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Romans 8:16-26

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.

22For we knowG3609that the wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956creationκτίσιςktisisG2937groansG4959and suffersG4944theG4944painsG4944ofG4944childbirthG4944togetherG4959 G4944untilἄχριachriG891nowνῦν·nunG3568.

23And not onlyG3440that,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532we ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846,havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192the firstG536fruitsG536of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,evenκαὶkaiG2532we ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846groanστενάζομενstenazomenG4727withinἐνenG1722ourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,waitingG553eagerlyG553for ouradoptionυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206asG5206sonsG5206and daughters,the redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629of our bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983.

24Forin hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680we have been savedἐσώθημεν·esōthēmenG4982, buthopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680that is seenβλεπομένηblepomenēG991is not hopeἐλπίς·elpisG1680;for whoτίς,tisG5101hopesG1680for whatὃhoG3739he alreadyseesβλέπειblepeiG991?

25ButifεἰeiG1487we hopeἐλπίζομεν,elpizomenG1679for whatὃhoG3739we do not seeβλέπομενblepomenG991,throughδι᾽di᾽G1223perseveranceὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281we waitG553eagerlyG553for it.

26NowδὲdeG1161in the sameG5615wayG5615the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151alsoκαὶkaiG2532helpsσυναντιλαμβάνεταιsunantilambanetaiG4878our weaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769; forwe do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101to prayπροσευξώμεθαproseuxōmethaG4336for as we shouldδεῖdeiG1163, butthe SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151HimselfαὐτὸautoG846intercedesὑπερεντυγχάνειhuperentugchaneiG5241for us withgroaningsστεναγμοῖςstenagmoisG4726tooG215deepG215forG215wordsG215;

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