New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 8:15-21

15For you 1have not received a spirit of slavery 2leading to fear again, but you 3have received 4a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “5Abba! Father!” 16The Spirit Himself 6testifies with our spirit that we are 7children of God, 17and if children, 8heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, 9if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

18For I consider that the sufferings of this present time 10are not worthy to be compared with the 11glory that is to be revealed to us. 19For the 12anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for 13the revealing of the 14sons of God. 20For the creation 15was subjected to 16futility, not willingly, but 17because of Him who subjected it, 18in hope 21that 19the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

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Notes

1. Romans 8:15 2 Tim 1:7; Heb 2:15 ↩
2. Romans 8:15 Lit for fear again ↩
3. Romans 8:15 Rom 8:23; Gal 4:5f ↩
4. Romans 8:15 Or the Spirit ↩
5. Romans 8:15 Mark 14:36; Gal 4:6 ↩
6. Romans 8:16 Acts 5:32 ↩
7. Romans 8:16 Hos 1:10; Matt 5:9; John 1:12; Rom 8:14, 19; 9:8, 26; 2 Cor 6:18; Gal 3:26; 1 John 3:1; Rev 21:7 ↩
8. Romans 8:17 Acts 20:32; Gal 3:29; 4:7; Eph 3:6; Titus 3:7; Heb 1:14; Rev 21:7 ↩
9. Romans 8:17 2 Cor 1:5, 7; Phil 3:10; Col 1:24; 2 Tim 2:12; 1 Pet 4:13 ↩
10. Romans 8:18 2 Cor 4:17; 1 Pet 4:13 ↩
11. Romans 8:18 Col 3:4; Titus 2:13; 1 Pet 1:5; 5:1 ↩
12. Romans 8:19 Phil 1:20 ↩
13. Romans 8:19 Rom 8:18; 1 Cor 1:7f; Col 3:4; 1 Pet 1:7, 13; 1 John 3:2 ↩
14. Romans 8:19 Hos 1:10; Matt 5:9; John 1:12; Rom 8:14, 16; 9:8, 26; 2 Cor 6:18; Gal 3:26; 1 John 3:1; Rev 21:7 ↩
15. Romans 8:20 Gen 3:17-19 ↩
16. Romans 8:20 Ps 39:5f; Eccl 1:2 ↩
17. Romans 8:20 Gen 3:17; 5:29 ↩
18. Romans 8:20 Or in hope; because the creation ↩
19. Romans 8:21 Acts 3:21; 2 Pet 3:13; Rev 21:1 ↩

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