Romans 8:5–39

⁵For those who live ^maccording to the flesh think about the things of the flesh, ⁿbut those who live ^oaccording to the Spirit, about the things of the Spirit. ⁶For the mind-set of the flesh ^pis death, ^qbut the mind-set of the Spirit is life and peace. ⁷For the mind-set of the flesh is hostile ^rto God because it does not submit itself to God’s law, for it is unable to do so. ⁸Those who are in the flesh ^scannot please God. ⁹You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, since ^tthe Spirit of God lives in you. ^uBut if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, ^vhe does not belong to Him. ¹⁰Now if Christ is in you, ^wthe body is dead ^xbecause of sin, but the Spirit ^yis life because of righteousness. ¹¹And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead ^zlives in you, then He who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through ^aHis Spirit who lives in you.

The Holy Spirit’s Ministries

¹²So then, brothers, we are not obligated to the flesh to live according to the flesh, ¹³for if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, ^byou will live. ¹⁴All those led by God’s Spirit ^care God’s sons. ^d15For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, ^ebut you received the Spirit of adoption, ^fby whom we cry out, “^•Abba, Father!” ^g16The Spirit Himself testifies together with our spirit ^hthat we are God’s children, ¹⁷and if children, also heirs ⁱ—heirs of God and coheirs with Christ—seeing that ^jwe suffer with Him ^kso 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 ^lwith the glory ^mthat is going to be revealed to us. ¹⁹For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation ⁿfor God’s sons ^oto be revealed. ²⁰For the creation was subjected ^pto futility ^q—not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it ^r—in the hope ²¹that the creation itself ^swill also be set free from the bondage of corruption into the glorious freedom of God’s children. ²²For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labor pains ^tuntil now. ²³And not only that, ^ubut we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits ^v—we also groan within ourselves, ^weagerly waiting for adoption, ^xthe redemption of our bodies. ^y24Now in this hope ^zwe were saved, yet hope ^athat is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? ²⁵But if we hope for what we do not see, ^bwe eagerly wait for it with patience.

²⁶In the same way the Spirit also joins to help in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, ^cbut the Spirit Himself intercedes for us ^dewith unspoken groanings. ²⁷And He who searches the hearts ^fknows the Spirit’s mind-set, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

²⁸We know that all things work together ^gfor the good ^hof those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose. ⁱ²⁹For those He foreknew He also predestined ^jto be conformed to the image of His Son, ^kso that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. ^l30And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; ^mand those He justified, He also glorified. ⁿ

The Believer’s Triumph

³¹What then are we to say about these things? ^o

If God is for us, who is against us? ^p

³²He did not even spare His own Son ^q

but offered Him up for us all; ^r

how will He not also with Him grant us everything?

³³Who can bring an accusation against God’s elect? ^s

God is the One who justifies. ^t

³⁴Who is the one who condemns? ^u

Christ Jesus is the One who died, ^v

but even more, has been raised; ^w

He also is at the right hand of God ^x

and intercedes for us. ^y

³⁵Who can separate us from the love of Christ?

Can affliction ^zor anguish or persecution ^a

or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

³⁶As it is written:

Because of You

we are being put to death all day long; ^b

we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered. ^cd

³⁷No, in all these things we are more than victorious ^e

through Him who loved us. ^f

³⁸For I am persuaded that not even death or life, ^g

angels or rulers, ^h

things present or things to come, ⁱhostile powers,

³⁹height or depth, or any other created thing

will have the power to separate us

from the love of God ^jthat is in Christ Jesus our Lord! ^k