Romans 8:16–30

¹⁶The Spirit himself testifies together with our spirit^q that we are God’s children, ¹⁷and if children, also heirs^r—heirs of God and coheirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with him^s so that we may also be glorified with him.

FROM GROANS TO GLORY

¹⁸For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing^t with the glory^u that is going to be revealed to us. ¹⁹For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation^v for God’s sons^w to be revealed. ²⁰For the creation was subjected^x to futility^y—not willingly, but because of him who subjected it^z—in the hope ²¹that the creation itself^aa will also be set free from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children. ²²For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labor pains^ab until now. ²³Not only that,^ac but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits^ad—we also groan within ourselves,^ae eagerly waiting for adoption,^af the redemption of our bodies.^{ag 24}Now in this hope^ah we were saved, but hope^ai that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? ²⁵Now if we hope for what we do not see,^aj we eagerly wait for it with patience.

²⁶In the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should,^ak but the Spirit himself intercedes for us^Eal with inexpressible groanings. ²⁷And he who searches our hearts^am knows the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

²⁸We know that all things work together^F for the good^G of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.^{an 29}For those he foreknew he also predestined^ao to be conformed to the image of his Son,^ap so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.^{aq 30}And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified;^ar and those he justified, he also glorified.^as