Romans 8:12-17

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

So We Are Debtors To The Spirit To Put To Death The Deeds of The Flesh And Live

¹² So then, brothers, we are debtors— not to the flesh, that we should be living in accordance with the flesh. ¹³ For if ^[a] you are living in accordance with the flesh, you are going-to^[b] die. But if by the Spirit you are putting-to-death the practices of the body, you will live.

For Those Being So Led By The Spirit Are The Adopted Children of God

¹⁴ For^[c] all who are being led^[d] by the Spirit of God, these are sons^[e] of God. ¹⁵ For you did not receive a spirit^[f] of slavery again leading-to fear, but you received a Spirit^[g] of adoption by Whom we are crying-out “Abba^[h]! Father!” ¹⁶ The Spirit Himself bears-witness-with our spirit that we are children of God!

This Means We Are Joint-Heirs With Christ, Sharing His Suffering And Glory

¹⁷ And if we are children, we are heirs also. We are heirs of God, and fellow-heirs of Christ, since^[i] we are suffering-with Him in order that we may also be glorified-with Him.