Romans 8:1-17

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Life-Giving Spirit

8 Therefore, no condemnation^(A) now exists for those in^(B) Christ Jesus,^{[a](C) 2} because the Spirit’s law of life^(D) in Christ Jesus has set you^[b] free from the law of sin and of death.^{(E) 3} What the law could not do^(F) since it was limited^[c] by the flesh,^(G) God did. He condemned sin in the flesh by sending His own Son in flesh like ours^(H) under sin’s domain,^[d] and as a sin offering,^{(I) 4} in order that the law’s requirement would be accomplished^(J) in us who do not walk according to the flesh^(K) but according to the Spirit. ⁵ For those who live^[e] according to the flesh think about the things of the flesh,^(L) but those who live^[f] according to the Spirit, about the things of the Spirit. ⁶ For the mind-set of the flesh^(M) is death,^(N) but the mind-set of the Spirit is life and peace. ⁷ For the mind-set of the flesh is hostile^(O) to God because it does not submit itself to God’s law, for it is unable to do so. ⁸ Those who are in the flesh^(P) cannot please God. ⁹ You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, since^[g] the Spirit of God lives in you.^(Q) But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,^(R) he does not belong to Him. ¹⁰ Now if Christ is in you,^(S) the body is dead^[h] because of sin, but the Spirit^[i] is life because of righteousness. ¹¹ And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead^(T) lives in you, then He who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through^[j] His Spirit who lives in you.

The Holy Spirit’s Ministries

¹² So then, brothers, we are not obligated to the flesh to live according to the flesh, ¹³ for 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,^(U) you will live. ¹⁴ All those led by God’s Spirit^(V) are God’s sons.^{(W) 15} For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear,^(X) but you received the Spirit of adoption,^(Y) by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!”^{(Z) 16} The Spirit Himself testifies together with our spirit^(AA) that we are God’s children, ¹⁷ and if children, also heirs^(AB)—heirs of God and coheirs with Christ—seeing that^[k] we suffer with Him^(AC) so that we may also be glorified with Him.