Romans 8
New Life Version
8 Now, because of this, those who belong to Christ will not suffer the punishment of sin. 2 The power of the Holy Spirit has made me free from the power of sin and death. This power is mine because I belong to Christ Jesus. 3 The Law could not make me free from the power of sin and death. It was weak because it had to work with weak human beings. But God sent His own Son. He came to earth in a body of flesh which could be tempted to sin as we in our bodies can be. He gave Himself to take away sin. By doing that, He took away the power sin had over us. 4 In that way, Jesus did for us what the Law said had to be done. We do not do what our sinful old selves tell us to do anymore. Now we do what the Holy Spirit wants us to do. 5 Those who let their sinful old selves tell them what to do live under that power of their sinful old selves. But those who let the Holy Spirit tell them what to do are under His power. 6 If your sinful old self is the boss over your mind, it leads to death. But if the Holy Spirit is the boss over your mind, it leads to life and peace. 7 The mind that thinks only of ways to please the sinful old self is fighting against God. It is not able to obey God’s Laws. It never can. 8 Those who do what their sinful old selves want to do cannot please God.
9 But you are not doing what your sinful old selves want you to do. You are doing what the Holy Spirit tells you to do, if you have God’s Spirit living in you. No one belongs to Christ if he does not have Christ’s Spirit in him. 10 If Christ is in you, your spirit lives because you are right with God, and yet your body is dead because of sin. 11 The Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead. If the same Holy Spirit lives in you, He will give life to your bodies in the same way.
12 So then, Christian brothers, we are not to do what our sinful old selves want us to do. 13 If you do what your sinful old selves want you to do, you will die in sin. But if, through the power of the Holy Spirit, you destroy those actions to which the body can be led, you will have life. 14 All those who are led by the Holy Spirit are sons of God. 15 You should not act like people who are owned by someone. They are always afraid. Instead, the Holy Spirit makes us His sons, and we can call to Him, “My Father.” 16 For the Holy Spirit speaks to us and tells our spirit that we are children of God. 17 If we are children of God, we will receive everything He has promised us. We will share with Christ all the things God has given to Him. But we must share His suffering if we are to share His shining-greatness.
18 I am sure that our suffering now cannot be compared to the shining-greatness that He is going to give us. 19 Everything that has been made in the world is waiting for the day when God will make His sons known. 20 Everything that has been made in the world is weak. It is not that the world wanted it to be that way. God allowed it to be that way. Yet there is hope. 21 Everything that has been made in the world will be set free from the power that can destroy. These will become free just as the children of God become free. 22 We know that everything on the earth cries out with pain the same as a woman giving birth to a child. 23 We also cry inside ourselves, even we who have received the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the first of God’s gifts to us. We are waiting to become His complete sons when our bodies are made free. 24 We were saved with this hope ahead of us. Now hope means we are waiting for something we do not have. How can a man hope for something he already has? 25 But if we hope for something we do not yet see, we must learn how to wait for it.
26 In the same way, the Holy Spirit helps us where we are weak. We do not know how to pray or what we should pray for, but the Holy Spirit prays to God for us with sounds that cannot be put into words. 27 God knows the hearts of men. He knows what the Holy Spirit is thinking. The Holy Spirit prays for those who belong to Christ the way God wants Him to pray.
28 We know that God makes all things work together for the good of those who love Him and are chosen to be a part of His plan. 29 God knew from the beginning who would put their trust in Him. So He chose them and made them to be like His Son. Christ was first and all those who belong to God are His brothers. 30 He called to Himself also those He chose. Those He called, He made right with Himself. Then He shared His shining-greatness with those He made right with Himself.
31 What can we say about all these things? Since God is for us, who can be against us? 32 God did not keep His own Son for Himself but gave Him for us all. Then with His Son, will He not give us all things? 33 Who can say anything against the people God has chosen? It is God Who says they are right with Himself. 34 Who then can say we are guilty? It was Christ Jesus Who died. He was raised from the dead. He is on the right side of God praying to Him for us. 35 Who can keep us away from the love of Christ? Can trouble or problems? Can suffering wrong from others or having no food? Can it be because of no clothes or because of danger or war? 36 The Holy Writings say, “Because of belonging to Jesus, we are in danger of being killed all day long. We are thought of as sheep that are ready to be killed.” (A) 37 But we have power over all these things through Jesus Who loves us so much. 38 For I know that nothing can keep us from the love of God. Death cannot! Life cannot! Angels cannot! Leaders cannot! Any other power cannot! Hard things now or in the future cannot! 39 The world above or the world below cannot! Any other living thing cannot keep us away from the love of God which is ours through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Rimljanima 8
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Život u Duhu
8 Stoga, sada više nema osude onima koji su u Isusu Kristu. 2 Jer, u Isusu Kristu je zakon Duha koji donosi život. Zakon života oslobodio te[a] zakona grijeha koji donosi smrt. 3 Zakon nam nije mogao pomoći zbog slabosti naše tjelesne naravi. No Bog je učinio ono što Zakon nije mogao: svom je Sinu dao tijelo isto kao i naše, kojim griješimo, i poslao ga na Zemlju da svojom smrću plati za grijehe. Tako je Bog upotrijebio ljudsko tijelo da u njemu uništi grijeh. 4 Učinio je to da bi ono pravedno što zahtijeva Zakon bilo zadovoljeno u nama, koji živimo na temelju Duha, a ne na temelju stare tjelesne naravi.
5 Oni koji su vođeni tjelesnom naravi, misle samo na stvari koje udovoljavaju toj naravi, a oni koji su vođeni Duhom, misle na stvari koje želi Duh. 6 Kad čovjekovim mislima vlada tjelesna narav, ona ga vodi u smrt, ali ako njegovim mislima vlada Duh, on će imati život i mir. 7 Čovjek čijim mislima upravlja njegova tjelesna narav, Božji je neprijatelj jer se ne pokorava Božjem zakonu, a i ne može mu se pokoravati. 8 Oni koji su vođeni tjelesnom naravi ne mogu ugoditi Bogu.
9 No vama ne upravlja tjelesna narav, nego Duh, ako Božji Duh stvarno živi u vama. Onaj tko nema u sebi Kristovog Duha, ne pripada Kristu. 10 A opet, ako je u vama Krist, vaša su tijela mrtva zbog grijeha, a Duh vam daje život jer ste opravdani pred Bogom. 11 Ako u vama živi Božji Duh, koji je Isusa podigao iz mrtvih, Bog će i vašim smrtnim tijelima dati vječni život po svome Duhu koji živi u vama.
12 Dakle, braćo i sestre, nismo dužnici svojoj tjelesnoj naravi da po njoj živimo 13 jer, ako živite slijedeći svoju grešnu, tjelesnu narav, umrijet ćete. Ali ako Duhom usmrćujete žudnje tjelesne naravi, živjet ćete.
14 Oni koji se prepuste Božjem Duhu da ih vodi, Božja su djeca. 15 Duh kojeg ste primili nije vas odveo u ropstvo da biste se morali ponovo bojati, nego vas je učinio Božjom djecom da po njemu zovemo: »Abba[b], Oče!« 16 Duh zajedno s našim duhom svjedoči da smo Božja djeca. 17 Ako smo Božja djeca, mi smo i Božji nasljednici zajedno s Kristom. No to možemo biti samo ako uistinu s Kristom i trpimo, kao što je i on trpio, da bismo zajedno s njim primili slavu.
Sveti Duh donosi slobodu i slavu
18 Mislim da su naše trenutne patnje beznačajne u usporedbi s budućom slavom koju ćemo primiti. 19 Cjelokupno Božje stvorenje u čežnji očekuje vrijeme kada će Bog očitovati tko su njegova djeca. 20 Svijet, koji je stvorio Bog, potpao je pod ispraznost, ali ne svojevoljno, već voljom onoga koji ga je podvrgnuo. Ali Bog je ostavio nadu 21 da će sve što je stvorio primiti oslobođenje od ropstva propadanju. Ostavio je nadu da će sve što je stvorio imati slavnu slobodu Božje djece.
22 Znamo da sva stvorenja sve do sada uzdišu kao u porođajnim bolovima. 23 No ne samo ona nego i mi, koji već imamo Duha kao prvi dio Božjeg obećanja, čekamo uzdišući u sebi. I dalje željno očekujemo da nas Bog potpuno usvoji, odnosno da oslobodi naša tijela. 24 Spašeni smo da bismo imali tu nadu. Ali nada, koja se vidi, nije nada jer tko se nada onomu što već ima? 25 Ako se nadamo onome što još nemamo, onda to iščekujemo s velikim strpljenjem.
26 Isto nam tako Duh pomaže jer smo slabi. Mi ne znamo što bismo trebali moliti, ali Duh posreduje za nas uzdisajima koji se ne mogu izreći riječima. 27 No Bog vidi što je u ljudskim srcima i zna koja je namjera Duha jer Duh govori u ime Božje djece onako kako želi Bog.
28 Znamo da Bog u svemu radi za dobro onih koji ga vole.[c] On ih je izabrao po svome planu. 29 On ih je poznavao prije nego što su postojali i izabrao ih je da budu poput njegovog Sina. Tako da Isus, Božji Sin, bude najstariji među svojom braćom i sestrama. 30 Bog ih je izabrao prije nego što su postojali i on ih je pozvao. One koje je pozvao, ujedno je i opravdao, a onima koje je opravdao, dao je i svoju slavu.
Božja ljubav u Kristu Isusu
31 Što bismo na to mogli reći? Ako je Bog s nama, tko može biti protiv nas? 32 Bog, koji nije ni vlastitog Sina poštedio, nego ga je predao da umre umjesto svih nas, sigurno će nam dati i sve ostalo zajedno s njim. 33 Tko može optužiti one koje je izabrao Bog? Nitko! Bog je taj koji ih opravdava. 34 Tko bi ih mogao proglasiti krivima? Nitko! Isus Krist je umro, ali još je važnije to što je uskrsnuo i što sada sjedi Bogu s desne strane i posreduje kod njega u našu korist. 35 Što nas može odvojiti od Kristove ljubavi? Mogu li teškoće, nevolje, progoni, glad, neimaština ili smrt? 36 U Svetom pismu piše:
»Zbog tebe smo uvijek u smrtnoj opasnosti,
smatraju nas ovcama za klanje.«[d]
37 Bez obzira na sve to, mi ipak silno pobjeđujemo po onome koji nas je volio. 38 Uvjeren sam da nas ništa—ni smrt, ni život, ni anđeli, ni vladajući duhovi, niti išta u sadašnjosti ili budućnosti, ni sile 39 iznad nas ili ispod nas, niti išta što je stvoreno—ne može odvojiti od Božje ljubavi koja je u Isusu Kristu, našem Gospodinu.
Romans 8
King James Version
8 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 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:
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 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.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 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.
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