Romans 8
1 There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit;
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
2 for the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus set me free from the law of sin and of death;
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
3 for what the Law was not able to do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, His own Son having sent in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh,
For what the law was unable to do because it was weak through the flesh, God did. He sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be an offering for sin, and he condemned sin in the flesh.
4 that the righteousness of the Law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
He did this in order that the requirements of the law might be fulfilled in us, we who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
5 For those who are according to the flesh, mind the things of the flesh; and those according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit;
Those who live according to the flesh pay attention to the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit pay attention to the things of the Spirit.
6 for the mind of the flesh [is] death, and the mind of the Spirit—life and peace;
For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.
7 because the mind of the flesh [is] enmity to God, for to the Law of God it does not subject itself,
The mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God, for it is not subject to God's law, nor is it able to do so.
8 for neither is it able; and those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.
Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 And you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you; and if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ—this one is not His;
However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is true that God's Spirit lives in you. But if someone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him.
10 and if Christ [is] in you, the body, indeed, [is] dead because of sin, and the Spirit [is] life because of righteousness,
If Christ is in you, the body is dead with respect to sin, but the spirit is alive with respect to righteousness.
11 and if the Spirit of Him who raised up Jesus out of the dead dwells in you, He who raised up the Christ out of the dead will also quicken your dying bodies, through His Spirit dwelling in you.
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.
12 So, then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh;
So then, brothers, we are debtors, but not to the flesh to live according to the flesh.
13 for if according to the flesh you live, you are about to die; and if, by the Spirit, the deeds of the body you put to death, you will live;
For if you live according to the flesh, you are about to die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the body's actions, you will live.
14 for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
15 for you did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but you received [the] Spirit of adoption in which we cry, “Abba! Father!”
You did not receive a spirit that makes you slaves, so that you live in fear again; but you received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, “Abba, Father!”
16 [This] One—the Spirit—testifies with our spirit, that we are children of God;
The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.
17 and if children, also heirs, heirs, indeed, of God, and heirs together of Christ—if, indeed, we suffer together, that we may also be glorified together.
If we are children, then we are also heirs, heirs of God. And we are joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory about to be revealed in us;
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that will be revealed to us.
19 for the earnest looking out of the creation expects the revelation of the sons of God;
For the eager expectation of the creation waits for the revealing of the sons of God.
20 for to vanity was the creation made subject—not of its will, but because of Him who subjected [it]—in hope,
For the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in the certain hope
21 that also the creation itself will be set free from the servitude of the corruption to the liberty of the glory of the children of God;
that the creation itself will be delivered from slavery to decay, and that it will be brought into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
22 for we have known that all the creation groans together, and travails in pain together until now.
For we know that the whole creation groans and labors in pain together even now.
23 And not only [so], but also we ourselves, having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves groan in ourselves, expecting adoption—the redemption of our body;
Not only that, but even we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit—even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, the redemption of our body.
24 for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what anyone beholds, why does he also hope for [it]?
For in this certain hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he can see?
25 And if what we do not behold we hope for, through continuance we expect [it].
But if we have certain hope about what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
26 And in like manner also, the Spirit helps our weaknesses; for what we may pray for, as it is necessary, we have not known, but [this] One—the Spirit—makes intercession for us with unutterable groanings,
In the same way, the Spirit also helps in our weakness. For we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groans.
27 and He who is searching the hearts has known what [is] the mind of the Spirit, because according to God He intercedes for holy ones.
He who searches the hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes on behalf of the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we have known that to those loving God all things work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;
We know that for those who love God, he works all things together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
29 because whom He foreknew, He also foreordained, conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be firstborn among many brothers;
Because those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
30 and whom He foreordained, these also He called; and whom He called, these also He declared righteous; and whom He declared righteous, these also He glorified.
Those whom he predestined, these he also called. Those whom he called, these he also justified. Those whom he justified, these he also glorified.
31 What, then, will we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [is] against us?
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
32 He who indeed did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him grant to us all things?
He who did not spare his own Son but delivered him up on behalf of us all, how will he not also with him freely give us all things?
33 Who will lay a charge against the chosen ones of God? God [is] He that is declaring righteous;
Who will bring any accusation against God's chosen ones? God is the one who justifies.
34 who [is] he that is condemning? Christ [is] He that died, indeed, rather also, was raised up; who is also on the right hand of God—who also interceded for us.
Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, and who also is interceding for us.
35 Who will separate us from the love of the Christ? Tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
36 According as it has been written: “For Your sake we are put to death all the day long; we were reckoned as sheep of slaughter.”
Just as it is written, “For your benefit we are killed all day long. We were considered as sheep for the slaughter.”
37 But in all these we more than conquer, through Him who loved us;
In all these things we are more than conquerors through the one who loved us.
38 for I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present,
For I have been convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor governments, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
39 nor things about to be, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God that [is] in Christ Jesus our Lord.
nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
