New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 8:15-21

15For youhave not receivedἐλάβετεelabeteG2983a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of slaveryδουλείαςdouleiasG1397leadingεἰςeisG1519to fearφόβον,phobonG5401againπάλινpalinG3825, but youhave receivedἐλάβετεelabeteG2983a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of adoptionυἱοθεσίαςhuiothesiasG5206asG5206sonsG5206and daughtersby whichᾧhōG3739we cryκράζομεν·krazomenG2896outG2896, “AbbaαββαabbaG5!Fatherπατήρ.patērG3962!”

16The SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151HimselfαὐτὸautoG846testifiesσυμμαρτυρεῖsummartureiG4828with our spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151that we arechildrenτέκναteknaG5043of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316,

17and ifG1487childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,heirsκληρονόμοι·klēronomoiG2818alsoκαὶkaiG2532,heirsκληρονόμοιklēronomoiG2818of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and fellowG4789heirsG4789with ChristΧριστοῦ·ChristouG5547,ifG1512indeedG1512we sufferσυμπάσχομενsumpaschomenG4841with HimsoἵναinaG2443thatG2443we may alsoκαὶkaiG2532be glorifiedσυνδοξασθῶμεν.¶sundoxasthōmenG4888with Him.

18For I considerΛογίζομαιLogizomaiG3049that the sufferingsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804of thisG3588presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιροῦkairouG2540are not worthyἄξιαaxiaG514to becomparedG4314withG4314thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391that is to be revealedἀποκαλυφθῆναιapokaluphthēnaiG601to us.

19For theeagerlyG603awaitingG603creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937waitsἀπεκδέχεται·apekdechetaiG553forthe revealingἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602of thesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207and daughtersof GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

20For the creationκτίσιςktisisG2937was subjectedὑπετάγη,hupetagēG5293tofutilityματαιότητιmataiotētiG3153,not willinglyἑκοῦσαhekousaG1635, butbecauseδιὰdiaG1223of Him who subjectedὑποτάξαντα,hupotaxantaG5293it,in hopeἑλπίδιhelpidiG1680

21thatthe creationκτίσιςktisisG2937itselfαὐτὴautēG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532will be setἐλευθερωθήσεταιeleutherōthēsetaiG1659freeG1659from its slaveryδουλείαςdouleiasG1397to corruptionφθορᾶςphthorasG5356into the freedomἐλευθερίανeleutherianG1657of the gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391of the childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

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