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¶ Koulye a, nanpwen okenn kondannasyon pou moun ki fè yon sèl kò ak Jezikri.

Lalwa Sentespri a ap fè nou viv ansanm ak Jezikri, li delivre nou anba lalwa peche a ansanm ak anba lanmò.

Bagay lalwa Moyiz la pa t' kapab fè, paske kò lèzòm te rann li san fòs, se Bondye menm ki fè l': Bondye kondannen peche ki nan kò lèzòm lan, lè l' voye pwòp Pitit pa l' nan yon kò ki menm kò ak kò peche a, pou l' te ka fini nèt ak peche a.

Bondye te fè sa pou nou pa t' viv dapre sa moun jwenn nan kò yo, men dapre Lespri Bondye a, pou n' te ka satisfè tout egzijans lalwa a.

Moun k'ap viv dapre sa lèzòm jwenn nan kò yo, se yon sèl bagay ki nan tèt yo: se egzijans kò a. Men, moun k'ap viv dapre Lespri Bondye a, se yon sèl bagay ki man tèt yo: se egzijans Lespri a.

Lè ou kite egzijans kò a pran tèt ou, se mouri w'ap mouri. Men, lè ou kite egzijans Lespri a pran tèt ou, se viv w'ap viv ak kè poze.

Poukisa? Paske, lè egzijans kò a fin pran tèt yon moun, li pa vle wè Bondye ankò, li p'ap soumèt devan lalwa Bondye a, li p'ap ka soumèt menm.

Moun ki soumèt devan egzijans kò yo pa kapab fè Bondye plezi.

Pou nou menm, nou p'ap viv dapre egzijans kò nou ankò, men dapre egzijans Lespri Bondye a, paske Lespri Bondye a nan nou. Si yon moun pa gen Lespri Kris la nan li, li pa pou Kris la.

10 ¶ Men, si Kris la ap viv nan ou, kò ou te mèt mouri akòz peche a, Lespri Bondye a ap ba ou lavi, paske ou jwenn gras devan Bondye.

11 Si Lespri Bondye ki te fè Jezikri leve soti vivan nan lanmò a rete nan nou, li menm ki te fè Jezikri leve soti vivan nan lanmò a, li va bay kò nou yo ki la pou mouri a lavi tou, pa pouvwa Lespri li a ki rete nan nou.

12 Se konsa, frè m' yo, nou gen yon dèt. Men, se pa kò a nou dwe. Se poutèt sa, nou pa dwe viv dapre egzijans kò a.

13 Si n'ap viv dapre egzijans kò a, n'a mouri. Men, si okontrè, pa pouvwa Lespri Bondye n'ap swiv la, nou fè egzijans kò a mouri, n'a viv.

14 Paske, tout moun Lespri Bondye a ap dirije, se pitit Bondye yo ye.

15 Lespri Bondye ban nou an, se pa yon lespri k'ap fè nou esklav pou n'ap tranble devan Bondye toujou. Okontrè, Lespri Bondye a fè nou tounen pitit Bondye. Se li menm ki penmèt nou rele Bondye Papa.

16 Lespri Bondye a bay lespri pa nou an lasirans se pitit Bondye nou ye.

17 ¶ Si se pitit Bondye nou ye, nou gen pòsyon pa nou nan eritaj Bondye te pwomèt moun pa l' yo, n'a resevwa pa nou ansanm ak Kris la nan tou sa Bondye te sere pou li. Paske, si nou soufri ansanm ak li, n'a resevwa lwanj nan men Bondye ansanm ak li tou.

18 Pou mwen, nou pa ka konpare sa n'ap soufri koulye a ak bèl bagay Bondye pral fè nou wè yo.

19 Tout kreyasyon Bondye a ap tann konsa kilè pitit Bondye yo va parèt.

20 Paske, tout kreyasyon an te tonbe pa fòs anba pouvwa bagay ki pa vo anyen an. Se pa paske li te vle l', men se akòz moun ki te vle l' konsa a. Men, li te toujou gen espwa,

21 yon lè la delivre anba esklavaj pouvwa k'ap gate l' la, pou l' ka jwi bèl libète pitit Bondye yo.

22 Wi, nou konn sa: jouk jòdi a, tout kreyasyon an ap plenn, l'ap soufri tankou yon fanm ki gen doulè tranche.

23 Epi se pa li menm sèlman. Nou menm tou ki resevwa Sentespri Bondye a tankou premye kado Bondye fè nou, n'ap pouse gwo soupi nan kè nou pandan n'ap tann Bondye fin fè nou tounen pitit li nèt, fin delivre kò nou yo.

24 Paske, Bondye delivre nou, men nou menm n'ap tann toujou. Si nou wè sa n'ap tann lan, nou pa nan tann ankò. Ki moun k'ap rete tann sa li wè deja?

25 Men, si n'ap tann sa nou pa wè, n'ap tann li avèk pasyans.

26 ¶ Se konsa tou, Lespri Bondye a vin ede nou, atout nou fèb la, paske nou pa konnen kisa pou n' mande lè n'ap lapriyè, ni ki jan pou nou lapriyè. Men, se Lespri Bondye a menm k'ap lapriyè Bondye pou nou. L'ap pouse gwo soupi moun pa ka esplike.

27 Bondye menm ki konnen sa ki nan kè tout moun, li konnen kisa Lespri li a vle mande, paske sa Bondye vle a se sa Lespri li a ap mande pou tout moun k'ap viv pou Bondye.

28 Tansèlman, nou konn sa byen: nan tout bagay, Bondye ap travay pou byen tout moun ki renmen l', pou byen tout moun li te fè lide rele.

29 ¶ Paske, moun Bondye te konnen depi davans pou moun pa l' yo, depi davans tou li te mete yo apa pou yo te kab sanble ak Pitit li a. Konsa, Pitit sa a pase pou premye pitit nan yon bann frè.

30 Se konsa, Bondye rele tout moun li te mete apa depi davans yo, li fè yo gras epi moun li fè gras yo, li ba yo lwanj tou.

31 ¶ Kisa n'a di ankò sou pwen sa a? Si Bondye pou nou, kilès ki ka kont nou?

32 Li pa t' menm refize nou pwòp Pitit li a, men li bay li pou nou tout. Ki jan pou l' pa ta ban nou tout bagay avèk Pitit la tou pou gremesi?

33 Ki moun ki va akize moun Bondye chwazi yo? Pesonn. Paske se Bondye menm ki fè yo gras!

34 Ki moun ki kab kondannen yo? Pesonn. Paske Jezikri te mouri. Sak pi rèd ankò, li leve soti vivan nan lanmò, epi li chita sou bò dwat Bondye, kote l'ap plede pou nou.

35 Kisa, atò, ki va fè nou pèdi renmen Kris la gen pou nou an? Soufrans ka fè nou sa? Osinon, kè sere? Osinon, pèsekisyon? Osinon, grangou, mizè, gwo danje, lanmò? Dapre sa ki ekri nan Liv la:

36 Se poutèt ou, tout moun yo soti pou touye nou. Yo gade nou tankou mouton y'ap mennen labatwa.

37 Men, sou tout bagay sa yo, nou genyen batay la nèt ale, gremesi moun ki renmen nou an.

38 Paske, mwen gen lasirans anyen pa ka fè nou pèdi renmen Kris la gen pou nou: ni lanmò, ni lavi, ni zanj Bondye yo, ni lòt otorite ak pouvwa ki nan syèl la, ni bagay ki la jòdi a, ni sa ki gen pou vini pita,

39 ni pouvwa ki anwo nan syèl la, ni pouvwa ki anba tè a. Non. Pa gen anyen nan tout kreyasyon Bondye a ki ka janm fè nou pèdi renmen Bondye fè nou wè nan Jezikri, Seyè nou an.

Life Through the Spirit

Therefore, there is now no condemnation(A) for those who are in Christ Jesus,(B) because through Christ Jesus(C) the law of the Spirit who gives life(D) has set you[a] free(E) from the law of sin(F) and death. For what the law was powerless(G) to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[b](H) God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh(I) to be a sin offering.[c](J) And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement(K) of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.(L)

Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires;(M) but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.(N) The mind governed by the flesh is death,(O) but the mind governed by the Spirit is life(P) and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God;(Q) it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh(R) cannot please God.

You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh(S) but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you.(T) And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,(U) they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you,(V) then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life[d] because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead(W) is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies(X) because of[e] his Spirit who lives in you.

12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.(Y) 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die;(Z) but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body,(AA) you will live.(AB)

14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God(AC) are the children of God.(AD) 15 The Spirit(AE) you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;(AF) rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[f] And by him we cry, “Abba,[g] Father.”(AG) 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit(AH) that we are God’s children.(AI) 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs(AJ)—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings(AK) in order that we may also share in his glory.(AL)

Present Suffering and Future Glory

18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.(AM) 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God(AN) to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it,(AO) in hope 21 that[h] the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay(AP) and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.(AQ)

22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning(AR) as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,(AS) groan(AT) inwardly as we wait eagerly(AU) for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.(AV) 24 For in this hope we were saved.(AW) But hope that is seen is no hope at all.(AX) Who hopes for what they already have? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.(AY)

26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit(AZ) himself intercedes for us(BA) through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts(BB) knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes(BC) for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

28 And we know that in all things God works for the good(BD) of those who love him, who[i] have been called(BE) according to his purpose.(BF) 29 For those God foreknew(BG) he also predestined(BH) to be conformed to the image of his Son,(BI) that he might be the firstborn(BJ) among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined,(BK) he also called;(BL) those he called, he also justified;(BM) those he justified, he also glorified.(BN)

More Than Conquerors

31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things?(BO) If God is for us,(BP) who can be against us?(BQ) 32 He who did not spare his own Son,(BR) but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge(BS) against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns?(BT) No one. Christ Jesus who died(BU)—more than that, who was raised to life(BV)—is at the right hand of God(BW) and is also interceding for us.(BX) 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?(BY) Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?(BZ) 36 As it is written:

“For your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[j](CA)

37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors(CB) through him who loved us.(CC) 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[k] neither the present nor the future,(CD) nor any powers,(CE) 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God(CF) that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.(CG)

Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:2 The Greek is singular; some manuscripts me
  2. Romans 8:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 4-13.
  3. Romans 8:3 Or flesh, for sin
  4. Romans 8:10 Or you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive
  5. Romans 8:11 Some manuscripts bodies through
  6. Romans 8:15 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture; also in verse 23.
  7. Romans 8:15 Aramaic for father
  8. Romans 8:21 Or subjected it in hope. 21 For
  9. Romans 8:28 Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who; or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who
  10. Romans 8:36 Psalm 44:22
  11. Romans 8:38 Or nor heavenly rulers

Free from Indwelling Sin

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, (A)who[a] do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For (B)the law of (C)the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from (D)the law of sin and death. For (E)what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, (F)God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who (G)do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For (H)those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, (I)the things of the Spirit. For (J)to be [b]carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because (K)the [c]carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, (L)nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. 10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of (M)Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, (N)He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies [d]through His Spirit who dwells in you.

Sonship Through the Spirit

12 (O)Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For (P)if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you (Q)put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For (R)as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For (S)you did not receive the spirit of bondage again (T)to fear, but you received the (U)Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, (V)“Abba,[e] Father.” 16 (W)The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then (X)heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, (Y)if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

From Suffering to Glory

18 For I consider that (Z)the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For (AA)the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For (AB)the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; 21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of [f]corruption into the glorious (AC)liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation (AD)groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 Not only that, but we also who have (AE)the firstfruits of the Spirit, (AF)even we ourselves groan (AG)within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the (AH)redemption of our body. 24 For we were saved in this hope, but (AI)hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.

26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For (AJ)we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but (AK)the Spirit Himself makes intercession [g]for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now (AL)He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints (AM)according to the will of God.

28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those (AN)who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom (AO)He foreknew, (AP)He also predestined (AQ)to be conformed to the image of His Son, (AR)that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also (AS)called; whom He called, these He also (AT)justified; and whom He justified, these He also (AU)glorified.

God’s Everlasting Love

31 What then shall we say to these things? (AV)If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 (AW)He who did not spare His own Son, but (AX)delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? (AY)It is God who justifies. 34 (AZ)Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, (BA)who is even at the right hand of God, (BB)who also makes intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written:

(BC)“For Your sake we are killed all day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”

37 (BD)Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor (BE)principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:1 NU omits the rest of v. 1.
  2. Romans 8:6 fleshly
  3. Romans 8:7 fleshly
  4. Romans 8:11 Or because of
  5. Romans 8:15 Lit., in Aram., Father
  6. Romans 8:21 decay
  7. Romans 8:26 NU omits for us

Life in the Spirit

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.[a] For the law of (A)the Spirit of life (B)has set you[b] free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For (C)God has done what the law, (D)weakened by the flesh, (E)could not do. (F)By sending his own Son (G)in the likeness of sinful flesh and (H)for sin,[c] he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that (I)the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, (J)who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For (K)those who live according to the flesh set their minds on (L)the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on (M)the things of the Spirit. For to set (N)the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is (O)hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; (P)indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact (Q)the Spirit of God dwells in you. (R)Anyone who does not have (S)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 (T)him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus[d] from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies (U)through his Spirit who dwells in you.

Heirs with Christ

12 So then, brothers,[e] we are debtors, (V)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 (W)put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are (X)led by the Spirit of God are (Y)sons[f] of God. 15 For (Z)you did not receive (AA)the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of (AB)adoption as sons, by whom we cry, (AC)“Abba! Father!” 16 (AD)The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then (AE)heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, (AF)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 (AG)are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for (AH)the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation (AI)was subjected to futility, not willingly, but (AJ)because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that (AK)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 (AL)the whole creation (AM)has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have (AN)the firstfruits of the Spirit, (AO)groan inwardly as (AP)we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, (AQ)the redemption of our bodies. 24 For (AR)in this hope we were saved. Now (AS)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 (AT)wait for it with patience.

26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For (AU)we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but (AV)the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And (AW)he who searches hearts knows what is (AX)the mind of the Spirit, because[g] the Spirit (AY)intercedes for the saints (AZ)according to the will of God. 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together (BA)for good,[h] for (BB)those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he (BC)foreknew he also (BD)predestined (BE)to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be (BF)the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also (BG)justified, and those whom he justified he also (BH)glorified.

God's Everlasting Love

31 What then shall we say to these things? (BI)If God is for us, who can be[i] against us? 32 (BJ)He who did not spare his own Son but (BK)gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? (BL)It is God who justifies. 34 (BM)Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—(BN)who is at the right hand of God, (BO)who indeed is interceding for us.[j] 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written,

(BP)“For your sake (BQ)we are being killed all the day long;
    we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”

37 No, in all these things we are more than (BR)conquerors through (BS)him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:1 Some manuscripts add who walk not according to the flesh (but according to the Spirit)
  2. Romans 8:2 Some manuscripts me
  3. Romans 8:3 Or and as a sin offering
  4. Romans 8:11 Some manuscripts lack Jesus
  5. Romans 8:12 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 29
  6. Romans 8:14 See discussion on “sons” in the Preface
  7. Romans 8:27 Or that
  8. Romans 8:28 Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good
  9. Romans 8:31 Or who is
  10. Romans 8:34 Or Is it Christ Jesus who died… for us?