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Version 0.94.54, 23 October 2023

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Romans Chapter 8

1So there is now no condemnation of those in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. 2For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has freed me from the law of sin and death. 3For what was impossible with the law, in that it was weak as a result of the flesh, God did, having sent his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and concerning sin he condemned sin in the flesh, 4in order that the righteous decree of the law might be fulfilled in us who walk not according to the flesh but according to the spirit. 5For those who are according to the flesh concentrate on the interests of the flesh, but those who are according to the spirit concentrate on the interests of the spirit. 6For the mindset of the flesh is on a par with death, but the mindset of the spirit is on a par with life and peace. 7For the mindset of the flesh is hostile to God, for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can it be, 8and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9But you are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, assuming the spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the spirit of Christ, he is not one of his. 10But if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is life because of righteousness. 11And if the spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies on account of his spirit which dwells in you. 12So then, brothers, we are debtors, but not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh, 13for if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die. But if you mortify the deeds of the body through the spirit, you will live. 14For those who are led by the spirit of God are the sons of God. 15For you have not received the spirit of bondage again, leading to fear, but you have received the spirit of adoption, by which we cry, “Abba, father.” 16The spirit itself bears joint witness with our spirit that we are children of God. 17And if children, then also heirs, God's heirs at that, and Christ's joint heirs, if indeed we jointly suffer, in order also for us to be jointly glorified. 18For I do not consider the sufferings of the present time worthy compared to the coming glory which is to be revealed to us. 19For the eager expectation of creation awaits the revelation of the sons of God. 20For creation was subject to futility, not willingly, but on account of him who did the subjecting, but in hope 21that also creation itself will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of the children of God. 22For we know that the whole of creation has been groaning and suffering labour pains together up to now. 23And not only that, but also those who have the firstfruit of the spirit, and we ourselves also groan inwardly while awaiting the adoption – the redemption of our body. 24For we have been saved by hope. Now hope which is seen is not hope. For what someone sees, in what way does he also hope for it? 25But if we hope for that which we do not see, we await it with patience. 26And likewise, the spirit also helps counter our weaknesses. For we do not know in what way we shall pray – as we ought to – but the spirit itself intercedes for us with unutterable sighings. 27And he who searches hearts knows what the mindset of the spirit is, because it intercedes for the saints in God's way. 28And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose, 29that those whom he knew beforehand, he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brothers; 30and those whom he predestined, he also called; and those whom he called, he also justified; and those whom he justified, he also glorified. 31What, then, shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? 32He who for his part did not spare his own son but delivered him up for all of us, how will he not with him also make a gift of all things to us? 33Who can bring a charge against God's chosen ones? God is the one who justifies. 34Who is the accuser? Christ is the one who died, or rather, who was also raised, who is also at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. 35Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can tribulation or anguish or persecution or famine or destitution or danger or the sword? 36As it stands written:

“For your sake we are killed all day long.

We have been considered as sheep for slaughter.”

37But in all these things we do more than conquer through him who loved us. 38For I have been persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor dominions nor powers, nor things present or future, 39nor height nor depth, nor any other creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Reference(s) in Chapter 8: v.27 ↔ Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 20:12 ● v.36 ↔ Psalm 44:23MT (Psalm 44:22AV).

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