Book of Common Prayer

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

¹⁴ For^[a] all who are being led^[b] by the Spirit of God, these are sons^[c] of God. ¹⁵ For you did not receive a spirit^[d] of slavery again leading-to fear, but you received a Spirit^[e] of adoption by Whom we are crying-out “Abba^[f]! 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^[g] we are suffering-with Him in order that we may also be glorified-with Him. ¹⁸ For I consider that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to the glory destined to be revealed to^[h] us.

Creation Itself Groans To Share In Our Glory

¹⁹ For the eager-expectation of the creation is awaiting^[i] the revelation of the sons of God. ²⁰ For the creation was subjected to futility^[j]— not willingly^[k], but because of the One having subjected it— in hope^{[l] 21} that the creation itself also will be set-free from the slavery of ^[m] decay into the freedom of ^[n] the glory of the children of God.