Romans 8:11–23

¹¹But if the Spirit of ^mHim who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, ⁿHe who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies ⁴through His Spirit who dwells in you.

Sonship Through the Spirit

^12oTherefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. ¹³For ^pif you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you ^qput to death the deeds of the body, you will live. ¹⁴For ^ras many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. ¹⁵For ^syou did not receive the spirit of bondage again ^tto fear, but you received the ^uSpirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ^v“Abba, ⁵Father.” ^16wThe Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, ¹⁷and if children, then ^xheirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, ^yif indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

From Suffering to Glory

¹⁸For I consider that ^zthe sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. ¹⁹For ^athe earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. ²⁰For ^bthe creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; ²¹because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of ⁶corruption into the glorious ^cliberty of the children of God. ²²For we know that the whole creation ^dgroans and labors with birth pangs together until now. ²³Not only that, but we also who have ^ethe firstfruits of the Spirit, ^feven we ourselves groan ^gwithin ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the ^hredemption of our body.