Romans 8:22–39

²²For we know that the whole creation ^agroans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.

^23aAnd not only this, but also we ourselves, having ^bthe first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves ^cgroan within ourselves, ^deagerly waiting for our adoption as sons, ^ethe redemption of our body.

²⁴For ^ain hope we were saved, but ^bhope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what he already sees?

²⁵But ^aif we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we eagerly wait for it.

²⁶And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for ^awe do not know how to pray as we should, but ^bthe Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;

²⁷and ^aHe who searches the hearts knows what ^bthe mind of the Spirit is, because He ^cintercedes for the ¹saints according to the will of God.

²⁸And we know that for those who love God ^1aall things work together for good, for those who are ^bcalled according to His purpose.

²⁹Because those whom He ^aforeknew, He also ^bpredestined to become ^cconformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the ^dfirstborn among many brothers;

³⁰and those whom He ^apredestined, He also ^bcalled; and those whom He called, He also ^cjustified; and those whom He justified, He also ^dglorified.

God Is for Us

^31aWhat then shall we say to these things? ^bIf God is for us, who is against us?

³²He who indeed ^adid not spare His own Son, but ^bdelivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things?

³³Who will bring a charge against ^aGod’s elect? ^bGod is the one who justifies;

³⁴who is the one who ^acondemns? Christ Jesus is He who ^bdied, yes, rather who was ^1craised, who is ^dat the right hand of God, who also ^eintercedes for us.

³⁵Who will separate us from ^athe love of ¹Christ? Will ^baffliction, or turmoil, or ^cpersecution, or ^dfamine, or ^enakedness, or ^fperil, or sword?

³⁶Just as it is written,

“^aFor Your sake we are being put to death all day long;

We were counted as sheep for the slaughter.”

³⁷But in all these things we overwhelmingly ^aconquer through ^bHim who loved us.

³⁸For I am convinced that neither ^adeath, nor life, nor ^bangels, nor rulers, nor ^cthings present, nor things to come, nor powers,

³⁹nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from ^athe love of God, which is ^bin Christ Jesus our Lord.