Romans 8:9-27

English Standard Version

⁹ You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact ^(A)the Spirit of God dwells in you. ^(B)Anyone who does not have ^(C)the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. ¹⁰ But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. ¹¹ If the Spirit of ^(D)him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus^[a] from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies ^(E)through his Spirit who dwells in you.

Heirs with Christ

¹² So then, brothers,^[b] we are debtors, ^(F)not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. ¹³ For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you ^(G)put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. ¹⁴ For all who are ^(H)led by the Spirit of God are ^(I)sons^[c] of God. ¹⁵ For ^(J)you did not receive ^(K)the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of ^(L)adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ^(M)“Abba! Father!” ^16 (N)The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, ¹⁷ and if children, then ^(O)heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^(P)provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

Future Glory

¹⁸ For I consider that the sufferings of this present time ^(Q)are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. ¹⁹ For the creation waits with eager longing for ^(R)the revealing of the sons of God. ²⁰ For the creation ^(S)was subjected to futility, not willingly, but ^(T)because of him who subjected it, in hope ²¹ that ^(U)the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. ²² For we know that ^(V)the whole creation ^(W)has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. ²³ And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have ^(X)the firstfruits of the Spirit, ^(Y)groan inwardly as ^(Z)we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, ^(AA)the redemption of our bodies. ²⁴ For ^(AB)in this hope we were saved. Now ^(AC)hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? ²⁵ But if we hope for what we do not see, we ^(AD)wait for it with patience.

²⁶ Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For ^(AE)we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but ^(AF)the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. ²⁷ And ^(AG)he who searches hearts knows what is ^(AH)the mind of the Spirit, because^[d] the Spirit ^(AI)intercedes for the saints ^(AJ)according to the will of God.