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

18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (S)are not worthy to be compared with the (T)glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the (U)eagerly awaiting creation waits for (V)the revealing of the (W)sons and daughters of God. 20 For the creation (X)was subjected to (Y)futility, not willingly, but (Z)because of Him who subjected it, [f]in hope 21 that (AA)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 (AB)groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. 23 (AC)And not only that, but also we ourselves, having (AD)the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves (AE)groan within ourselves, (AF)waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons and daughters, (AG)the redemption of our body. 24 For (AH)in hope we have been saved, but (AI)hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? 25 But (AJ)if we hope for what we do not see, through perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:10 Lit life
  2. Romans 8:11 One early ms because of
  3. Romans 8:15 Lit for fear again
  4. Romans 8:15 Or the Spirit
  5. Romans 8:15 Gr translation of the Aramaic Abba provided by Paul
  6. Romans 8:20 Or in hope; because the creation

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