Romans 8

Deliverance from Bondage

1ThereforeG686 there is nowG3568 noG3762 1condemnationG2631 for thoseG3588 who are 2in 3ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 2For 4the lawG3551 of the SpiritG4151 of lifeG2222 5in 6ChristG5547 JesusG2424 7has setG1659 you freeG1659 from the lawG3551 of sinG266 and of deathG2288. 3For 8whatG102 the LawG3551 couldG102 not do, 910weakG770 as it was throughG1223 the fleshG4561, GodG2316 did: sendingG3992 His ownG1438 SonG5207 in 11the likenessG3667 of 12sinfulG266 fleshG4561 and as an offering for sinG266, He condemnedG2632 sinG266 in the fleshG4561, 4soG2443 that the 13requirementG1345 of the LawG3551 might be fulfilledG4137 in us, who 14do not walkG4043 accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561 but accordingG2596 to the SpiritG4151. 5For thoseG3588 who are accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561 setG5426 their mindsG5426 on 15the things of the fleshG4561, but thoseG3588 who are accordingG2596 to the SpiritG4151, 16the things of the SpiritG4151. 617For the mindG5427 setG5427 on the fleshG4561 is 18deathG2288, but the mindG5427 setG5427 on the SpiritG4151 is lifeG2222 and peaceG1515, 7becauseG1360 the mindG5427 setG5427 on the fleshG4561 is 19hostileG2189 towardG1519 GodG2316; for it does not subjectG5293 itself to the lawG3551 of GodG2316, for it is not evenG3761 ableG1410 to do so, 8and thoseG3588 who are 20in the fleshG4561 cannotG1410G3756 pleaseG700 GodG2316.

9HoweverG1161, you are not 21in the fleshG4561 but in the SpiritG4151, ifG1512 indeedG1512 the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316 22dwellsG3611 in you. But 23ifG1487 anyoneG5100 does not haveG2192 the SpiritG4151 of ChristG5547, he does not belongG1510 to Him. 1024IfG1487 ChristG5547 is in you, thoughG3303 the bodyG4983 is deadG3498 becauseG1223 of sinG266, yetG1161 the spiritG4151 is 25aliveG2222 becauseG1223 of righteousnessG1343. 11But ifG1487 the SpiritG4151 of Him who 26raisedG1453 JesusG2424 from the deadG3498 dwellsG3611 in you, 27He who raisedG1453 28ChristG5547 JesusG2424 from the deadG3498 will alsoG2532 giveG2227 lifeG2227 to your mortalG2349 bodiesG4983 29throughG1223 His SpiritG4151 who dwellsG3611 in you.

12SoG686 thenG686, brethrenG80, we are underG3781 obligationG3781, not to the fleshG4561, to liveG2198 accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561-- 13for 30ifG1487 you are livingG2198 accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561, you 31mustG3195 dieG599; but ifG1487 by the SpiritG4151 you are 32puttingG2289 to deathG2289 the deedsG4234 of the bodyG4983, you will liveG2198. 14For allG3745 whoG3745 are 33being ledG71 by the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316, theseG3778 are 34sonsG5207 of GodG2316. 15For you 35have not receivedG2983 a spiritG4151 of slaveryG1397 36leadingG1519 to fearG5401 againG3825, but you 37have receivedG2983 38a spiritG4151 of adoptionG5206 as sonsG5206 by whichG3739 we cryG2896 out, “39AbbaG5! FatherG3962!” 16The SpiritG4151 HimselfG846 40testifiesG4828 with our spiritG4151 that we are 41childrenG5043 of GodG2316, 17and ifG1487 childrenG5043, 42heirsG2818 alsoG2532, heirsG2818 of GodG2316 and fellowG4789 heirsG4789 with ChristG5547, 43ifG1512 indeedG1512 we sufferG4841 with Him soG2443 that we may alsoG2532 be glorifiedG4888 with Him.

18For I considerG3049 that the sufferingsG3804 of thisG3588 presentG3568 timeG2540 44are not worthyG514 to be compared with the 45gloryG1391 that is to be revealedG601 to us. 19For the 46anxiousG603 longingG603 of the creationG2937 waitsG553 eagerlyG553 for 47the revealingG602 of the 48sonsG5207 of GodG2316. 20For the creationG2937 49was subjectedG5293 to 50futilityG3153, not willinglyG1635, but 51becauseG1223 of Him who subjectedG5293 it, 52in hopeG1680 21that 53the creationG2937 itselfG846 alsoG2532 will be setG1659 freeG1659 from its slaveryG1397 to corruptionG5356 into the freedomG1657 of the gloryG1391 of the childrenG5043 of GodG2316. 22For we knowG3609 that the wholeG3956 creationG2937 54groansG4959 and suffersG4944 the painsG4944 of childbirthG4944 togetherG4959G4944 untilG891 nowG3568. 2355And not onlyG3440 this, but alsoG2532 we ourselvesG846, havingG2192 56the firstG536 fruitsG536 of the SpiritG4151, evenG2532 we ourselvesG846 57groanG4727 withinG1722 ourselvesG1438, 58waitingG553 eagerlyG553 for our adoptionG5206 as sonsG5206, 59the redemptionG629 of our bodyG4983. 24For 60in hopeG1680 we have been savedG4982, but 61hopeG1680 that is seenG991 is not hopeG1680; for whoG5100 hopesG1680 for whatG3739 he already seesG991? 25But 62ifG1487 we hopeG1679 for whatG3739 we do not seeG991, with perseveranceG5281 we waitG553 eagerlyG553 for it.

Our Victory in Christ

26In the sameG5615 wayG5615 the SpiritG4151 alsoG2532 helpsG4878 our weaknessG769; for 63we do not knowG3609 howG5101 to prayG4336 as we shouldG1163, but 64the SpiritG4151 HimselfG846 intercedesG5241 for us with groaningsG4726 tooG215 deepG215 for wordsG215; 27and 65He who searchesG2045 the heartsG2588 knowsG3609 whatG5101 66the mindG5427 of the SpiritG4151 is, becauseG3754 He 67intercedesG1793 for the 68saintsG40 accordingG2596 to the will of GodG2316.

28And we knowG3609 that 69GodG2316 causesG4903 70allG3956 thingsG3956 to workG4903 togetherG4903 for goodG18 to thoseG3588 who loveG25 GodG2316, to thoseG3588 who are 71calledG2822 accordingG2596 to His purposeG4286. 29For thoseG3739 whomG3739 He 72foreknewG4267, He alsoG2532 73predestinedG4309 to become 74conformedG4832 to the imageG1504 of His SonG5207, soG1519 that He would be the 75firstbornG4416 amongG1722 manyG4183 brethrenG80; 30and theseG3778 whomG3739 He 76predestinedG4309, He alsoG2532 77calledG2564; and theseG3778 whomG3739 He calledG2564, He alsoG2532 78justifiedG1344; and theseG3778 whomG3739 He justifiedG1344, He alsoG2532 79glorifiedG1392.

3180WhatG5101 thenG3767 shall we sayG3004 to theseG3778 thingsG3778? 81IfG1487 GodG2316 is for us, whoG5101 is againstG2596 us? 32He whoG3739 82did not spareG5339 His ownG2398 SonG5207, but 83deliveredG3860 Him over for us allG3956, howG4459 will He not alsoG2532 with Him freelyG5483 giveG5483 us allG3956 thingsG3956? 33WhoG5101 will bringG1458 a chargeG1458 againstG2596 84God’sG2316 electG1588? 85GodG2316 is the one who justifiesG1344; 34whoG5101 is the one who 86condemnsG2632? ChristG5547 JesusG2424 is He who 87diedG599, yesG1161, ratherG3123 who was 8889raisedG1453, whoG3739 is 90at the rightG1188 handG1188 of GodG2316, whoG3739 alsoG2532 91intercedesG1793 for us. 35WhoG5101 will separateG5563 us from 92the loveG26 of 93ChristG5547? Will 94tribulationG2347, orG2228 distressG4730, orG2228 95persecutionG1375, orG2228 96famineG3042, orG2228 97nakednessG1132, orG2228 98perilG2794, orG2228 swordG3162? 36JustG2531 as it is writtenG1125, “99For Your sakeG1752 we are being putG2289 to deathG2289 allG3650 dayG2250 long; We were consideredG3049 as sheepG4263 to be slaughteredG4967.” 37But in allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 we overwhelminglyG5245 100conquerG5245 throughG1223 101Him who lovedG25 us. 38For I am convincedG3982 that neitherG3777 102deathG2288, norG3777 lifeG2222, norG3777 103angelsG32, norG3777 principalitiesG746, norG3777 104thingsG1764 presentG1764, norG3777 thingsG3195 to comeG3195, norG3777 powersG1411, 39norG3777 heightG5313, norG3777 depthG899, norG3777 anyG5100 otherG2087 createdG2937 thingG2937, will be ableG1410 to separateG5563 us from 105the loveG26 of GodG2316, which is 106in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962.