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1 ܡܟܝܠ ܠܝܬ ܚܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܒܒܤܪ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

There is, therefore, now no condemnation for those who are in union with Christ Jesus;

2 ܢܡܘܤܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܚܝܐ ܕܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܚܪܪܟ ܡܢ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܕܚܛܝܬܐ ܘܕܡܘܬܐ

for through your union with Christ Jesus, the Law of the life-giving Spirit has set you free from the Law of sin and death.

3 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܚܝܠ ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܒܝܕ ܟܪܝܗܘܬܗ ܕܒܤܪܐ ܫܕܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܪܗ ܒܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܒܤܪܐ ܕܚܛܝܬܐ ܡܛܠܬܗ ܕܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܢܚܝܒܝܗ ܠܚܛܝܬܐ ܒܒܤܪܗ

What Law could not do, in so far as our earthly nature weakened its action, God did, by sending his own Son, with a nature resembling our sinful nature, to atone for sin. He condemned sin in that earthly nature,

4 ܕܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܕܢܡܘܤܐ ܒܢ ܬܬܡܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܒܤܪ ܡܗܠܟܝܢܢ ܐܠܐ ܒܪܘܚ

so that the requirements of the Law might be satisfied in us who live now in obedience, not to our earthly nature, but to the Spirit.

5 ܐܝܠܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܒܤܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܒܤܪ ܗܘ ܡܬܪܥܝܢ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܪܘܚ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܪܘܚ ܗܘ ܡܬܪܥܝܢ

They who follow their earthly nature are earthly-minded, while they who follow the Spirit are spiritually minded.

6 ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܤܪܐ ܡܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܘܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܚܝܐ ܘܫܠܡܐ

To be earthly-minded means death, to be spiritually minded means life and peace;

7 ܡܛܠ ܕܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܒܤܪܐ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܘܬܐ ܗܝ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܢܡܘܤܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܥܒܕܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ

because to be earthly-minded is to be an enemy to God, for such a mind does not submit to the Law of God, nor indeed can it do so.

8 ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܒܤܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܫܦܪ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܝܢ

They who are earthly cannot please God.

9 ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܒܒܤܪ ܐܠܐ ܒܪܘܚ ܐܢ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܡܪܐ ܒܟܘܢ ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܢܫ ܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܝܠܗ

You, however, are not earthly but spiritual, since the Spirit of God lives within you. Unless a person has the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ;

10 ܘܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܟܘܢ ܦܓܪܐ ܡܝܬ ܗܘ ܡܛܠ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܝܐ ܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܟܐܢܘܬܐ

but, if Christ is within you, then, though the body is dead as a consequence of sin, the spirit is life as a consequence of righteousness.

11 ܘܐܢ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܗܘ ܡܢ ܕܐܩܝܡ ܠܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܝܬܐ ܥܡܪܐ ܒܟܘܢ ܗܘ ܡܢ ܕܐܩܝܡܗ ܠܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܝܬܐ ܐܦ ܠܦܓܪܝܟܘܢ ܡܝܬܐ ܢܚܐ ܡܛܠ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܥܡܪܐ ܒܟܘܢ

And, if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead lives within you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life even to your mortal bodies, through his Spirit living within you.

12 ܗܫܐ ܐܚܝ ܚܝܒܝܢܢ ܠܘ ܠܒܤܪܐ ܕܒܒܤܪ ܢܗܠܟ

So then, friends, we owe nothing to our earthly nature, that we should live in obedience to it.

13 ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܒܒܤܪ ܚܐܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܬܝܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܗܘ ܠܡܡܬ ܘܐܢ ܒܪܘܚ ܗܘܦܟܝ ܦܓܪܐ ܡܡܝܬܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܚܐܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ

If you live in obedience to your earthly nature, you will inevitably die; but if, by the power of the Spirit, you put an end to the evil habits of the body, you will live.

14 ܐܝܠܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܬܕܒܪܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܢܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܐܠܗܐ

All who are guided by the Spirit of God are children of God.

15 ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܢܤܒܬܘܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܥܒܕܘܬܐ ܬܘܒ ܠܕܚܠܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܢܤܒܬܘܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܤܝܡܬ ܒܢܝܐ ܕܒܗ ܩܪܝܢܢ ܐܒܐ ܐܒܘܢ

For you did not receive the spirit of a slave, to fill you once more with fear, but the spirit of a child by adoption, which leads us to cry ‘Abba, our Father.’

16 ܘܗܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܡܤܗܕܐ ܠܪܘܚܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܢ ܒܢܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ

The Spirit himself unites with our spirits in bearing witness to our being God’s children,

17 ܘܐܢ ܒܢܝܐ ܐܦ ܝܪܬܐ ܝܪܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܒܢܝ ܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܐܢ ܢܚܫ ܥܡܗ ܐܦ ܥܡܗ ܢܫܬܒܚ

and if children, then heirs – heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ, since we share Christ’s sufferings in order that we may also share his glory.

18 ܡܬܪܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܝܢ ܚܫܘܗܝ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܥܬܝܕܐ ܕܬܬܓܠܐ ܒܢ

I do not count the sufferings of our present life worthy of mention when compared with the glory that is to be revealed and bestowed on us.

19 ܟܠܗ ܓܝܪ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܡܤܒܪܐ ܘܡܤܟܝܐ ܠܓܠܝܢܐ ܕܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ

All nature awaits with eager expectation the appearing of the sons of God.

20 ܒܪܝܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܫܬܥܒܕܬ ܠܤܪܝܩܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܗ ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܡܢ ܕܫܥܒܕܗ ܥܠ ܤܒܪܐ

For nature was made subject to imperfection – not by its own choice, but owing to him who made it so –

21 ܕܐܦ ܗܝ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܬܬܚܪܪ ܡܢ ܥܒܕܘܬܐ ܕܚܒܠܐ ܒܚܪܘܪܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ

yet not without the hope that some day nature, also, will be set free from enslavement to decay, and will attain to the freedom which will mark the glory of the children of God.

22 ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܡܬܬܢܚܢ ܘܡܚܒܠܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ

We know, indeed, that all nature alike has been groaning in the pains of labor to this very hour.

23 ܘܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܗܢܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܢ ܪܫܝܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܡܬܬܢܚܝܢܢ ܒܢܦܫܢ ܘܡܤܟܝܢܢ ܠܤܝܡܬ ܒܢܝܐ ܘܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܦܓܪܝܢ

And not nature only; but we ourselves also, though we have already a first gift of the Spirit – we ourselves are inwardly groaning, while we eagerly await our full adoption as sons – the redemption of our bodies.

24 ܡܛܠ ܕܒܤܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܚܝܝܢ ܤܒܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܬܚܙܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܤܒܪܐ ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܚܙܝܢܢ ܠܗ ܡܢܐ ܡܤܟܝܢܢ ܠܗ

By our hope we were saved. But the thing hoped for is no longer an object of hope when it is before our eyes; for who hopes for what is before his eyes?

25 ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܕܡ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܡܤܒܪܝܢܢ ܒܡܤܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܡܩܘܝܢܢ

But when we hope for what is not before our eyes, then we wait for it with patience.

26 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܗܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܡܥܕܪܐ ܠܟܪܝܗܘܬܢ ܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܢܨܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܘܠܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܐܠܐ ܗܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܡܨܠܝܐ ܚܠܦܝܢ ܒܬܢܚܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܡܠܠܢ

So, also, the Spirit supports us in our weakness. We do not even know how to pray as we should; but the Spirit himself pleads for us in sighs that can find no utterance.

27 ܕܡܐܫ ܕܝܢ ܠܒܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܝܕܥ ܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܐܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܗܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܨܠܝܐ ܚܠܦ ܩܕܝܫܐ

Yet he who searches all our hearts knows what the Spirit’s meaning is, because the pleadings of the Spirit for Christ’s people are in accordance with his will.

28 ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܚܒܝܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܡܥܕܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܛܒܬܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܤܡ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܩܪܝܐ

But we do know that God causes all things to work together for the good of those who love him – those who have received the call in accordance with his purpose.

29 ܘܡܢ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܪܫܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܨܘܪܬܐ ܕܒܪܗ ܕܗܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܘܟܪܐ ܕܐܚܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ

For those whom God chose from the first he also destined from the first to be transformed into likeness to his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest among many brothers and sisters.

30 ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܩܕܡ ܪܫܡ ܠܗܘܢ ܩܪܐ ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܙܕܩ ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܙܕܩ ܠܗܘܢ ܫܒܚ

And those whom God destined for this he also called; and those whom he called he also pronounced righteous; and those whom he pronounced righteous he also brought to glory.

31 ܡܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܢܐܡܪ ܥܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܠܦܝܢ ܡܢܘ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܢ

What are we to say, then, in the light of all this? If God is on our side, who can there be against us?

32 ܘܐܢ ܥܠ ܒܪܗ ܠܐ ܚܤ ܐܠܐ ܚܠܦ ܟܠܢ ܐܫܠܡܗ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܠܐ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܥܡܗ ܢܬܠ ܠܢ

God did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up on behalf of us all; will he not, then, with him, freely give us all things?

33 ܡܢܘ ܢܩܒܘܠ ܥܠ ܓܒܝܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܙܕܩ

Who will bring a charge against any of God’s people? He who pronounces them righteous is God!

34 ܡܢܘ ܡܚܝܒ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܡܝܬ ܘܩܡ ܘܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܝܡܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܒܥܐ ܚܠܦܝܢ

Who is there to condemn them? He who died for us is Christ Jesus! – or, rather, it was he who was raised from the dead, and who is now at God’s right hand and is even pleading on our behalf!

35 ܡܢܘ ܢܦܪܫܢܝ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܐܘ ܚܒܘܫܝܐ ܐܘ ܪܕܘܦܝܐ ܐܘ ܟܦܢܐ ܐܘ ܥܪܛܠܝܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܩܢܕܝܢܘܤ ܐܘ ܤܝܦܐ

Who is there to separate us from the love of the Christ? Will trouble, or difficulty, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or danger, or the sword?

36 ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܕܡܛܠܬܟ ܟܠܝܘܡ ܡܝܬܝܢܢ ܘܐܬܚܫܒܢ ܐܝܟ ܐܡܪܐ ܠܢܟܤܬܐ

Scripture says – ‘For your sake we are being killed all the day long, We are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.’

37 ܐܠܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܙܟܝܝܢܢ ܒܝܕ ܡܢ ܕܐܚܒܢ

Yet amid all these things we more than conquer through him who loved us!

38 ܡܦܤ ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܚܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܩܝܡܢ ܘܠܐ ܕܥܬܝܕܢ

For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor archangels, nor the present, nor the future, nor any powers,

39 ܘܠܐ ܪܘܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܥܘܡܩܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܒܪܝܬܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܬܫܟܚ ܬܦܪܫܢܝ ܡܢ ܚܘܒܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܒܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ

nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God revealed in Christ Jesus, our Lord!