Romans 8
New Matthew Bible
The law of the Spirit gives life. The Spirit of God makes us God’s children and heirs with Christ. We cannot be separated from the abundant love of God.
8 There is then no damnation to those who are in Christ Jesus – who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit that brings life through Jesus Christ has delivered me from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do, inasmuch as it was weak because of the flesh, God has performed. He sent his Son in the similitude of sinful flesh, and by a sin offering punished sin in the flesh, 4 so that the righteousness required by the law may be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit. 5 For those who are fleshly are fleshly minded, but those who are spiritual are spiritually minded. 6 To be fleshly minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 For the fleshly mind is enmity against God, because it is not obedient to the law of God, neither can be. 8 So then, those who are given to the flesh cannot please God.
9 But you are not given to the flesh, but to the Spirit, if it so be that the Spirit of God dwells in you. If there is any person who does not have the Spirit of Christ, the same is none of his. 10 If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life for righteousness’ sake. 11 And so if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from death dwells in you, he who raised up Christ from death will give life to your mortal bodies, because his Spirit dwells in you.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are now debtors – not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if you live after the flesh, you must die. But if you put to death the deeds of the body by the help of the Spirit, you will live. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15 For you have not received the spirit of servanthood to fear again, but you have been given the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father! 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God. 17 If we are children, we are also heirs – the heirs, I mean, of God; and joint heirs with Christ, if so be that we suffer together so that we may be glorified together. 18 For I suppose that the afflictions of this life are not worthy of the glory that will be shown upon us.
19 Also, the fervent desire of the creatures endures, looking for when the sons of God will appear, 20 because the creatures are subdued to vanity against their will, but for the will of him who subjects them in hope. 21 For the very creatures will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that every creature groans with us also, and travails in pain, even to this time.
23 Not only they, but we also who have the first fruits of the Spirit mourn in ourselves, and await the adoption, and look for the deliverance of our bodies. 24 For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen is no hope. For how can a person hope for that which he sees? 25 But if we hope for that which we do not see, then with patience we await it.
26 Furthermore, the Spirit also relieves our infirmities. For we know not what to pray as we ought, but the Spirit makes intercession mightily for us, with groanings which cannot be expressed by tongue. 27 And he who searches the hearts knows what is the intent of the Spirit, for he makes intercession for the saints according to the pleasure of God. 28 For we know that all things work for the best for those who love God, who also are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he knew before, he also ordained before to be fashioned to the image of his Son, so that he may be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover, those whom he appointed before, them he also called; and whom he called, them he also justified; and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
31 What shall we say then to these things? If God is on our side, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him for us all, how would he not also give us all things with him? 33 Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies; 34 who then shall condemn? It is Christ who is dead – yea rather, risen again, who is also on the right hand of God, and makes intercession for us.
35 Who can separate us from the love of God? Can tribulation? or anguish? or persecution? or hunger? or nakedness? or peril? or sword? 36 As it is written: For your sake we are killed all day long, and are counted as sheep appointed to be slain. 37 Nevertheless, in all these things we overcome strongly through the help of him who loved us. 38 Yea, and I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rule, nor power, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other thing in creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God shown in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8
World English Bible
8 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.[a] 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. 6 For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace; 7 because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God, for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be. 8 Those who are in the flesh can’t please God.
9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his. 10 If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is alive because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God. 15 For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba![b] Father!”
16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us. 19 For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. 23 Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body. 24 For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? 25 But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
26 In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered. 27 He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.
28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.[c] 30 Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.
31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things? 33 Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 Even as it is written,
“For your sake we are killed all day long.
We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”(A)
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from God’s love which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Footnotes
- 8:1 NU omits “who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit”
- 8:15 Abba is an Aramaic word for “Father” or “Daddy”, which can be used affectionately and respectfully in prayer to our Father in heaven.
- 8:29 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”
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