Book of Common Prayer
11 And if the Spirit of the One having raised Jesus from the dead is dwelling in you, the One having raised Christ from the dead will also give-life-to your mortal bodies through His Spirit dwelling in you.
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. 18 For I consider that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to the glory destined to be revealed to[j] us.
Creation Itself Groans To Share In Our Glory
19 For the eager-expectation of the creation is awaiting[k] the revelation of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility[l]— not willingly[m], but because of the One having subjected it— in hope[n] 21 that the creation itself also will be set-free from the slavery of [o] decay into the freedom of [p] the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation is groaning-together and suffering-birthpains-together[q] until the present.
We Groan For The Redemption of Our Body
23 And not only creation, but also ourselves having the firstfruit[r] of the Spirit— we ourselves also are groaning within ourselves while eagerly-awaiting adoption, the redemption of our body. 24 For we were saved in hope. But hope being seen is not hope, for who hopes-for what he sees? 25 But since we hope-for what we do not see, we are eagerly-awaiting it with endurance.
27 Do not be working for the food which is perishing, but for the food which is remaining to[a] eternal life— which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father certified[b] this One”.
The Work God Requires of You Is To Believe In The One Sent Forth By God
28 So they said to Him, “What may we be doing in order that we may be working the works of God?” 29 Jesus responded and said to them, “This is the work of God: that you be believing in the One Whom that One sent-forth”.
My Father Is Giving You The True Bread From Heaven, Which Came To Give Life
30 So they said to Him, “What then do You do as a sign, in order that we may see it and believe You? What thing do you work? 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it has been written [in Ps 78:24]: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat’”. 32 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses has not given you the bread from heaven, but My Father is giving you the true Bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the One coming[c] down from heaven and giving life to the world”.
I Am The Bread of Life Come From Heaven. He Who Believes In Me Has Eternal Life
34 So they said to Him, “Master, give us this bread always”. 35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. The one coming to Me will never hunger, and the one believing in Me will never ever[d] thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have indeed seen Me[e], and you are not believing. 37 All that the Father gives to Me will come to Me, and I will never[f] throw outside the one coming to Me. 38 Because I have come down from heaven not in order that I may be doing My will, but the will of the One having sent Me. 39 And this is the will of the One having sent Me: that as to all that He has given to Me, I will not lose anything from it, but I will raise it up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of My Father: that everyone seeing the Son and believing in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day”.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing