Deliverance from Bondage

Therefore there is now no (A)condemnation at all for those who are (B)in (C)Christ Jesus. For (D)the law of the Spirit of life [a]in (E)Christ Jesus (F)has set you free from the law of sin and of death. For (G)what the Law could not do, [b](H)weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in (I)the likeness of [c]sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the (J)requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us who (K)do not walk [d]according to the flesh but [e]according to the Spirit. For those who are in accord with the flesh set their minds on (L)the things of the flesh, but those who are in accord with the Spirit, (M)the things of the Spirit. (N)For the mind [f]set on the flesh is (O)death, but the mind [g]set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind [h]set on the flesh is (P)hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, and those who are (Q)in the flesh cannot please God.

However, you are not (R)in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God (S)dwells in you. But (T)if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. 10 (U)If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is [i]alive because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of Him who (V)raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, (W)He who raised (X)Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies [j]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 (Y)if you are living in accord with the flesh, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you are (Z)putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are (AA)being led by the Spirit of God, these are (AB)sons and daughters of God. 15 For you (AC)have not received a spirit of slavery [k]leading to fear again, but you (AD)have received [l]a spirit of adoption as sons and daughters by which we cry out, “(AE)Abba! [m]Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself (AF)testifies with our spirit that we are (AG)children of God, 17 and if children, (AH)heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, (AI)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 (AJ)are not worthy to be compared with the (AK)glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the (AL)eagerly awaiting creation waits for (AM)the revealing of the (AN)sons and daughters of God. 20 For the creation (AO)was subjected to (AP)futility, not willingly, but (AQ)because of Him who subjected it, [n]in hope 21 that (AR)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 (AS)groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. 23 (AT)And not only that, but also we ourselves, having (AU)the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves (AV)groan within ourselves, (AW)waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons and daughters, (AX)the redemption of our body. 24 For (AY)in hope we have been saved, but (AZ)hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? 25 But (BA)if we hope for what we do not see, through perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Our Victory in Christ

26 Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for (BB)we do not know what to pray for as we should, but (BC)the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with [o]groanings too deep for words; 27 and (BD)He who searches the hearts knows what (BE)the mind of the Spirit is, because He (BF)intercedes for the [p]saints according to the will of God.

28 And we know that [q]God [r]causes (BG)all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are (BH)called according to His purpose. 29 For those whom He (BI)foreknew, He also (BJ)predestined to become (BK)conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the (BL)firstborn among many brothers and sisters; 30 and these whom He (BM)predestined, He also (BN)called; and these whom He called, He also (BO)justified; and these whom He justified, He also (BP)glorified.

31 (BQ)What then shall we say to these things? (BR)If God is for us, who is against us? 32 He who (BS)did not spare His own Son, but (BT)delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? 33 Who will bring charges against (BU)God’s elect? (BV)God is the one who justifies; 34 who is the one who (BW)condemns? Christ Jesus is He who (BX)died, but rather, was [s](BY)raised, who is (BZ)at the right hand of God, who also (CA)intercedes for us. 35 Who will separate us from (CB)the love of [t]Christ? Will (CC)tribulation, or trouble, or (CD)persecution, or (CE)famine, or (CF)nakedness, or (CG)danger, or sword? 36 Just as it is written:

(CH)For Your sake we are killed all day long;
We were regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”

37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly (CI)conquer through (CJ)Him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither (CK)death, nor life, nor (CL)angels, nor principalities, nor (CM)things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from (CN)the love of God that is (CO)in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:2 Or has set you free in Christ Jesus
  2. Romans 8:3 Lit in which it was weak
  3. Romans 8:3 Lit flesh of sin
  4. Romans 8:4 Or in accordance with
  5. Romans 8:4 Or in accordance with
  6. Romans 8:6 Lit of the
  7. Romans 8:6 Lit of the
  8. Romans 8:7 Lit of the
  9. Romans 8:10 Lit life
  10. Romans 8:11 One early ms because of
  11. Romans 8:15 Lit for fear again
  12. Romans 8:15 Or the Spirit
  13. Romans 8:15 Gr translation of the Aramaic Abba provided by Paul
  14. Romans 8:20 Or in hope; because the creation
  15. Romans 8:26 Lit wordless groanings
  16. Romans 8:27 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  17. Romans 8:28 One early ms He; i.e., God
  18. Romans 8:28 Or in all things works together with those...for good
  19. Romans 8:34 One early ms raised from the dead
  20. Romans 8:35 Two early mss God

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

La vida conforme al Espíritu Santo

Así pues, ahora Dios no condena a los que están unidos a Jesucristo porque por medio de él, la ley del Espíritu que da vida te liberó[a] de la ley que trae pecado y muerte. Lo que la ley no podía hacer porque no pudo contra la naturaleza humana, Dios lo hizo al enviar a su Hijo, quien vivió con la misma vida con la que todo ser humano peca. Lo envió como una ofrenda para pagar por el pecado y así Dios se valió de esa vida humana para condenar el pecado. Todo esto lo hizo Dios para que pudiéramos vivir aprobados tal como exige la ley. Ya no vivimos de acuerdo a la naturaleza humana, sino que vivimos de acuerdo al Espíritu.

Los que siguen la mentalidad humana, sólo piensan en satisfacerla, pero los que viven según el Espíritu sólo piensan en satisfacer al Espíritu. El que se deja controlar por su mentalidad humana tendrá muerte, pero el que deja que el Espíritu controle su mente tendrá vida y paz. Cuando alguien se deja controlar por su mentalidad humana, está en contra de Dios y se niega a obedecer la ley de Dios. De hecho, no es capaz de obedecerla; los que tienen la mentalidad humana no pueden agradar a Dios.

En ustedes no predomina la mentalidad humana sino la del Espíritu, porque el Espíritu de Dios vive en ustedes. El que no tiene el Espíritu de Cristo, no pertenece a Cristo. 10 El cuerpo de ustedes está muerto por culpa del pecado, pero si Cristo está en ustedes, Dios los aprobó y el Espíritu les da vida. 11 Dios resucitó a Jesús de la muerte. Y si el Espíritu de Dios vive en ustedes, el mismo que resucitó a Cristo le dará vida a su cuerpo mortal por medio del Espíritu que vive en ustedes.

12 Por eso hermanos, tenemos una obligación pero no es la de vivir según la mentalidad humana. 13 Si viven de acuerdo con la mentalidad humana, morirán para siempre, pero si usan el poder del Espíritu para dejar de hacer maldades, vivirán para siempre.

14 Los hijos de Dios se dejan guiar por el Espíritu de Dios. 15 El Espíritu que ustedes han recibido ahora no los convierte en esclavos llenos de temor. Al contrario, el Espíritu que han recibido los hace hijos. Por el Espíritu podemos gritar: «¡Querido padre!»[b] 16 El Espíritu mismo le habla a nuestro espíritu y le asegura que somos hijos de Dios. 17 Por ser hijos de Dios recibiremos las bendiciones que Dios tiene para su pueblo. Dios nos dará todo lo que le ha dado a Cristo, pero también tenemos que sufrir con él para compartir su gloria.

Tendremos la grandeza en el futuro

18 Yo reconozco que tenemos que sufrir ahora, pero esos sufrimientos no son nada comparados con toda la gloria que vamos a recibir después. 19 Toda la creación de Dios está esperando con impaciencia el momento en que Dios muestre al mundo quiénes son sus hijos. 20 La creación no pudo alcanzar su propósito original, pero no por causa de ella, sino porque Dios así lo dispuso. Sin embargo, queda esta esperanza: 21 que la creación será liberada de la esclavitud de la corrupción para disfrutar luego la grandeza de los hijos de Dios.

22 Todos sabemos que hasta hoy toda la creación se queja de dolor y sufre como una mujer con dolores de parto. 23 No sólo el mundo, sino también nosotros sufrimos, pero ya tenemos el Espíritu como anticipo de la promesa de Dios. Ahora esperamos que Dios nos dé todos los derechos como hijos suyos cuando nuestro cuerpo sea liberado.[c] 24 Cuando fuimos salvos recibimos esa esperanza, pero una esperanza que se ve no es realmente una esperanza, ¿para qué esperar lo que ya se ve? 25 En cambio, nosotros estamos esperando lo que aun no podemos ver y lo esperamos con paciencia.

26 De igual manera, el Espíritu nos ayuda en nuestra debilidad. Por ejemplo, cuando no sabemos qué pedirle a Dios, el Espíritu mismo le pide a Dios por nosotros. El Espíritu le habla a Dios a través de gemidos imposibles de expresar con palabras. 27 Pero Dios nos conoce a fondo y entiende lo que el Espíritu quiere decir, porque el Espíritu ruega a favor de su pueblo santo de acuerdo a la voluntad de Dios.

Victoria en Cristo

28 Sabemos que Dios obra en toda situación para el bien de los que lo aman, los que han sido llamados por Dios de acuerdo a su propósito. 29 Dios los conocía antes de que el mundo fuera creado. Él decidió que fueran como su Hijo y quería que el Hijo fuera el mayor[d] de muchos hermanos. 30 Dios decidió que serían como su Hijo, por eso los eligió por adelantado y los aprobó dándoles su gloria.

31 ¿Qué podemos decir de todo esto? Si Dios está a nuestro favor, nadie podrá estar contra nosotros. 32 Dios mostró su favor hacia nosotros hasta tal punto que dio a su propio Hijo para que muriera por nosotros. Siendo así, ¿cómo no nos va a dar, junto con él, todo lo que tiene? 33 ¿Quién podrá acusar al pueblo que Dios ha elegido? Dios es el que nos aprueba. 34 ¿Quién va a condenarnos? Cristo fue quien murió por nosotros y además resucitó. Ahora Cristo está sentado a la derecha de Dios y está rogando por nosotros. 35 ¿Podrá algo separarnos del amor de Cristo? Ni las dificultades, ni los problemas, ni las persecuciones, ni el hambre, ni la desnudez, ni el peligro ni tampoco la muerte. 36 (A)Así está escrito:

«Por ti estamos siempre en peligro de muerte,
    nos tratan como si fuéramos ovejas que van al matadero».[e]

37 Más bien, en todo esto salimos más que victoriosos por medio de Dios quien nos amó. 38 Pues estoy convencido de que ni la muerte ni la vida, ni los ángeles ni los poderes diabólicos, ni lo presente, ni lo que vendrá en el futuro, ni poderes espirituales, 39 ni lo alto ni lo profundo,[f] ni ninguna otra cosa creada podrá separarnos del amor de Dios que se encuentra en nuestro Señor Jesucristo.

Footnotes

  1. 8:2 te liberó Algunos manuscritos dicen me liberó.
  2. 8:15 ¡Querido padre! Textualmente ¡Abba! una palabra en idioma arameo. Los niños llamaban Abba a su papá.
  3. 8:23 Ahora esperamos […] sea liberado Algunos manuscritos tienen Ahora esperamos el momento cuando nuestro cuerpo sea liberado omitiendo que Dios nos dé todos los derechos como hijos suyos.
  4. 8:29 Hijo fuera el mayor Esto probablemente significa que Cristo fue el primero de la familia de Dios que compartió la gloria de Dios.
  5. 8:36 Cita de Sal 44:22.
  6. 8:39 ni lo alto ni lo profundo Puede hacer referencia al cielo, arriba, y al Hades, el lugar de los muertos, abajo. O, a los poderes espirituales del cielo y a los poderes espirituales del infierno.