Romans 8
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Romans 8:18-39

18For I consider that the sufferings of this present time 1are not worthy to be compared with the 2glory that is to be revealed to us. 19For the 3eagerly awaiting creation waits for 4the revealing of the 5sons and daughters of God. 20For the creation 6was subjected to 7futility, not willingly, but 8because of Him who subjected it, 9in hope 21that 10the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22For we know that the whole creation 11groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. 2312And not only that, but also we ourselves, having 13the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves 14groan within ourselves, 15waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons and daughters, 16the redemption of our body. 24For 17in hope we have been saved, but 18hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? 25But 19if we hope for what we do not see, through perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

26Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for 20we do not know what to pray for as we should, but 21the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with 22groanings too deep for words; 27and 23He who searches the hearts knows what 24the mind of the Spirit is, because He 25intercedes for the 26saints according to the will of God.

28And we know that 27God 28causes 29all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are 30called according to His purpose. 29For those whom He 31foreknew, He also 32predestined to become 33conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the 34firstborn among many brothers and sisters; 30and these whom He 35predestined, He also 36called; and these whom He called, He also 37justified; and these whom He justified, He also 38glorified.

3139What then shall we say to these things? 40If God is for us, who is against us? 32He who 41did not spare His own Son, but 42delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? 33Who will bring charges against 43God’s elect? 44God is the one who justifies; 34who is the one who 45condemns? Christ Jesus is He who 46died, but rather, was 4748raised, who is 49at the right hand of God, who also 50intercedes for us. 35Who will separate us from 51the love of 52Christ? Will 53tribulation, or trouble, or 54persecution, or 55famine, or 56nakedness, or 57danger, or sword? 36Just as it is written: “58For Your sake we are killed all day long; We were regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37But in all these things we overwhelmingly 59conquer through 60Him who loved us. 38For I am convinced that neither 61death, nor life, nor 62angels, nor principalities, nor 63things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from 64the love of God that is 65in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 8:18 2 Cor 4:17; 1 Pet 4:13 ↩
  2. 2. Romans 8:18 Col 3:4; Titus 2:13; 1 Pet 1:5; 5:1 ↩
  3. 3. Romans 8:19 Phil 1:20 ↩
  4. 4. Romans 8:19 Rom 8:18; 1 Cor 1:7f; Col 3:4; 1 Pet 1:7, 13; 1 John 3:2 ↩
  5. 5. 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 ↩
  6. 6. Romans 8:20 Gen 3:17-19 ↩
  7. 7. Romans 8:20 Ps 39:5f; Eccl 1:2 ↩
  8. 8. Romans 8:20 Gen 3:17; 5:29 ↩
  9. 9. Romans 8:20 Or in hope; because the creation ↩
  10. 10. Romans 8:21 Acts 3:21; 2 Pet 3:13; Rev 21:1 ↩
  11. 11. Romans 8:22 Jer 12:4, 11 ↩
  12. 12. Romans 8:23 Rom 5:3 ↩
  13. 13. Romans 8:23 Rom 8:16; 2 Cor 1:22 ↩
  14. 14. Romans 8:23 2 Cor 5:2, 4 ↩
  15. 15. Romans 8:23 Rom 8:15, 19, 25; Gal 5:5 ↩
  16. 16. Romans 8:23 Rom 7:24 ↩
  17. 17. Romans 8:24 Rom 8:20; 1 Thess 5:8; Titus 3:7 ↩
  18. 18. Romans 8:24 Rom 4:18; 2 Cor 5:7; Heb 11:1 ↩
  19. 19. Romans 8:25 1 Thess 1:3 ↩
  20. 20. Romans 8:26 Matt 20:22; 2 Cor 12:8 ↩
  21. 21. Romans 8:26 John 14:16; Rom 8:15f; Eph 6:18 ↩
  22. 22. Romans 8:26 Lit wordless groanings ↩
  23. 23. Romans 8:27 Ps 139:1f; Luke 16:15; Acts 1:24; Rev 2:23 ↩
  24. 24. Romans 8:27 Rom 8:6 ↩
  25. 25. Romans 8:27 Rom 8:34 ↩
  26. 26. Romans 8:27 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  27. 27. Romans 8:28 One early ms He; i.e., God ↩
  28. 28. Romans 8:28 Or in all things works together with those...for good ↩
  29. 29. Romans 8:28 Rom 8:32 ↩
  30. 30. Romans 8:28 Rom 8:30; 9:24; 11:29; 1 Cor 1:9; Gal 1:6, 15; 5:8; Eph 1:11; 3:11; 2 Thess 2:14; Heb 9:15; 1 Pet 2:9; 3:9 ↩
  31. 31. Romans 8:29 Rom 11:2; 1 Cor 8:3; 2 Tim 1:9; 1 Pet 1:2, 20 ↩
  32. 32. Romans 8:29 Acts 4:28; Rom 9:23; 1 Cor 2:7; Eph 1:5, 11 ↩
  33. 33. Romans 8:29 1 Cor 15:49; Phil 3:21 ↩
  34. 34. Romans 8:29 Col 1:18; Heb 1:6 ↩
  35. 35. Romans 8:30 Rom 9:23; 11:29; 1 Cor 2:7; Eph 1:5, 11 ↩
  36. 36. Romans 8:30 Rom 8:28; 9:24; 1 Cor 1:9; Gal 1:6, 15; 5:8; Eph 1:11; 3:11; 2 Thess 2:14; Heb 9:15; 1 Pet 2:9; 3:9 ↩
  37. 37. Romans 8:30 1 Cor 6:11 ↩
  38. 38. Romans 8:30 John 17:22; Rom 8:21; 9:23; 1 Cor 15:42f ↩
  39. 39. Romans 8:31 Rom 3:5; 4:1 ↩
  40. 40. Romans 8:31 Ps 118:6; Matt 1:23 ↩
  41. 41. Romans 8:32 John 3:16; Rom 5:8 ↩
  42. 42. Romans 8:32 Rom 4:25 ↩
  43. 43. Romans 8:33 Luke 18:7 ↩
  44. 44. Romans 8:33 Is 50:8f ↩
  45. 45. Romans 8:34 Rom 8:1 ↩
  46. 46. Romans 8:34 Rom 5:6f ↩
  47. 47. Romans 8:34 One early ms raised from the dead ↩
  48. 48. Romans 8:34 Acts 2:24 ↩
  49. 49. Romans 8:34 Mark 16:19 ↩
  50. 50. Romans 8:34 Rom 8:27; Heb 7:25 ↩
  51. 51. Romans 8:35 Rom 8:37f ↩
  52. 52. Romans 8:35 Two early mss God ↩
  53. 53. Romans 8:35 Rom 2:9; 2 Cor 4:8 ↩
  54. 54. Romans 8:35 1 Cor 4:11; 2 Cor 11:26f ↩
  55. 55. Romans 8:35 1 Cor 4:11; 2 Cor 11:26f ↩
  56. 56. Romans 8:35 1 Cor 4:11; 2 Cor 11:26f ↩
  57. 57. Romans 8:35 1 Cor 4:11; 2 Cor 11:26f ↩
  58. 58. Romans 8:36 Ps 44:22; Acts 20:24; 1 Cor 4:9; 15:30f; 2 Cor 1:9; 4:10f; 6:9; 11:23 ↩
  59. 59. Romans 8:37 John 16:33; 1 Cor 15:57 ↩
  60. 60. Romans 8:37 Gal 2:20; Eph 5:2; Rev 1:5 ↩
  61. 61. Romans 8:38 1 Cor 3:22 ↩
  62. 62. Romans 8:38 1 Cor 15:24; Eph 1:21; 1 Pet 3:22 ↩
  63. 63. Romans 8:38 1 Cor 3:22 ↩
  64. 64. Romans 8:39 Rom 5:8 ↩
  65. 65. Romans 8:39 Rom 8:1 ↩

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