Romans 8:2-39

New American Standard Bible

² For ^(A)the law of the Spirit of life ^[a]in ^(B)Christ Jesus ^(C)has set you free from the law of sin and of death. ³ For ^(D)what the Law could not do, ^[b](E)weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in ^(F)the likeness of ^[c]sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, ⁴ so that the ^(G)requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us who ^(H)do not walk ^[d]according to the flesh but ^[e]according to the Spirit. ⁵ For those who are in accord with the flesh set their minds on ^(I)the things of the flesh, but those who are in accord with the Spirit, ^(J)the things of the Spirit. ^6 (K)For the mind ^[f]set on the flesh is ^(L)death, but the mind ^[g]set on the Spirit is life and peace, ⁷ because the mind ^[h]set on the flesh is ^(M)hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, ⁸ and those who are ^(N)in the flesh cannot please God.

⁹ However, you are not ^(O)in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God ^(P)dwells in you. But ^(Q)if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. ^10 (R)If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is ^[i]alive because of righteousness. ¹¹ But if the Spirit of Him who ^(S)raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, ^(T)He who raised ^(U)Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies ^[j]through His Spirit who dwells in you.

¹² So then, brothers and sisters, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— ¹³ for ^(V)if you are living in accord with the flesh, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you are ^(W)putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. ¹⁴ For all who are ^(X)being led by the Spirit of God, these are ^(Y)sons and daughters of God. ¹⁵ For you ^(Z)have not received a spirit of slavery ^[k]leading to fear again, but you ^(AA)have received ^[l]a spirit of adoption as sons and daughters by which we cry out, “^(AB)Abba! ^[m]Father!” ¹⁶ The Spirit Himself ^(AC)testifies with our spirit that we are ^(AD)children of God, ¹⁷ and if children, ^(AE)heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^(AF)if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

¹⁸ For I consider that the sufferings of this present time ^(AG)are not worthy to be compared with the ^(AH)glory that is to be revealed to us. ¹⁹ For the ^(AI)eagerly awaiting creation waits for ^(AJ)the revealing of the ^(AK)sons and daughters of God. ²⁰ For the creation ^(AL)was subjected to ^(AM)futility, not willingly, but ^(AN)because of Him who subjected it, ^[n]in hope ²¹ that ^(AO)the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. ²² For we know that the whole creation ^(AP)groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. ^23 (AQ)And not only that, but also we ourselves, having ^(AR)the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves ^(AS)groan within ourselves, ^(AT)waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons and daughters, ^(AU)the redemption of our body. ²⁴ For ^(AV)in hope we have been saved, but ^(AW)hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? ²⁵ But ^(AX)if we hope for what we do not see, through perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Our Victory in Christ

²⁶ Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for ^(AY)we do not know what to pray for as we should, but ^(AZ)the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with ^[o]groanings too deep for words; ²⁷ and ^(BA)He who searches the hearts knows what ^(BB)the mind of the Spirit is, because He ^(BC)intercedes for the ^[p]saints according to the will of God.

²⁸ And we know that ^[q]God ^[r]causes ^(BD)all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are ^(BE)called according to His purpose. ²⁹ For those whom He ^(BF)foreknew, He also ^(BG)predestined to become ^(BH)conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the ^(BI)firstborn among many brothers and sisters; ³⁰ and these whom He ^(BJ)predestined, He also ^(BK)called; and these whom He called, He also ^(BL)justified; and these whom He justified, He also ^(BM)glorified.

^31 (BN)What then shall we say to these things? ^(BO)If God is for us, who is against us? ³² He who ^(BP)did not spare His own Son, but ^(BQ)delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? ³³ Who will bring charges against ^(BR)God’s elect? ^(BS)God is the one who justifies; ³⁴ who is the one who ^(BT)condemns? Christ Jesus is He who ^(BU)died, but rather, was ^[s](BV)raised, who is ^(BW)at the right hand of God, who also ^(BX)intercedes for us. ³⁵ Who will separate us from ^(BY)the love of ^[t]Christ? Will ^(BZ)tribulation, or trouble, or ^(CA)persecution, or ^(CB)famine, or ^(CC)nakedness, or ^(CD)danger, or sword? ³⁶ Just as it is written:

³⁷ But in all these things we overwhelmingly ^(CF)conquer through ^(CG)Him who loved us. ³⁸ For I am convinced that neither ^(CH)death, nor life, nor ^(CI)angels, nor principalities, nor ^(CJ)things present, nor things to come, nor powers, ³⁹ nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from ^(CK)the love of God that is ^(CL)in Christ Jesus our Lord.