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Romans 8:18-39

18τὰtaG3588τοῦtouG3588ForγὰρgarG1063I reckonΛογίζομαιLogizomaiG3049thatὅτιhotiG3754the sufferingsπαθήματα τὴνpathēmata tēnG3588 G3804ofG2540this presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιροῦkairouG2540arenotοὐκoukG3756worthyἄξιαaxiaG514to be comparedwithπρὸςprosG4314the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391which shallμέλλουσανmellousanG3195be revealedἀποκαλυφθῆναιapokaluphthēnaiG601inεἰςeisG1519usG1473.

19ἡhēG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the earnest expectationἀποκαραδοκίαapokaradokiaG603of the creatureτῆς κτίσεωςtēs ktiseōsG3588 G2937waiteth forἀπεκδέχεται·apekdechetaiG553the manifestationτὴν ἀποκάλυψινtēn apokalupsinG3588 G602of the sonsτῶν υἱῶνtōn huiōnG3588 G5207of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316.

20τῇtēaG3588ἡhēG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the creatureκτίσις τὸνktisis tonG3588 G2937was made subjectὑπετάγη,hupetagēG5293to vanityματαιότητιmataiotētiG3153,notοὐχouchG3756willinglyἑκοῦσαhekousaG1635,butἀλλὰallaG235by reason ofδιὰdiaG1223him who hath subjectedὑποτάξαντα,hupotaxantaG5293the sameinἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909hopeἑλπίδιhelpidiG1680,

21BecauseὅτιhotiG3754the creatureἡ κτίσιςhē ktisisG3588 G2937itselfαὐτὴautēG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532shall be deliveredἐλευθερωθήσεταιeleutherōthēsetaiG1659fromἀπὸapoG575the bondageτῆς δουλείαςtēs douleiasG3588 G1397of corruptionτῆς φθορᾶςtēs phthorasG3588 G5356intoεἰςeisG1519the gloriousτὴν δόξηςtēn doxēsG3588 G1391libertyἐλευθερίαν τῆςeleutherian tēsG3588 G1657of the childrenτῶν τέκνωνtōn teknōnG3588 G5043of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

22ἡhēG3588ForγὰρgarG1063we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754the wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956creationκτίσις τοῦktisis touG3588 G2937groanethσυστενάζειsustenazeiG4959andκαὶkaiG2532travaileth in pain togetherσυνωδίνειsunōdineiG4944untilἄχριachriG891nowνῦν·nunG3568.

23Andδέ,deG1161notοὐouG3756onlyG3440they,butἀλλὰallaG235ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532,which haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192the firstfruitsἀπαρχὴνaparchēnG3588 G536of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG3588 G4151,evenκαὶkaiG2532weG1473ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846groanστενάζομενstenazomenG4727withinἐνenG1722ourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,waiting forἀπεκδεχόμενοι,apekdechomenoiG553the adoptionυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206, to wit,the redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG3588 G629ofG3588 G4983ourG1473bodyσώματοςsōmatosG3588 G4983.

24τῇtēaG3588ForγὰρgarG1063we are savedἐσώθημεν·esōthēmenG4982by hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680:butδὲdeG1161hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680that is seenβλεπομένηblepomenēG991isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756hopeἐλπίς·elpisG1680:forγὰρgarG1063whatὃhoG3739a manG5100seethβλέπειblepeiG991,whyτίς,tisG5101doth heG1679yetG2532hope forἐλπίζει;elpizeiG1679?

25ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487we hope forἐλπίζομεν,elpizomenG1679thatὃhoG3739we seeβλέπομενblepomenG991notοὐouG3756, thendo weG553withδι᾽di᾽G1223patienceὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281wait forG553it.

26τὸtoG3588δὲdeG1161LikewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615the Spiritπνεῦμα τῇpneuma tēaG3588 G4151alsoκαὶkaiG2532helpethσυναντιλαμβάνεταιsunantilambanetaiG4878ourG1473infirmitiesἀσθενείᾳ τὸastheneia toG3588 G769:forγὰρgarG1063we knowG1492notοὐκoukG3756whatτίtiG5101we should pray forπροσευξώμεθαproseuxōmethaG4336asκαθὸkathoG2526we oughtδεῖdeiG1163:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151itselfαὐτὸautoG846maketh intercessionὑπερεντυγχάνειhuperentugchaneiG5241forG5228usG1473with groaningsστεναγμοῖςstenagmoisG4726which cannot be utteredἀλαλήτοις·alalētoisG215.

27ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161he that searchethἐραυνῶνeraunōnG2045the heartsτὰς καρδίαςtas kardiasG3588 G2588knowethG1492whatτίtiG5101isthe mindτὸ φρόνημαto phronēmaG3588 G5427of the Spiritτοῦ πνεύματος,tou pneumatosG3588 G4151,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he maketh intercessionἐντυγχάνειentugchaneiG1793forὑπὲρhuperG5228the saintsἁγίων.¶hagiōnG40according toκατὰkataG2596the will ofGodθεὸνtheonG2316.

28AndδὲdeG1161we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754all thingsπάνταpantaG3956work togetherσυνεργεῖsunergeiG4903forεἰςeisG1519goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18to them that loveτοῖς ἀγαπῶσινtois agapōsinG3588 G25Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316,to them who areοὖσιν.ousinG1510the calledτοῖς κλητοῖςtois klētoisG3588 G2822according toκατὰkataG2596hispurposeπρόθεσινprothesinG4286.

29G3588ForὅτιhotiG3754whomοὓςhousG3739he did foreknowπροέγνω,proegnōG4267,heG4309alsoκαὶkaiG2532did predestinateG4309to beconformed toσυμμόρφουςsummorphousG4832the imageεἰκόνοςeikonosG3588 G1504ofG3588 G5207hisαὐτοῦautouG846SonυἱοῦhuiouG3588 G5207,thatεἰςeisG1519heαὐτὸνautonG846might beG1510the firstbornπρωτότοκονprōtotokonG4416amongἐνenG1722manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183brethrenἀδελφοῖς·adelphoisG80.

30MoreoverδὲdeG1161whomοὓςhousG3739he did predestinateπροώρισεν,proōrisenG4309,themτούτουςtoutousG3778healsoκαὶkaiG2532calledἐκάλεσεν·ekalesenG2564:andκαὶkaiG2532whomοὓςhousG3739he calledἐκάλεσεν,ekalesenG2564,themτούτουςtoutousG3778heG1344alsoκαὶkaiG2532justifiedG1344:andδὲdeG1161whomοὓςhousG3739he justifiedG1344,themτούτουςtoutousG3778heG1392alsoκαὶkaiG2532glorifiedG1392.

31WhatΤίTiG5101shall weG2046thenοὖνounG3767sayG2046toπρὸςprosG4314these thingsταῦτα;tautaG3778?IfεἰeiG1487Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316beforὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473,whoτίςtisG5101can beagainstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596usG1473?

32τοῦtouG3588τὰtaG3588γεgeG1065He thatὅςhosG3739sparedἐφείσατο,epheisatoG5339notοὐκoukG3756his ownἰδίουidiouG2398SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235deliveredG3860himαὐτόν,autonG846upG3860forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473allπάντωνpantōnG3956,howπῶςpōsG4459shall heG5483notοὐχὶouchiG3780withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532freely giveG5483usG1473all thingsπάνταpantaG3956?

33ὁhoG3588κατὰkataG2596WhoΤίςTisG5101shall lay any thing to the chargeἐγκαλέσειegkaleseiG1458ofG1588God’sθεοῦ;theouG2316electἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnG1588? It isGodθεὸςtheosG2316that justifiethδικαιῶν·dikaiōnG1344.

34WhoτίςtisG5101ishe that condemnethὁ κατακρινῶν;ho katakrinōnG3588 G2632? It isChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547that diedὁ ἀποθανὼνho apothanōnG3588 G599,yeaδὲdeG1161ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123,that is risenἐγερθείςegertheisG1453againG2532,whoὃςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510evenG2532atἐνenG1722the right handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316,whoὃςhosG3739alsoG2532maketh intercessionἐντυγχάνειentugchaneiG1793forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473.

35WhoΤίςTisG5101shall separateχωρίσειchōriseiG5563usG1473fromἀπὸapoG575the loveτῆς ἀγάπηςtēs agapēsG3588 G26of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ;tou ChristouG3588 G5547? shalltribulationθλῖψιςthlipsisG2347,orἢēG2228distressστενοχωρίαstenochōriaG4730,orἢēG2228persecutionδιωγμὸςdiōgmosG1375,orἢēG2228famineλιμὸςlimosG3042,orἢēG2228nakednessγυμνότηςgumnotēsG1132,orἢēG2228perilκίνδυνοςkindunosG2794,orἢēG2228swordμάχαιρα;machairaG3162?

36AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,ForὅτιhotiG3754thyσοῦsouG4771sakeἕνεκενhenekenG1752we are killedθανατούμεθαthanatoumethaG2289allὅληνholēnG3650the day longτὴν ἡμέραν,tēn hēmeranG3588 G2250;we are accountedἐλογίσθημενelogisthēmenG3049asὡςhōsG5613sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263for the slaughterσφαγῆς.sphagēsG4967.

37τοῦtouG3588Nayἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,inἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956these thingsτούτοιςtoutoisG3778we are more than conquerorsὑπερνικῶμενhupernikōmenG5245throughδιὰdiaG1223him that lovedἀγαπήσαντοςagapēsantosG25usG1473.

38ForγὰρgarG1063I am persuadedπέπεισμαιpepeismaiG3982,thatὅτιhotiG3754neitherοὔτεouteG3777deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288,norοὔτεouteG3777lifeζωὴzōēG2222,norοὔτεouteG3777angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32,norοὔτεouteG3777principalitiesἀρχαὶarchaiG746,norοὔτεouteG3777powersδυνάμειςdunameisG1411,norοὔτεouteG3777things presentἐνεστῶταenestōtaG1764,norοὔτεouteG3777things to comeμέλλονταmellontaG3195,

39NorοὔτεouteG3777heightὕψωμαhupsōmaG5313,norοὔτεouteG3777depthβάθοςbathosG899,norοὔτεouteG3777anyτιςtisG5100otherἑτέραheteraG2087creatureκτίσιςktisisG2937,shall be ableδυνήσεταιdunēsetaiG1410to separateχωρίσαιchōrisaiG5563usG1473fromἀπὸapoG575the loveτῆς ἀγάπηςtēs agapēsG3588 G26of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,which isτῆςtēsG3588inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ourG1473Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962.

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