Romans 8:12-25
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
So We Are Debtors To The Spirit To Put To Death The Deeds of The Flesh And Live
12 So then, brothers, we are debtors— not to the flesh, that we should be living in accordance with the flesh. 13 For if [a] you are living in accordance with the flesh, you are going-to[b] die. But if by the Spirit you are putting-to-death the practices of the body, you will live.
For Those Being So Led By The Spirit Are The Adopted Children of God
14 For[c] all who are being led[d] by the Spirit of God, these are sons[e] of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit[f] of slavery again leading-to fear, but you received a Spirit[g] of adoption by Whom we are crying-out “Abba[h]! Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself bears-witness-with our spirit that we are children of God!
This Means We Are Joint-Heirs With Christ, Sharing His Suffering And Glory
17 And if we are children, we are heirs also. We are heirs of God, and fellow-heirs of Christ, since[i] we are suffering-with Him in order that we may also be glorified-with Him. 18 For I consider that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to the glory destined to be revealed to[j] us.
Creation Itself Groans To Share In Our Glory
19 For the eager-expectation of the creation is awaiting[k] the revelation of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility[l]— not willingly[m], but because of the One having subjected it— in hope[n] 21 that the creation itself also will be set-free from the slavery of [o] decay into the freedom of [p] the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation is groaning-together and suffering-birthpains-together[q] until the present.
We Groan For The Redemption of Our Body
23 And not only creation, but also ourselves having the firstfruit[r] of the Spirit— we ourselves also are groaning within ourselves while eagerly-awaiting adoption, the redemption of our body. 24 For we were saved in hope. But hope being seen is not hope, for who hopes-for what he sees? 25 But since we hope-for what we do not see, we are eagerly-awaiting it with endurance.
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- Romans 8:13 That is, assuming it is true that.
- Romans 8:13 Or, are destined to.
- Romans 8:14 This gives the reason you will live. If you are living by the Spirit, this means you are one of God’s children.
- Romans 8:14 This is the broad category of which putting to death the practices of the body is one aspect.
- Romans 8:14 That is, children, family members, as opposed to slaves.
- Romans 8:15 That is, a disposition, a slave kind of spirit.
- Romans 8:15 Or, spirit.
- Romans 8:15 That is, papa, daddy.
- Romans 8:17 That is, if as is the case.
- Romans 8:18 Or, for, in.
- Romans 8:19 Or, eagerly-awaiting.
- Romans 8:20 Or, purposelessness, pointlessness.
- Romans 8:20 Or, not of its own will, again personifying creation.
- Romans 8:20 That is, in the hope granted to it that. This hope results in the eager expectation of v 19. Or, subjected it in the expectation that the creation. Or, subjected it in hope, because the creation (making this the only place in the Bible where ‘hope’ has God as the subject).
- Romans 8:21 Or, belonging to, leading to.
- Romans 8:21 That is, characterized by; or, belonging to.
- Romans 8:22 That is, for the birth of the new age.
- Romans 8:23 That is, the initial foretaste of the Spirit, the future fullness of Whom will be the harvest; or, the firstfruit which is the Spirit, He being the first installment of all the blessings God will bestow on us.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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