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;

Thus there is now no condemnation to 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 me free from the law of sin and of 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 God has done what the Law could not do, weakened as it was by flesh. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and on account of sin, 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.

in order that the Law might be fulfilled in us who order our lives not after the flesh, but after 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;

For they who live after the flesh, give their attention to the things of the flesh; But they who live after the spirit, give their attention to spiritual things.

6 for the mind of the flesh [is] death, and the mind of the Spirit—life and peace;

To be earthly minded means death; To be spiritually minded means 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,

For to be earthly minded is enmity against God; For such a mind is not subject to the Law of God, Nor can it be;

8 for neither is it able; and those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.

And they who are earthly minded 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;

But you are not earthly, but spiritual, if indeed the Spirit of God is really dwelling in you. If any one does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

10 and if Christ [is] in you, the body, indeed, [is] dead because of sin, and the Spirit [is] life because of righteousness,

But if Christ is in you, though your bodily self is dead because of sin, your spirit is full of life because of 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.

But if the Spirit of Him who raised up Jesus from dead is dwelling in you, He who raised up Jesus from the dead is dwelling in you, He who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also make your dying bodily self live by his indwelling Spirit in your lives.

12 So, then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh;

Therefore, 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 go on living according to the flesh, you are on the road to die; but if by the Spirit you keep putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

14 for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;

For only those are sons of God who are led by God’s Spirit.

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!”

For you have not received a spirit of slavery in order that you should once more be afraid; but you have received a spirit of adoption, in which we cry out, "My Father, my dear Father!"

16 [This] One—the Spirit—testifies with our spirit, that we are children of God;

For his 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.

and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; but to share his glory, we must now be sharing his sufferings.

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 count as nothing what we now suffer, in comparison with the glory which will soon be unveiled to us.

19 for the earnest looking out of the creation expects the revelation of the sons of God;

All nature even is waiting with eager longing for the unveiling of the vision of God’s sons.

20 for to vanity was the creation made subject—not of its will, but because of Him who subjected [it]—in hope,

For nature was subjected to imperfection, not by its own will, but by the will of Him who thus made it subject -

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;

yet not without the hope that some day nature itself also will be freed from the thraldom of decay, into the freedom which belongs to 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 all nature has been groaning and travailing together until this hour.

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;

And not only that, we ourselves, although we are grasping the first- fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves are inwardly groaning, while we are waiting for 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 by hope we are saved; but hope which is clearly seen is no longer hope.

25 And if what we do not behold we hope for, through continuance we expect [it].

Who hopes for what he clearly sees? But if we hope for something that we do not see, we then patiently wait for it.

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 takes hold with us in our weakness; for we know knot how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

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.

And the Searcher of Hearts knows what the Sprit’s meaning is, because his intercessions for the saints are 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;

Now we know that all things continually work together for good to to those who love God, to those who have been the 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;

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, so that he might be the eldest of a great brotherhood;

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.

and whom he foreordained, those he also called; and whom he called, those he also justified; and whom he justified, those he also glorified.

31 What, then, will we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [is] against us?

What shall we say then, to these things? If God be for us, Who can be 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 that spared not his own Son, But freely delivered him up for us all, How shall he not with him also 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 shall accuse God’s elect? God acquits them;

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 there to condemn them? Will Christ who died? Yes, and who rose from the dead, The Christ who is also at the right hand of God, And 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?

What shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall anguish, or calamity, or persecution, or famine? Shall nakedness, or peril, 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.”

Even as it is written. For thy sake we are killed all the day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

37 But in all these we more than conquer, through Him who loved us;

Nay, 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 messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present,

For I am fully persuaded that neither death nor life, Neither angels nor principalities, nor powers, Neither the present world nor the world to come, Nor the powers of Nature,

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, Shall be able to separate us from the love of God Which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.