Romans 8

1 So there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus. [a] 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus set you free from the law of sin and of death. [b] 3 For — what was impossible for the law, in that it was weak through the flesh — God, sending his own Son in the likeness of the flesh of sin and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh, [c] † 4 so that the rule of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to flesh but according to Spirit. [e]

5 For those who are according to flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those according to Spirit on the things of the Spirit. 6 For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace; [g] 7 because the mind of the flesh is enmity toward God, for it is not subject to the law of God — nor can it be. 8 And those who are in flesh cannot please God.

9 But you are not in flesh but in Spirit, if indeed God’s Spirit dwells in you. And if anyone does not have Christ’s Spirit, this one is not his. [h] 10 But if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwells in you.

12 So then, brothers, we are debtors — not to the flesh, to live according to flesh; 13 for if you live according to flesh you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the actions of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by God’s Spirit, these are sons of God.

15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery, again for fear; but you received a spirit of adoption as sons, in whom we cry, “Abba, Father.” [i] 16 The Spirit himself testifies together with our spirit that we are children of God; 17 and if children, also heirs — heirs of God, and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer together with him so that we may also be glorified together with him.

18 For I count that the sufferings of the present time are not worth setting against the glory that is going to be revealed to us. 19 For the straining expectation of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. [k] 20 For the creation was made subject to futility — not willingly, but because of the one who made it subject — in hope [l] 21 that the creation itself also will be set free from the slavery of decay, into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

22 For we know that the whole creation groans together and is in labor pains together until now; 23 and not only that, but we ourselves also, having the firstfruits of the Spirit — we ourselves also groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for adoption as sons, the ransoming of our body. [m] † 24 For in hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it through endurance.

26 And in the same way the Spirit also takes hold along with us in our weakness; for what we should pray, as we ought, we do not know, but the Spirit himself appeals for us with groans that have no words. [n] 27 And the one who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because he appeals for the holy ones according to God.

28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good — for those who are called according to purpose. [o] 29 because those he knew beforehand, he also decided beforehand that they would be shaped to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers; [p] 30 and those he decided beforehand, these he also called; and those he called, these he also set right; and those he set right, these he also glorified.

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but handed him over for us all — how will he not also, with him, freely give us all things? 33 Who will bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? God is the one who sets right. [q] 34 Who is the one who will condemn? Christ is the one who died — rather, who was raised — who is also at God’s right hand, who also appeals for us.

35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Affliction, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written: [r]

37 But in all these things we more than conquer through the one who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor messengers nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, [s] 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.