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Romans 8:8-17
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8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.(A) 9 But you are not in the flesh; on the contrary, you are in the spirit, if only the Spirit of God dwells in you. Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.(B) 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is alive because of righteousness.(C) 11 If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also, through his Spirit that dwells in you. 12 Consequently, brothers, we are not debtors to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.(D)

Children of God Through Adoption.[a] 14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.(E) 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption, through which we cry, “Abba,[b] Father!”(F) 16 The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,(G) 17 and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.(H)

Destiny of Glory.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 8:14–17 Christians, by reason of the Spirit’s presence within them, enjoy not only new life but also a new relationship to God, that of adopted children and heirs through Christ, whose sufferings and glory they share.
  2. 8:15 Abba: see note on Mk 14:36.
  3. 8:18–27 The glory that believers are destined to share with Christ far exceeds the sufferings of the present life. Paul considers the destiny of the created world to be linked with the future that belongs to the believers. As it shares in the penalty of corruption brought about by sin, so also will it share in the benefits of redemption and future glory that comprise the ultimate liberation of God’s people (Rom 8:19–22). After patient endurance in steadfast expectation, the full harvest of the Spirit’s presence will be realized. On earth believers enjoy the firstfruits, i.e., the Spirit, as a guarantee of the total liberation of their bodies from the influence of the rebellious old self (Rom 8:23).
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Romans 8:8-17
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

9 But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit,[a] since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit[b] is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ[c] from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through[d] his Spirit that dwells in you.

12 So then, brothers and sisters,[e] we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— 13 for if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba![f] Father!” 16 it is that very Spirit bearing witness[g] with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.

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  1. Romans 8:9 Or spirit
  2. Romans 8:10 Or spirit
  3. Romans 8:11 Other ancient authorities read the Christ or Christ Jesus or Jesus Christ
  4. Romans 8:11 Other ancient authorities read on account of
  5. Romans 8:12 Gk brothers
  6. Romans 8:15 Aramaic for Father
  7. Romans 8:16 Or 15 a spirit of adoption, by which we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit itself bears witness
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Romans 8:8-17
Good News Translation

8 Those who obey their human nature cannot please God.

9 But you do not live as your human nature tells you to; instead, you live as the Spirit tells you to—if, in fact, God's Spirit lives in you. Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ lives in you, the Spirit is life for you[a] because you have been put right with God, even though your bodies are going to die because of sin. 11 (A)If the Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from death, lives in you, then he who raised Christ from death will also give life to your mortal bodies by the presence of his Spirit in you.

12 So then, my friends, we have an obligation, but it is not to live as our human nature wants us to. 13 For if you live according to your human nature, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you put to death your sinful actions, you will live. 14 Those who are led by God's Spirit are God's children. 15 (B)For the Spirit that God has given you does not make you slaves and cause you to be afraid; instead, the Spirit makes you God's children, and by the Spirit's power we cry out to God, “Father! my Father!” 16 God's Spirit joins himself to our spirits to declare that we are God's children. 17 Since we are his children, we will possess the blessings he keeps for his people, and we will also possess with Christ what God has kept for him; for if we share Christ's suffering, we will also share his glory.

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  1. Romans 8:10 the Spirit is life for you; or your spirit is alive.
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Romans 8:8-17
New American Standard Bible

8 and those who are (A)in the flesh cannot please God.

9 However, you are not (B)in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God (C)dwells in you. But (D)if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. 10 (E)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 (F)raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, (G)He who raised (H)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 (I)if you are living in accord with the flesh, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you are (J)putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are (K)being led by the Spirit of God, these are (L)sons and daughters of God. 15 For you (M)have not received a spirit of slavery [c]leading to fear again, but you (N)have received [d]a spirit of adoption as sons and daughters by which we cry out, “(O)Abba! [e]Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself (P)testifies with our spirit that we are (Q)children of God, 17 and if children, (R)heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, (S)if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

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  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
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Romans 8:8-17
New International Version

8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh(A) cannot please God.

9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh(B) but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you.(C) And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,(D) they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you,(E) then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life[a] because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead(F) is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies(G) because of[b] his Spirit who lives in you.

12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.(H) 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die;(I) but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body,(J) you will live.(K)

14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God(L) are the children of God.(M) 15 The Spirit(N) you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;(O) rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[c] And by him we cry, “Abba,[d] Father.”(P) 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit(Q) that we are God’s children.(R) 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs(S)—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings(T) in order that we may also share in his glory.(U)

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  1. Romans 8:10 Or you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive
  2. Romans 8:11 Some manuscripts bodies through
  3. Romans 8:15 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture; also in verse 23.
  4. Romans 8:15 Aramaic for father
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