Romans 8

Living According to the Spirit Romans 8:5–8

⁵Verse 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. ⁶Verse 6. For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace; ⁷Verse 7. because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be. ⁸Verse 8. Those who are in the flesh can’t please God.

The Spirit Dwells in Believers Romans 8:9–11

⁹Verse 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. ¹⁰Verse 10. If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is alive because of righteousness. ¹¹Verse 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.

Adoption as God’s Children Romans 8:12–17

¹²Verse 12. So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. ¹³Verse 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. ¹⁴Verse 14. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God. ¹⁵Verse 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! Father!” ¹⁶Verse 16. The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; ¹⁷Verse 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.

Future Glory Amid Suffering Romans 8:18–23

¹⁸Verse 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. ¹⁹Verse 19. For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. ²⁰Verse 20. For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope ²¹Verse 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. ²²Verse 22. For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now.

²³Verse 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.

Hope and the Spirit's Help Romans 8:24–27

²⁴Verse 24. For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? ²⁵Verse 25. But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience. ²⁶Verse 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. ²⁷Verse 27. He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.

Assurance of God’s Love Romans 8:28–39

²⁸Verse 28. We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. ²⁹Verse 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. ³⁰Verse 30. Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified. ³¹Verse 31. What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? ³²Verse 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?

³³Verse 33. Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies. ³⁴Verse 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. ³⁵Verse 35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ³⁶Verse 36. Even as it is written, “For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” ³⁷Verse 37. No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

³⁸Verse 38. For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, ³⁹Verse 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.