303, yourτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isdeadνεκρὸνnekronG3498because ofδιὰdiaG1223sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,yetδὲdeG1161yourτὸtoG3588spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151isaliveζωὴzōēG2222because ofδιὰdiaG1223righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

11AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of HimτοῦtouG3588who raisedἐγείραντοςegeirantosG1453τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498is livingοἰκεῖoikeiG3611inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771,He whoὁhoG3588raisedἐγείραςegeirasG1453ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusG2424fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498will also give lifeζῳοποιήσει καὶzōopoiēsei kaiG2532 G2227to yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771mortalθνητὰthnētaG2349τὰtaG3588bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983throughδιὰdiaG1223HisαὐτοῦautouG846SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,whoτοῦtouG3588livesἐνοικοῦντοςenoikountosG1774inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

Heirs with Christ

12ThereforeἌρα οὖν,Ara ounG686 G3767,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,we haveἐσμὲνesmenG1510anobligationὀφειλέταιopheiletaiG3781, but it isnotοὐouG3756to theτῇtēaG3588fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561τοῦtouG3588,to liveζῆν·zēnG2198according toκατὰkataG2596itσάρκαsarkaG4561.

13ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487you liveζῆτε,zēteG2198according toκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,you willμέλλετεmelleteG3195dieἀποθνῄσκειν·apothnēskeinG599;butδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151you put to deathθανατοῦτε,thanatouteG2289theτὰςtasG3588deedsπράξειςpraxeisG4234of theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,you will liveζήσεσθε.zēsestheG2198.

14ForγὰρgarG1063all whoὅσοιhosoiG3745are ledἄγονται,agontaiG71by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316οὗτοιhoutoiG3778areεἰσιν.eisinG1510sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

15ForγὰρgarG1063you did not receiveοὐ ἐλάβετεou elabeteG3756 G2983a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of slaveryδουλείαςdouleiasG1397that returns youπάλινpalinG3825toεἰςeisG1519fearφόβον,phobonG5401,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235you receivedἐλάβετεelabeteG2983theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of adoption to sonshipυἱοθεσίαςhuiothesiasG5206,byἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739we cryκράζομεν·krazomenG2896, “AbbaαββαabbaG5ὁhoG3588!Fatherπατήρ.patērG3962!”

16TheτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151HimselfαὐτὸautoG846testifies withσυμμαρτυρεῖsummartureiG4828ourG1473τῷtōG3588spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151thatὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510God’sθεοῦ.theouG2316childrenτέκναteknaG5043.

17AndδὲdeG1161ifG1487we arechildrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,thenκαὶkaiG2532we areheirsκληρονόμοι·klēronomoiG2818:heirsκληρονόμοιklēronomoiG2818μὲνmenG3303of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andδὲdeG1161co-heirsσυγκληρονόμοιsugklēronomoiG4789with ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547—if indeedG1512we suffer withσυμπάσχομενsumpaschomenG4841Him,so thatἵναinaG2443we may also be glorified withκαὶ συνδοξασθῶμεν.¶kai sundoxasthōmenG2532 G4888Him.

Future Glory

(2 Corinthians 5:1–10)

18γὰρgarG1063I considerΛογίζομαιLogizomaiG3049thatὅτιhotiG3754ourτὰtaG3588τοῦtouG3588presentνῦν καιροῦnun kairouG3568 G2540sufferingsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804arenotοὐκoukG3756comparableἄξιαaxiaG514toπρὸςprosG4314theτὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391that will beμέλλουσανmellousanG3195revealedἀποκαλυφθῆναιapokaluphthēnaiG601inεἰςeisG1519usG1473.

19TheἡhēG3588creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937waitsἀπεκδέχεται·apekdechetaiG553τῆςtēsG3588γὰρgarG1063in eager expectationἀποκαραδοκίαapokaradokiaG603for theτὴνtēnG3588revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602of theτῶνtōnG3588sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

20ForγὰρgarG1063theτῇtēaG3588creationκτίσιςktisisG2937was subjectedὑπετάγη,hupetagēG5293toἡhēG3588futilityματαιότητιmataiotētiG3153,notοὐχouchG3756by its own willἑκοῦσαhekousaG1635,butἀλλὰallaG235because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὸνtonG3588One whosubjectedὑποτάξαντα,hupotaxantaG5293it,inἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909hopeἑλπίδιhelpidiG1680

21thatὅτιhotiG3754theἡhēG3588creationκτίσιςktisisG2937itselfαὐτὴautēG846καὶkaiG2532will be set freeἐλευθερωθήσεταιeleutherōthēsetaiG1659fromἀπὸapoG575itsτῆςtēsG3588bondageδουλείαςdouleiasG1397τῆςtēsG3588to decayφθορᾶςphthorasG5356and broughtintoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588gloriousτῆς δόξηςtēs doxēsG3588 G1391freedomἐλευθερίανeleutherianG1657of theτῶνtōnG3588childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

22γὰρgarG1063We knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theἡhēG3588wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956creationκτίσιςktisisG2937has been groaning togetherσυστενάζειsustenazeiG4959καὶkaiG2532in the pains of childbirthσυνωδίνειsunōdineiG4944untilἄχριachriG891τοῦtouG3588the present timeνῦν·nunG3568.

23NotοὐouG3756onlyG3440thatδέ,deG1161,butἀλλὰallaG235weG1473ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846καὶkaiG2532,who haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192theτὴνtēnG3588firstfruitsἀπαρχὴνaparchēnG536of theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151καὶkaiG2532,groanστενάζομενstenazomenG4727inwardlyαὐτοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖςautoi en he'autoisG846 G1722 G1438as we wait eagerly forἀπεκδεχόμενοι,apekdechomenoiG553ouradoption as sonsυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206,theτὴνtēnG3588redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629of ourG1473τοῦtouG3588bodiesσώματοςsōmatosG4983.

24ForγὰρgarG1063in thisτῇtēaG3588hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680we were savedἐσώθημεν·esōthēmenG4982;butδὲdeG1161hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680that is seenβλεπομένηblepomenēG991isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756hopeἐλπίς·elpisG1680at allγὰρgarG1063. Whoτίς,tisG5101hopes forἐλπίζει;elpizeiG1679whatὃhoG3739he can already seeβλέπειblepeiG991?

25ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487we hope forἐλπίζομεν,elpizomenG1679whatὃhoG3739we do not yet seeοὐ βλέπομενou blepomenG3756 G991,we wait forἀπεκδεχόμεθα.apekdechomethaG553itpatientlyδι᾽ ὑπομονῆςdi᾽ hupomonēsG1223 G5281.

26δὲdeG1161In the same wayὡσαύτως καὶhōsautōs kaiG5615 G2532,theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151helps usσυναντιλαμβάνεταιsunantilambanetaiG4878in ourG1473τῇtēaG3588weaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769.ForγὰρgarG1063we do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492τὸtoG3588howτίtiG5101we oughtκαθὸ δεῖkatho deiG2526 G1163to prayπροσευξώμεθαproseuxōmethaG4336,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151HimselfαὐτὸautoG846intercedesὑπερεντυγχάνειhuperentugchaneiG5241for uswith groansστεναγμοῖςstenagmoisG4726too deep for wordsἀλαλήτοις·alalētoisG215.

27AndδὲdeG1161He whoὁhoG3588searchesἐραυνῶνeraunōnG2045ourτὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588knowsG1492τίtiG5101theτὸtoG3588mindφρόνημαphronēmaG5427of theτοῦtouG3588Spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the SpiritintercedesἐντυγχάνειentugchaneiG1793forὑπὲρhuperG5228thesaintsἁγίων.¶hagiōnG40according toκατὰkataG2596the will ofGodθεὸνtheonG2316.

God Works in All Things

(Ephesians 1:3–14)

28AndδὲdeG1161we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754G3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316works all things togetherπάντα συνεργεῖpanta sunergeiG4903 G3956forεἰςeisG1519thegoodἀγαθόν,agathonG18of those whoG3588loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25G3588HimG2316,whoG3588areοὖσιν.ousinG1510calledκλητοῖςklētoisG2822according toκατὰkataG2596HispurposeπρόθεσινprothesinG4286.

29ForὅτιhotiG3754thoseοὓςhousG3739Godforeknewπροέγνω,proegnōG4267,He also predestinedκαὶ προώρισενkai proōrisenG2532 G4309to beconformed toσυμμόρφουςsummorphousG4832theτῆςtēsG3588imageεἰκόνοςeikonosG1504ofτοῦtouG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,so thatεἰςeisG1519HeαὐτὸνautonG846τὸtoG3588would beG1510thefirstbornπρωτότοκονprōtotokonG4416amongἐνenG1722manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183brothersἀδελφοῖς·adelphoisG80.

30AndδὲdeG1161thoseοὓςhousG3739He predestinedπροώρισεν,proōrisenG4309τούτουςtoutousG3778,He also calledκαὶ ἐκάλεσεν·kai ekalesenG2532 G2564καὶkaiG2532; thoseοὓςhousG3739He calledἐκάλεσεν,ekalesenG2564τούτουςtoutousG3778,He also justifiedκαὶ ἐδικαίωσεν·kai edikaiōsenG2532 G1344δὲdeG1161; thoseοὓςhousG3739He justifiedἐδικαίωσεν,edikaiōsenG1344τούτουςtoutousG3778,He also glorifiedκαὶ ἐδόξασεν.¶kai edoxasenG2532 G1392.

31WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767shall we sayG2046in response toπρὸςprosG4314these thingsταῦτα;tautaG3778?IfεἰeiG1487ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316isforὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473,whoτίςtisG5101can beagainstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596usG1473?

32γεgeG1065He whoὅςhosG3739did not spareοὐκ ἐφείσατο,ouk epheisatoG5339 G3756HisτοῦtouG3588ownἰδίουidiouG2398SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235gaveπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860Him upαὐτόν,autonG846forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473allπάντωνpantōnG3956,howπῶςpōsG4459will He notοὐχὶouchiG3780alsoκαὶkaiG2532,along withσὺνsunG4862HimαὐτῷautōG846,freely giveχαρίσεται;¶charisetaiG5483usG1473allπάνταpantaG3956thingsτὰtaG3588?

33WhoΤίςTisG5101will bring any chargeἐγκαλέσειegkaleseiG1458againstκατὰkataG2596God’sθεοῦ;theouG2316electἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588? It isGodθεὸςtheosG2316whoὁhoG3588justifiesδικαιῶν·dikaiōnG1344.

34WhoτίςtisG5101isthereὁhoG3588to condemnκατακρινῶν;katakrinōnG2632us? ForChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,whoὁhoG3588diedἀποθανὼνapothanōnG599,andδὲdeG1161more than thatμᾶλλονmallonG3123was raised to lifeἐγερθείςegertheisG1453ὃςhosG3739,isἐστινestinG1510atἐνenG1722theright handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316ὃςhosG3739—andκαίkaiG2532καὶkaiG2532He is intercedingἐντυγχάνειentugchaneiG1793forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473.

More than Conquerors

(Psalm 44:1–26)

35WhoΤίςTisG5101shall separateχωρίσειchōriseiG5563usG1473fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ;ChristouG5547?Shall troubleθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347orἢēG2228distressστενοχωρίαstenochōriaG4730orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμὸςdiōgmosG1375orἢēG2228famineλιμὸςlimosG3042orἢēG2228nakednessγυμνότηςgumnotēsG1132orἢēG2228dangerκίνδυνοςkindunosG2794orἢēG2228swordμάχαιρα;machairaG3162?

36AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125ὅτιhotiG3754: “For Your sakeἕνεκεν σοῦheneken souG1752 G4771we face deathθανατούμεθαthanatoumethaG2289allὅληνholēnG3650τὴνtēnG3588day longἡμέραν,hēmeranG2250;we are consideredἐλογίσθημενelogisthēmenG3049asὡςhōsG5613sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263to be slaughteredσφαγῆς.sphagēsG4967.”

37Noἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,inἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956these thingsτούτοιςtoutoisG3778we are more than conquerorsὑπερνικῶμενhupernikōmenG5245throughδιὰdiaG1223Him whoτοῦtouG3588lovedἀγαπήσαντοςagapēsantosG25usG1473.

38ForγὰρgarG1063I am convincedπέπεισμαιpepeismaiG3982thatὅτιhotiG3754neitherοὔτεouteG3777deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288norοὔτεouteG3777lifeζωὴzōēG2222,neitherοὔτεouteG3777angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32norοὔτεouteG3777principalitiesἀρχαὶarchaiG746,neitherοὔτεouteG3777the presentἐνεστῶταenestōtaG1764norοὔτεouteG3777the futureμέλλονταmellontaG3195,norοὔτεouteG3777any powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411,

39neitherοὔτεouteG3777heightὕψωμαhupsōmaG5313norοὔτεouteG3777depthβάθοςbathosG899,norοὔτεouteG3777anythingτιςtisG5100elseἑτέραheteraG2087in all creationκτίσιςktisisG2937,will be ableδυνήσεταιdunēsetaiG1410to separateχωρίσαιchōrisaiG5563usG1473fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316thatτῆςtēsG3588isinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG1473τῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.