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24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death?

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24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?(A)

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18 Yes, and the Lord will deliver me from every evil attack and will bring me safely into his heavenly Kingdom. All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.

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18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack(A) and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom.(B) To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.(C)

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We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.

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For we know that our old self(A) was crucified with him(B) so that the body ruled by sin(C) might be done away with,[a] that we should no longer be slaves to sin(D)

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  1. Romans 6:6 Or be rendered powerless

14 He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

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14 who gave himself for us(A) to redeem us from all wickedness(B) and to purify(C) for himself a people that are his very own,(D) eager to do what is good.(E)

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And because you belong to him, the power[a] of the life-giving Spirit has freed you[b] from the power of sin that leads to death.

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  1. 8:2a Greek the law; also in 8:2b.
  2. 8:2b Some manuscripts read me.

because through Christ Jesus(A) the law of the Spirit who gives life(B) has set you[a] free(C) from the law of sin(D) and death.

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  1. Romans 8:2 The Greek is singular; some manuscripts me

even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud.

Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.

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or because of these surpassingly great revelations.(A) Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh,(B) a messenger of Satan,(C) to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.(D) But he said to me, “My grace(E) is sufficient for you, for my power(F) is made perfect in weakness.(G)(H) Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

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20     to hear the groans of the prisoners,
    to release those condemned to die.

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20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(A)
    and release those condemned to death.”

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He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”

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‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.(A) There will be no more death’[a](B) or mourning or crying or pain,(C) for the old order of things has passed away.”(D)

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  1. Revelation 21:4 Isaiah 25:8

15 Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.

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15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear(A) of death.

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26 And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.

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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(A) himself intercedes for us(B) through wordless groans.

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13 For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature,[a] you will live.

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  1. 8:13 Greek deeds of the body.

13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die;(A) but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body,(B) you will live.(C)

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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
    for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,
    that the blind will see,
that the oppressed will be set free,

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18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,(A)
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news(B) to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,

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God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice,[a]
    for they will be satisfied.

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  1. 5:6 Or for righteousness.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.(A)

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