1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.*8:1 Some manuscripts add who walk not according to the flesh (but according to the Spirit)2 For the law of *1 Cor. 15:45;2 Cor. 3:6the Spirit of life *ver. 12;See ch. 6:14,18;7:4has set you*8:2 Some manuscripts me free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3 For *Heb. 10:1,2,10,14;See Acts 13:39God has done what the law, *Gal. 4:9;Heb. 7:18weakened by the flesh, *Heb. 10:6,8could not do. *2 Cor. 5:21By sending his own Son *Phil. 2:7;See John 1:14in the likeness of sinful flesh and *Lev. 16:5;Heb. 10:6,8;13:11for sin,*8:3 Or and as a sin offering he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that *ch. 1:32;2:26the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, *Gal. 5:16,25who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For *[Gal. 6:8] those who live according to the flesh set their minds on *Gal. 5:19-21the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on *Gal. 5:22,23,25the things of the Spirit. 6 For to set *ver. 13;[Col. 2:18]; See ch. 6:21the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is *James 4:4hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; *1 Cor. 2:14indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact *ver. 11;1 Cor. 3:16;6:19;2 Cor. 6:16;2 Tim. 1:14the Spirit of God dwells in you. *Jude 19;[John 14:17] Anyone who does not have *See Acts 16:7the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of *See Acts 2:24him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus*8:11 Some manuscripts lack Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies *[2 Cor. 3:6]through his Spirit who dwells in you.

12 So then, brothers,*8:12 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 29 we are debtors, *See ver. 2not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you *Col. 3:5put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are *Gal. 5:18led by the Spirit of God are *ver. 16, 19;ch. 9:8,26;Deut. 14:1;Hos. 1:10;John 1:12sons*8:14 See discussion on "sons" in the Preface of God. 15 For *1 Cor. 2:12you did not receive *2 Tim. 1:7;[Gal. 2:4;Heb. 2:15;1 John 4:18] the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of *ver. 23;Gal. 4:5;[ch. 9:4; Isa. 56:5;Jer. 31:9] adoption as sons, by whom we cry, *Gal. 4:6;[Mark 14:36]"Abba! Father!" 16 *2 Cor. 1:22;5:5;Eph. 1:13,14;1 John 3:24The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then *Gal. 3:29;4:7;Titus 3:7heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, *2 Cor. 1:7;2 Tim. 2:12;See Acts 14:22provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time *2 Cor. 4:17;[1 Pet. 1:5,6]are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for *1 Pet. 4:13;5:1;1 John 3:2;[ch. 2:7]the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation *Gen. 3:18,19;Eccles. 1:2was subjected to futility, not willingly, but *Gen. 3:17because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that *[Acts 3:21]the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that *Mark 16:15the whole creation *Jer. 12:4,11has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have *[2 Cor. 5:5;James 1:18] the firstfruits of the Spirit, *2 Cor. 5:2,4groan inwardly as *ver. 19, 25;Isa. 25:9;Gal. 5:5we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, *See ch. 7:24;Luke 21:28the redemption of our bodies. 24 For *[1 Thess. 1:3;5:8] in this hope we were saved. Now *2 Cor. 4:18;Heb. 11:1hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we *[1 Thess. 1:3;5:8]wait for it with patience.

26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For *[Matt. 20:22;James 4:3] we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but *Zech. 12:10;Eph. 6:18;See John 14:16the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And *1 Sam. 16:7;1 Chr. 28:9;Prov. 15:11;17:3;Jer. 11:20;17:10;Luke 16:15;1 Thess. 2:4he who searches hearts knows what is *See ver. 6the mind of the Spirit, because*8:27 Or that the Spirit *[ver. 34] intercedes for the saints *[1 John 5:14]according to the will of God. 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together *Ezra 8:22;[Eccles. 8:12] for good,*8:28 Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good for *ch. 9:24;1 Cor. 1:9;7:15,17;Gal. 1:15;5:8;Eph. 4:1,4;2 Tim. 1:9those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he *ch. 11:2;1 Pet. 1:2foreknew he also *1 Cor. 2:7;Eph. 1:5,11;[ch. 9:23] predestined *Phil. 3:21;[1 Cor. 15:49;Col. 3:10]; See 1 John 3:2to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be *Col. 1:15,18;Heb. 1:6;Rev. 1:5the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also *1 Cor. 6:11justified, and those whom he justified he also *John 17:22;[Heb. 2:10]glorified.

31 What then shall we say to these things? *Num. 14:9;2 Kgs. 6:16;Ps. 118:6;1 John 4:4If God is for us, who can be*8:31 Or who is against us? 32 *John 3:16He who did not spare his own Son but *See ch. 4:25gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? *Isa. 50:8,9;[Rev. 12:10,11]It is God who justifies. 34 *ver. 1Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—*See Mark 16:19who is at the right hand of God, *Heb. 7:25;1 John 2:1;[ver. 27]who indeed is interceding for us.*8:34 Or Is it Christ Jesus who died . . . for us?35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written,

*Cited from Ps. 44:22"For your sake *1 Cor. 4:9;15:30,31;2 Cor. 4:10,11;See Acts 20:24we are being killed all the day long;

we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered."

37 No, in all these things we are more than *1 Cor. 15:57;See John 16:33conquerors through *Gal. 2:20;Eph. 5:2;Rev. 1:5;3:9him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.