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And He condemned sin in the flesh [subdued it and overcame it in the person of His own Son], <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>so that the [righteous and just] requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us who do not live our lives in the ways of the flesh [guided by worldliness and our sinful nature], but [live our lives] in the ways of the Spirit [guided by His power]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For those who are <i>living</i> according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh [which gratify the body], but those who are <i>living</i> according to the Spirit, [set their minds on] the things of the Spirit [His will and purpose]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Now the mind of the flesh is death [both now and forever--because it pursues sin]; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace [the spiritual well-being that comes from walking with God--both now and forever]; <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot, <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>and those who are in the flesh [living a life that caters to sinful appetites and impulses] cannot please God. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>However, you are not [living] in the flesh [controlled by the sinful nature] but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God lives in you [directing and guiding you]. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him [and is not a child of God]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>If Christ lives in you, though your [natural] body is dead because of sin, your spirit is alive because of righteousness [which He provides]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>So then, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>brothers and sisters, we have an obligation, but not to our flesh [our human nature, our worldliness, our sinful capacity], to live according to the [impulses of the] flesh [our nature without the Holy Spirit]-- <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>for if you are living according to the [impulses of the] flesh, you are going to die. But if [you are living] by the [power of the Holy] Spirit you are <i>habitually</i> putting to death the <i>sinful</i> deeds of the body, you will [really] live <i>forever</i>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For all who are <i>allowing themselves to</i> be led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading again to fear [of God’s judgment], but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons [the Spirit producing sonship] by which we [joyfully] cry, “<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>Abba! Father!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The Spirit Himself testifies <i>and</i> confirms together with our spirit [assuring us] that we [believers] are children of God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And if [we are His] children, [then we are His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His spiritual blessing and inheritance], if indeed we share in His suffering so that we may also share in His glory. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For I consider [from the standpoint of faith] that the sufferings of the present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us <i>and</i> in us! <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>For [even the whole] creation [all nature] waits eagerly for the children of God to be revealed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For the creation was subjected to frustration <i>and</i> futility, not willingly [because of some intentional fault on its part], but by the will of Him who subjected it, in hope <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>that the creation itself will also be freed from its bondage to decay [and gain entrance] into the glorious freedom of the children of God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>For we know that the whole creation has been moaning together as in the pains of childbirth until now. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And not only this, but we too, who have the first fruits of the Spirit [a joyful indication of the blessings to come], even we groan inwardly, as we wait eagerly for [the sign of] our adoption as sons--the redemption <i>and</i> transformation of our body [at the resurrection]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>For in this hope we were saved [by faith]. But hope [the object of] which is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he already sees? <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it with patience <i>and</i> composure. <p class="hdg">Our Victory in Christ</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>In the same way the Spirit [comes to us and] helps us in our weakness. We do not know what prayer to offer <i>or</i> how to offer it as we should, but the Spirit Himself [knows our need and at the right time] intercedes on our behalf with sighs <i>and</i> groanings too deep for words. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because the Spirit intercedes [before God] on behalf of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>God’s people in accordance with God’s will. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan <i>and</i> purpose. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>For those whom He foreknew [and loved and chose beforehand], He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son [and ultimately share in His complete sanctification], so that He would be the firstborn [the most beloved and honored] among many believers. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>And those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified [declared free of the guilt of sin]; and those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity]. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us? <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>He who did not spare [even] His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things? <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)? It is God who justifies us [declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Who is the one who condemns us? Christ Jesus is the One who died [to pay our penalty], and more <i>than that,</i> who was raised [from the dead], and who is at the right hand of God interceding [with the Father] for us. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Who shall ever separate us from the love of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Just as it is written <i>and</i> forever remains written, <p class="indent1stline">“FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; <t><p class="indent1">WE ARE REGARDED AS SHEEP FOR THE SLAUGHTER.” <A><span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors <i>and</i> gain an overwhelming victory through Him who loved us [so much that He died for us]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>For I am convinced [and continue to be convinced--beyond any doubt] that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present <i>and</i> threatening, nor things to come, nor powers, <span class="reftext"><a href="/romans/8-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the [unlimited] love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>brethren</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> An Aramaic word used by young children when addressing their fathers, but not used by Jews in prayer because it implies a sense of familiarity. Jesus’ use of the word emphasized his Father-Son relationship with God.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> Lit <i>the saints</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">35</span> Two early mss read <i>God</i>.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../romans/7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Romans 7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Romans 7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../romans/9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Romans 9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Romans 9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>