Romans:8

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* THERE is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus . * For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has freed you from the Law of sin and death . * For , what was impossible for the Law , because it was weak through the flesh \'97 God , sending his own Son in the form of sinful flesh and for sin , condemned the sin that is in the flesh , * so that the righteousness required by the Law might be fulfilled in us who live not according to the flesh , but according to the spirit . * For those who are living according to the flesh have their minds on the things of the flesh , but those who are living according to the spirit have their minds on the things of the spirit . * Fleshly mindedness is death , but spiritual mindedness is life and peace . * Therefore fleshly mindedness is hostile to God ; for it is not subject to the Law of God , nor can it be . * Those who are in the flesh cannot please God . * But you are not in the flesh , but in the spirit , if the Spirit of God dwells in you . If any one has not the Spirit of Christ , that man is not his . * If Christ is in you the body is dead because of sin , but the spirit is life because of righteousness . * If the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you , he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead gives life even to your mortal bodies , through his indwelling Spirit in you . * So then , brethren , we are debtors , not to the flesh to live according to the flesh ; * for if you live according to the flesh , you will die ; but if by the Spirit you put to death the practices of the body , you will live . * For as many as are led by the Spirit of God , they are the sons of God . * For you did not receive a spirit of bondage leading again to fear , but you received a spirit of sonship , in which we cry , Abba , Father . * The Spirit itself witnesses with our spirits that we are children of God . * And if children , we are also heirs \'97 heirs of God , joint heirs with Christ , since we suffer with him that we may also be glorified with him . * For I estimate that the sufferings of this present time amount to nothing in comparison with the glory that is to be revealed for us . * For the earnest expectation of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God . * For the creation was made subject to folly not willingly , but for the sake of him who subjected it , in hope , * because the creation itself will be freed from the slavery of decay into the glorious freedom of the children of God . * For we know that all the creation groans in the pangs of childbirth until now . * And not the creation alone , but we ourselves also who have the first-fruits of the Spirit , groan within ourselves in expectation of the sonship , the liberation of our bodies . * For we are saved by hope ; but hope that is seen is not hope , for what any one sees , why does he hope for ? * But if we hope for what we do not see , we patiently wait for it . * Thus also the Spirit helps us in our weakness . For we do not know what to pray for as we ought , but the Spirit itself intercedes for us with sighs beyond words . * And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit , because he intercedes for the holy according to the will of God . * We know that all things work together for good to those who love God , to those who are called according to his purpose . * For those whom he foreknew he also predetermined to be conformed to the image of his Son , that he might be the first-born among many brethren . * And those whom he predetermined he also called , and those whom he called he also pronounced righteous , and those whom he pronounced righteous he also glorified . * What then shall we say to this ? If God is for us , who is against us ? * He who did not spare his own Son , but gave him up for us all , how shall he not with him graciously give us all things ? * Who shall bring a charge against God 's elect ? God pronounces them righteous . * Who is there to condemn ? Christ Jesus died , or rather was raised , and he is on the right hand of God interceding for us . * Who shall separate us from Christ 's love ? Shall trial or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword ? * * On the contrary , in all these we more than conquer through him who loved us . * For I am persuaded that neither death nor life nor angels nor archangels , nor things present nor things to come , nor powers , * nor height nor depth nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from God 's love in Christ Jesus our Lord .

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