Romans 8-10 (New American Standard Bible)

Romans 8

Deliverance from Bondage

 ¹Therefore there is now no ^(A)condemnation for those who are ^(B)in ^(C)Christ Jesus.

 ²For ^(D)the law of the Spirit of life in ^(E)Christ Jesus ^(F)has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

 ³For ^(G)what the Law could not do, ^(H)weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in ^(I)the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh,

 ⁴so that the ^(J)requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who ^(K)do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

 ⁵For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on ^(L)the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, ^(M)the things of the Spirit.

 ^6(N)For the mind set on the flesh is ^(O)death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,

 ⁷because the mind set on the flesh is ^(P)hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so,

 ⁸and those who are ^(Q)in the flesh cannot please God.

 ⁹However, you are not ^(R)in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God ^(S)dwells in you But ^(T)if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

 ^10(U)If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.

 ¹¹But if the Spirit of Him who ^(V)raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, ^(W)He who raised ^(X)Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies ^[a]through His Spirit who dwells in you.

 ¹²So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh--

 ¹³for ^(Y)if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are ^(Z)putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

 ¹⁴For all who are ^(AA)being led by the Spirit of God, these are ^(AB)sons of God.

 ¹⁵For you ^(AC)have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you ^(AD)have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "^(AE)Abba! Father!"

 ¹⁶The Spirit Himself ^(AF)testifies with our spirit that we are ^(AG)children of God,

 ¹⁷and if children, ^(AH)heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^(AI)if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

 ¹⁸For I consider that the sufferings of this present time ^(AJ)are not worthy to be compared with the ^(AK)glory that is to be revealed to us.

 ¹⁹For the ^(AL)anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for ^(AM)the revealing of the ^(AN)sons of God.

 ²⁰For the creation ^(AO)was subjected to ^(AP)futility, not willingly, but ^(AQ)because of Him who subjected it, ^[b]in hope

 ²¹that ^(AR)the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

 ²²For we know that the whole creation ^(AS)groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now.

 ^23(AT)And not only this, but also we ourselves, having ^(AU)the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves ^(AV)groan within ourselves, ^(AW)waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, ^(AX)the redemption of our body.

 ²⁴For ^(AY)in hope we have been saved, but ^(AZ)hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?

 ²⁵But ^(BA)if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Our Victory in Christ

 ²⁶In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for ^(BB)we do not know how to pray as we should, but ^(BC)the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;

 ²⁷and ^(BD)He who searches the hearts knows what ^(BE)the mind of the Spirit is, because He ^(BF)intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

 ²⁸And we know that ^[c]God causes ^(BG)all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are ^(BH)called according to His purpose.

 ²⁹For those whom He ^(BI)foreknew, He also ^(BJ)predestined to become ^(BK)conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the ^(BL)firstborn among many brethren;

 ³⁰and these whom He ^(BM)predestined, He also ^(BN)called; and these whom He called, He also ^(BO)justified; and these whom He justified, He also ^(BP)glorified.

 ^31(BQ)What then shall we say to these things? ^(BR)If God is for us, who is against us?

 ³²He who ^(BS)did not spare His own Son, but ^(BT)delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

 ³³Who will bring a charge against ^(BU)God's elect? ^(BV)God is the one who justifies;

 ³⁴who is the one who ^(BW)condemns? Christ Jesus is He who ^(BX)died, yes, rather who was ^[d](BY)raised, who is ^(BZ)at the right hand of God, who also ^(CA)intercedes for us.

 ³⁵Who will separate us from ^(CB)the love of ^[e]Christ? Will ^(CC)tribulation, or distress, or ^(CD)persecution, or ^(CE)famine, or ^(CF)nakedness, or ^(CG)peril, or sword?

 ³⁶Just as it is written,
         "^(CH)FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG;
         WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED."

 ³⁷But in all these things we overwhelmingly ^(CI)conquer through ^(CJ)Him who loved us.

 ³⁸For I am convinced that neither ^(CK)death, nor life, nor ^(CL)angels, nor principalities, nor ^(CM)things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

 ³⁹nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from ^(CN)the love of God, which is ^(CO)in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 9

Solicitude for Israel

 ^1(CP)I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying, my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit,

 ²that I have great sorrow and unceasing grief in my heart.

 ³For ^(CQ)I could wish that I myself were ^(CR)accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen ^(CS)according to the flesh,

 ⁴who are ^(CT)Israelites, to whom belongs ^(CU)the adoption as sons, and ^(CV)the glory and ^(CW)the covenants and ^(CX)the giving of the Law and ^(CY)the temple service and ^(CZ)the promises,

 ⁵whose are ^(DA)the fathers, and ^(DB)from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, ^(DC)who is over all, ^(DD)God ^(DE)blessed forever. Amen.

 ⁶But it is not as though ^(DF)the word of God has failed ^(DG)For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel;

 ⁷nor are they all children ^(DH)because they are Abraham's descendants, but: "^(DI)THROUGH ISAAC YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL BE NAMED."

 ⁸That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are ^(DJ)children of God, but the ^(DK)children of the promise are regarded as descendants.

 ⁹For this is the word of promise: "^(DL)AT THIS TIME I WILL COME, AND SARAH SHALL HAVE A SON."

 ^10(DM)And not only this, but there was ^(DN)Rebekah also, when she had conceived twins by one man, our father Isaac;

 ¹¹for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that ^(DO)God's purpose according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls,

 ¹²it was said to her, "^(DP)THE OLDER WILL SERVE THE YOUNGER."

 ¹³Just as it is written, "^(DQ)JACOB I LOVED, BUT ESAU I HATED."

 ^14(DR)What shall we say then? ^(DS)There is no injustice with God, is there? ^(DT)May it never be!

 ¹⁵For He says to Moses, "^(DU)I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION."

 ¹⁶So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who ^(DV)runs, but on ^(DW)God who has mercy.

 ¹⁷For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "^(DX)FOR THIS VERY PURPOSE I RAISED YOU UP, TO DEMONSTRATE MY POWER IN YOU, AND THAT MY NAME MIGHT BE PROCLAIMED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE EARTH."

 ¹⁸So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He ^(DY)hardens whom He desires.

 ^19(DZ)You will say to me then, "^(EA)Why does He still find fault? For ^(EB)who resists His will?"

 ²⁰On the contrary, who are you, ^(EC)O man, who ^(ED)answers back to God? ^(EE)The thing molded will not say to the molder, "Why did you make me like this," will it?

 ²¹Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use?

 ²²What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much ^(EF)patience vessels of wrath ^(EG)prepared for destruction?

 ²³And He did so to make known ^(EH)the riches of His glory upon ^(EI)vessels of mercy, which He ^(EJ)prepared beforehand for glory,

 ²⁴even us, whom He also ^(EK)called, ^(EL)not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles.

 ²⁵As He says also in Hosea,
         "^(EM)I WILL CALL THOSE WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE, 'MY PEOPLE,'
         AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED, 'BELOVED.'"
    ²⁶"^(EN)AND IT SHALL BE THAT IN THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS SAID TO THEM, 'YOU ARE NOT MY PEOPLE,'
         THERE THEY SHALL BE CALLED SONS OF ^(EO)THE LIVING GOD."

 ²⁷Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, "^(EP)THOUGH THE NUMBER OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL BE ^(EQ)LIKE THE SAND OF THE SEA, IT IS ^(ER)THE REMNANT THAT WILL BE SAVED;

 ^28(ES)FOR THE LORD WILL EXECUTE HIS WORD ON THE EARTH, THOROUGHLY AND QUICKLY."

 ²⁹And just as Isaiah foretold,
         "^(ET)UNLESS ^(EU)THE LORD OF SABAOTH HAD LEFT TO US A POSTERITY,
         ^(EV)WE WOULD HAVE BECOME LIKE SODOM, AND WOULD HAVE RESEMBLED GOMORRAH."

 ^30(EW)What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even ^(EX)the righteousness which is by faith;

 ³¹but Israel, ^(EY)pursuing a law of righteousness, did not ^(EZ)arrive at that law.

 ³²Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over ^(FA)the stumbling stone,

 ³³just as it is written,
         "^(FB)BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION ^(FC)A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE,
         ^(FD)AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM ^(FE)WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED."

Romans 10

The Word of Faith Brings Salvation

 ¹Brethren, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.

 ²For I testify about them that they have ^(FF)a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.

 ³For not knowing about ^(FG)God's righteousness and ^(FH)seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

 ⁴For ^(FI)Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to ^(FJ)everyone who believes.

 ⁵For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law ^(FK)shall live by that righteousness.

 ⁶But ^(FL)the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: "^(FM)DO NOT SAY IN YOUR HEART, 'WHO WILL ASCEND INTO HEAVEN?' (that is, to bring Christ down),

 ⁷or 'WHO WILL DESCEND INTO THE ^(FN)ABYSS?' (that is, to ^(FO)bring Christ up from the dead)."

 ⁸But what does it say? "^(FP)THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART"--that is, the word of faith which we are preaching,

 ⁹that ^(FQ)if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and ^(FR)believe in your heart that ^(FS)God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;

 ¹⁰for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

 ¹¹For the Scripture says, "^(FT)WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED."

 ¹²For ^(FU)there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is ^(FV)Lord of ^(FW)all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him;

 ¹³for "^(FX)WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."

 ¹⁴How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him ^(FY)whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without ^(FZ)a preacher?

 ¹⁵How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "^(GA)HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO ^(GB)BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!"

 ¹⁶However, they ^(GC)did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "^(GD)LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?"

 ¹⁷So faith comes from ^(GE)hearing, and hearing by ^(GF)the word of Christ.

 ¹⁸But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? Indeed they have;
         "^(GG)THEIR VOICE HAS GONE OUT INTO ALL THE EARTH,
         AND THEIR WORDS TO THE ENDS OF THE WORLD."

 ¹⁹But I say, surely Israel did not know, did they? First Moses says,
         "^(GH)I WILL ^(GI)MAKE YOU JEALOUS BY THAT WHICH IS NOT A NATION,
         BY A NATION WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING WILL I ANGER YOU."

 ²⁰And Isaiah is very bold and says,
         "^(GJ)I WAS FOUND BY THOSE WHO DID NOT SEEK ME,
         I BECAME MANIFEST TO THOSE WHO DID NOT ASK FOR ME."

 ²¹But as for Israel He says, "^(GK)ALL THE DAY LONG I HAVE STRETCHED OUT MY HANDS TO A DISOBEDIENT AND OBSTINATE PEOPLE."