Romans 8:9-23

New King James Version

⁹But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. ¹⁰And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. ¹¹But if the Spirit of ^(A)Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, ^(B)He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies ^[a]through His Spirit who dwells in you.

Sonship Through the Spirit

¹²^(C)Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. ¹³For ^(D)if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you ^(E)put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. ¹⁴For ^(F)as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. ¹⁵For ^(G)you did not receive the spirit of bondage again ^(H)to fear, but you received the ^(I)Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ^(J)“Abba,^[b] Father.” ¹⁶^(K)The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, ¹⁷and if children, then ^(L)heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, ^(M)if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.

From Suffering to Glory

¹⁸For I consider that ^(N)the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. ¹⁹For ^(O)the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. ²⁰For ^(P)the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; ²¹because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of ^[c]corruption into the glorious ^(Q)liberty of the children of God. ²²For we know that the whole creation ^(R)groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. ²³Not only that, but we also who have ^(S)the firstfruits of the Spirit, ^(T)even we ourselves groan ^(U)within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the ^(V)redemption of our body.