Romans 8:9-39

Legacy Standard Bible

⁹ However, you are not ^(A)in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God ^(B)dwells in you. But ^(C)if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. ^10 (D)But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is ^[a]alive because of righteousness. ¹¹ But if the Spirit of Him who ^(E)raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, ^(F)He who raised ^(G)Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies ^[b]through His Spirit who dwells in you.

¹² So then, brothers, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— ¹³ for ^(H)if you are living according to the flesh, you ^[c]must die, but if by the Spirit you are ^(I)putting to death the ^(J)practices of the body, you will live. ¹⁴ For as many as are ^(K)being led by the Spirit of God, these are ^(L)sons of God. ¹⁵ For you ^(M)have not received a spirit of slavery ^[d]leading to fear again, but you ^(N)have received the Spirit of adoption as sons by whom we cry out, “^(O)Abba! Father!” ¹⁶ The Spirit Himself ^(P)testifies with our spirit that we are ^(Q)children of God, ¹⁷ and if children, also ^(R)heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^(S)if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

Present Suffering and Future Glory

¹⁸ For I consider that the sufferings of this present time ^(T)are not worthy to be compared with the ^(U)glory that is to be revealed to us. ¹⁹ For the ^(V)anxious longing of the creation eagerly waits for ^(W)the revealing of the ^(X)sons of God. ²⁰ For the creation ^(Y)was subjected to ^(Z)futility, not willingly, but ^(AA)because of Him who subjected it, in hope ^21 [e]that ^(AB)the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. ²² For we know that the whole creation ^(AC)groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. ^23 (AD)And not only this, but also we ourselves, having ^(AE)the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves ^(AF)groan within ourselves, ^(AG)eagerly waiting for our adoption as sons, ^(AH)the redemption of our body. ²⁴ For ^(AI)in hope we were saved, but ^(AJ)hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what he already sees? ²⁵ But ^(AK)if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we eagerly wait for it.

²⁶ And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for ^(AL)we do not know how to pray as we should, but ^(AM)the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; ²⁷ and ^(AN)He who searches the hearts knows what ^(AO)the mind of the Spirit is, because He ^(AP)intercedes for the ^[f]saints according to the will of God.

²⁸ And we know that for those who love God ^[g](AQ)all things work together for good, for those who are ^(AR)called according to His purpose. ²⁹ Because those whom He ^(AS)foreknew, He also ^(AT)predestined to become ^(AU)conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the ^(AV)firstborn among many brothers; ³⁰ and those whom He ^(AW)predestined, He also ^(AX)called; and those whom He called, He also ^(AY)justified; and those whom He justified, He also ^(AZ)glorified.

God Is for Us

^31 (BA)What then shall we say to these things? ^(BB)If God is for us, who is against us? ³² He who indeed ^(BC)did not spare His own Son, but ^(BD)delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things? ³³ Who will bring a charge against ^(BE)God’s elect? ^(BF)God is the one who justifies; ³⁴ who is the one who ^(BG)condemns? Christ Jesus is He who ^(BH)died, yes, rather who was ^[h](BI)raised, who is ^(BJ)at the right hand of God, who also ^(BK)intercedes for us. ³⁵ Who will separate us from ^(BL)the love of ^[i]Christ? Will ^(BM)affliction, or turmoil, or ^(BN)persecution, or ^(BO)famine, or ^(BP)nakedness, or ^(BQ)peril, or sword? ³⁶ Just as it is written,

³⁷ But in all these things we overwhelmingly ^(BS)conquer through ^(BT)Him who loved us. ³⁸ For I am convinced that neither ^(BU)death, nor life, nor ^(BV)angels, nor rulers, nor ^(BW)things present, nor things to come, nor powers, ³⁹ nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from ^(BX)the love of God, which is ^(BY)in Christ Jesus our Lord.