Romans 8

Deliverance from Bondage

1ThereforeG686 there is nowG3568 noG3762 1condemnationG2631 atG3762 allG3762 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 notG102 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 thatG2443 the 13requirementG1345 of the LawG3551 might be fulfilledG4137 in us who 14do not walkG4043 15accordingG2596 toG2596 the fleshG4561 but 16accordingG2596 toG2596 the SpiritG4151. 5For thoseG3588 who are inG2596 accordG2596 withG2596 the fleshG4561 setG5426 their mindsG5426 onG5426 17the things of the fleshG4561, but thoseG3588 who are inG2596 accordG2596 withG2596 the SpiritG4151, 18the things of the SpiritG4151. 619For the mindG5427 20set on the fleshG4561 is 21deathG2288, but the mindG5427 22set on the SpiritG4151 is lifeG2222 and peaceG1515, 7becauseG1360 the mindG5427 23set on the fleshG4561 is 24hostileG2189 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 25in the fleshG4561 cannotG1410G3756 pleaseG700 GodG2316.

9HoweverG1161, you are not 26in the fleshG4561 but in the SpiritG4151, ifG1512 indeedG1512 the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316 27dwellsG3611 in you. But 28ifG1487 anyoneG5100 does not haveG2192 the SpiritG4151 of ChristG5547, he does not belongG1510 to Him. 1029IfG1487 ChristG5547 is in you, thoughG3303 the bodyG4983 is deadG3498 becauseG1223 of sinG266, yetG1161 the spiritG4151 is 30aliveG2222 becauseG1223 of righteousnessG1343. 11But ifG1487 the SpiritG4151 of Him who 31raisedG1453 JesusG2424 from the deadG3498 dwellsG3611 in you, 32He who raisedG1453 33ChristG5547 JesusG2424 from the deadG3498 will alsoG2532 giveG2227 lifeG2227 toG2227 your mortalG2349 bodiesG4983 34throughG1223 His SpiritG4151 who dwellsG3611 in you.

12SoG686 thenG3767, brothersG80 and sisters, we are underG3781 obligationG3781, not to the fleshG4561, to liveG2198 accordingG2596 to the fleshG4561-- 13for 35ifG1487 you are livingG2198 inG2596 accordG2596 withG2596 the fleshG4561, you areG3195 goingG3195 toG3195 dieG599; but ifG1487 by the SpiritG4151 you are 36puttingG2289 toG2289 deathG2289 the deedsG4234 of the bodyG4983, you will liveG2198. 14For allG3745 whoG3745 are 37being ledG71 by the SpiritG4151 of GodG2316, theseG3778 are 38sonsG5207 and daughters of GodG2316. 15For you 39have not receivedG2983 a spiritG4151 of slaveryG1397 40leadingG1519 to fearG5401 againG3825, but you 41have receivedG2983 42a spiritG4151 of adoptionG5206 asG5206 sonsG5206 and daughters by whichG3739 we cryG2896 outG2896, “43AbbaG5! 44FatherG3962!” 16The SpiritG4151 HimselfG846 45testifiesG4828 with our spiritG4151 that we are 46childrenG5043 of GodG2316, 17and ifG1487 childrenG5043, 47heirsG2818 alsoG2532, heirsG2818 of GodG2316 and fellowG4789 heirsG4789 with ChristG5547, 48ifG1512 indeedG1512 we sufferG4841 with Him soG2443 thatG2443 we may alsoG2532 be glorifiedG4888 with Him.

18For I considerG3049 that the sufferingsG3804 of thisG3588 presentG3568 timeG2540 49are not worthyG514 to be comparedG4314 withG4314 the 50gloryG1391 that is to be revealedG601 to us. 19For the 51eagerlyG603 awaitingG603 creationG2937 waitsG553 for 52the revealingG602 of the 53sonsG5207 and daughters of GodG2316. 20For the creationG2937 54was subjectedG5293 to 55futilityG3153, not willinglyG1635, but 56becauseG1223 of Him who subjectedG5293 it, 57in hopeG1680 21that 58the 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 59groansG4959 and suffersG4944 theG4944 painsG4944 ofG4944 childbirthG4944 togetherG4959G4944 untilG891 nowG3568. 2360And not onlyG3440 that, but alsoG2532 we ourselvesG846, havingG2192 61the firstG536 fruitsG536 of the SpiritG4151, evenG2532 we ourselvesG846 62groanG4727 withinG1722 ourselvesG1438, 63waitingG553 eagerlyG553 for our adoptionG5206 asG5206 sonsG5206 and daughters, 64the redemptionG629 of our bodyG4983. 24For 65in hopeG1680 we have been savedG4982, but 66hopeG1680 that is seenG991 is not hopeG1680; for whoG5101 hopesG1680 for whatG3739 he already seesG991? 25But 67ifG1487 we hopeG1679 for whatG3739 we do not seeG991, throughG1223 perseveranceG5281 we waitG553 eagerlyG553 for it.

Our Victory in Christ

26NowG1161 in the sameG5615 wayG5615 the SpiritG4151 alsoG2532 helpsG4878 our weaknessG769; for 68we do not knowG3609 whatG5101 to prayG4336 for as we shouldG1163, but 69the SpiritG4151 HimselfG846 intercedesG5241 for us with 70groaningsG4726 tooG215 deepG215 forG215 wordsG215; 27and 71He who searchesG2038 the heartsG2588 knowsG3609 whatG5101 72the mindG5427 of the SpiritG4151 is, becauseG3754 He 73intercedesG1793 for the 74saintsG40 accordingG2596 to the will of GodG2316.

28And we knowG3609 that 75GodG2316 76causesG4903 77allG3956 thingsG3956 toG4903 workG4903 togetherG4903 for goodG18 to thoseG3588 who loveG25 GodG2316, to thoseG3588 who are 78calledG2822 accordingG2596 to His purposeG4286. 29For thoseG3739 whomG3739 He 79foreknewG4267, He alsoG2532 80predestinedG4309 to become 81conformedG4832 to the imageG1504 of His SonG5207, soG1519 thatG1519 He would be the 82firstbornG4416 amongG1722 manyG4183 brothersG80 and sisters; 30and theseG3778 whomG3739 He 83predestinedG4309, He alsoG2532 84calledG2564; and theseG3778 whomG3739 He calledG2564, He alsoG2532 85justifiedG1344; and theseG3778 whomG3739 He justifiedG1344, He alsoG2532 86glorifiedG1392.

3187WhatG5101 thenG3767 shall we sayG3004 to theseG3778 thingsG3778? 88IfG1487 GodG2316 is for us, whoG5101 is againstG2596 us? 32He whoG3739 89did not spareG5339 His ownG2398 SonG5207, but 90deliveredG3860 Him overG3860 for us allG3956, howG4459 will He not alsoG2532 with Him freelyG5483 giveG5483 us allG3956 thingsG3956? 33WhoG5101 will bringG1458 chargesG1458 againstG2596 91God’sG2316 electG1588? 92GodG2316 is the one who justifiesG1344; 34whoG5101 is the one who 93condemnsG2632? ChristG5547 JesusG2424 is He who 94diedG599, but ratherG3123, was 9596raisedG1453, whoG3739 is 97at the rightG1188 handG1188 of GodG2316, whoG3739 alsoG2532 98intercedesG1793 for us. 35WhoG5101 will separateG5563 us from 99the loveG26 of 100ChristG5547? Will 101tribulationG2347, orG2228 troubleG4730, orG2228 102persecutionG1375, orG2228 103famineG3042, orG2228 104nakednessG1132, orG2228 105dangerG2794, orG2228 swordG3162? 36JustG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125: “106For Your sakeG1752 we are killedG2289 allG3650 dayG2250 long; We were regardedG3049 as sheepG4263 to be slaughteredG4967.” 37But in allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 we overwhelminglyG5245 107conquerG5245 throughG1223 108Him who lovedG25 us. 38For I am convincedG3982 that neitherG3777 109deathG2288, norG3777 lifeG2222, norG3777 110angelsG32, norG3777 principalitiesG746, norG3777 111thingsG1764 presentG1764, norG3777 thingsG3195 toG3195 comeG3195, norG3777 powersG1411, 39norG3777 heightG5313, norG3777 depthG899, norG3777 anyG5100 otherG2087 createdG2937 thingG2937 will be ableG1410 to separateG5563 us from 112the loveG26 of GodG2316 that is 113in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962.