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;

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

2 for the law of the Spirit of the life in Christ Jesus did set me free from the law of the sin and of the death;

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and 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, did condemn the sin in the flesh,

For what the law was unable to do because it was weak through the flesh, God did. He sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be an offering for sin, and 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.

He did this in order that the requirements of the law might be fulfilled in us, we who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

5 For those who are according to the flesh, the things of the flesh do mind; and those according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit;

Those who live according to the flesh pay attention to the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit pay attention to the things of the Spirit.

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

For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.

7 because the mind of the flesh [is] enmity to God, for to the law of God it doth not subject itself,

The mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God, for it is not subject to God's law, nor is it able to do so.

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

Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

9 And ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God doth dwell in you; and if any one hath not the Spirit of Christ — this one is not His;

However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is true that God's Spirit lives in you. But if someone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him.

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

If Christ is in you, the body is dead with respect to sin, but the spirit is alive with respect to righteousness.

11 and if the Spirit of Him who did raise up Jesus out of the dead doth dwell in you, He who did raise up the Christ out of the dead shall quicken also your dying bodies, through His Spirit dwelling in you.

If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you.

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

So then, brothers, we are debtors, but not to the flesh to live according to the flesh.

13 for if according to the flesh ye do live, ye are about to die; and if, by the Spirit, the deeds of the body ye put to death, ye shall live;

For if you live according to the flesh, you are about to die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the body's actions, you will live.

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

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

15 for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, 'Abba — Father.'

You did not receive a spirit that makes you slaves, so that you live in fear again; but you received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, “Abba, Father!”

16 The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;

The 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.

If we are children, then we are also heirs, heirs of God. And we are joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.

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 consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that will be revealed to us.

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

For the eager expectation of the creation waits for the revealing of the sons of God.

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

For the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in the certain hope

21 that also the creation itself shall be set free from the servitude of the corruption to the liberty of the glory of the children of God;

that the creation itself will be delivered from slavery to decay, and that it will be brought into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

22 for we have known that all the creation doth groan together, and doth travail in pain together till now.

For we know that the whole creation groans and labors in pain together even now.

23 And not only [so], but also we ourselves, having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves in ourselves do groan, adoption expecting — the redemption of our body;

Not only that, but even we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit—even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, the redemption of our body.

24 for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what any one doth behold, why also doth he hope for [it]?

For in this certain hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he can see?

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

But if we have certain hope about what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

26 And, in like manner also, the Spirit doth help our weaknesses; for, what we may pray for, as it behoveth [us], we have not known, but the Spirit himself doth make intercession for us with groanings unutterable,

In the same way, the Spirit also helps in our weakness. For we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groans.

27 and He who is searching the hearts hath known what [is] the mind of the Spirit, because according to God he doth intercede for saints.

He who searches the hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes on behalf of the saints according to the will of God.

28 And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

We know that for those who love God, he works all things together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

29 because whom He did foreknow, He also did fore-appoint, conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be first-born among many brethren;

Because those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

30 and whom He did fore-appoint, these also He did call; and whom He did call, these also He declared righteous; and whom He declared righteous, these also He did glorify.

Those whom he predestined, these he also called. Those whom he called, these he also justified. Those whom he justified, these he also glorified.

31 What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God [is] for us, who [is] against us?

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

32 He who indeed His own Son did not spare, but for us all did deliver him up, how shall He not also with him the all things grant to us?

He who did not spare his own Son but delivered him up on behalf of us all, how will he not also with him freely give us all things?

33 Who shall lay a charge against the choice ones of God? God [is] He that is declaring righteous,

Who will bring any accusation against God's chosen ones? God is the one who justifies.

34 who [is] he that is condemning? Christ [is] He that died, yea, rather also, was raised up; who is also on the right hand of God — who also doth intercede for us.

Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, and who also is interceding for us.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of the Christ? tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

36 (according as it hath been written — 'For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long, we were reckoned as sheep of slaughter,')

Just as it is written, “For your benefit we are killed all day long. We were considered as sheep for the slaughter.”

37 but in all these we more than conquer, through him who loved us;

In all these things we are more than conquerors through the one who loved us.

38 for I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present,

For I have been convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor governments, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

39 nor things about to be, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall 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, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.