Romans 8:12-27

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹² So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— ¹³ for ^(A)if you are living according to the flesh, you ^[a]must die; but if by the Spirit you are ^(B)putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. ¹⁴ For all who are ^(C)being led by the Spirit of God, these are ^(D)sons of God. ¹⁵ For you ^(E)have not received a spirit of slavery ^[b]leading to fear again, but you ^(F)have received ^[c]a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “^(G)Abba! Father!” ¹⁶ The Spirit Himself ^(H)testifies with our spirit that we are ^(I)children of God, ¹⁷ and if children, ^(J)heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^(K)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 ^(L)are not worthy to be compared with the ^(M)glory that is to be revealed to us. ¹⁹ For the ^(N)anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for ^(O)the revealing of the ^(P)sons of God. ²⁰ For the creation ^(Q)was subjected to ^(R)futility, not willingly, but ^(S)because of Him who subjected it, ^[d]in hope ²¹ that ^(T)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 ^(U)groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. ^23 (V)And not only this, but also we ourselves, having ^(W)the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves ^(X)groan within ourselves, ^(Y)waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, ^(Z)the redemption of our body. ²⁴ For ^(AA)in hope we have been saved, but ^(AB)hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? ²⁵ But ^(AC)if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Our Victory in Christ

²⁶ In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for ^(AD)we do not know how to pray as we should, but ^(AE)the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; ²⁷ and ^(AF)He who searches the hearts knows what ^(AG)the mind of the Spirit is, because He ^(AH)intercedes for the ^[e]saints according to the will of God.