Deliverance

1Now then, there is no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit, ¹¹⁷

2because the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me ¹¹⁸free from the law of the sin and the death.

3Further, what the law could not do, in that it was weak due to the flesh, God has done by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned the sin in the flesh, ¹¹⁹

4so that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

Spirit X flesh

5Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

6Further, the mindset of the flesh yields death, but the mindset of the Spirit yields life and peace;

7because the mindset of the flesh represents enmity against God, since it does not submit to God's law, nor indeed can it.

8So, those who are ‘in flesh’ cannot please God. ¹²⁰

9You, however, are not ‘in flesh’ but ‘in Spirit’, if indeed God's Spirit dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

10But if Christ is in you, the body is dead through sin, but the Spirit is life through righteousness.

11And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, then He who raised the Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies ¹²¹because of His Spirit who dwells in you. ¹²²

Sonship

12So then, brothers, we have no obligation to the flesh, to live according to it;

13because if you live according to the flesh, you are about to die; but if you put to death the practices of the body, by the Spirit, you will live.

14Because as many as are led by God's Spirit, these are God's sons ¹²³

15—you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fear all over again, but you did receive the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!” ¹²⁴

16That Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are God's children

17—if children, also heirs: heirs of God and coheirs with Christ ¹²⁵(if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him). ¹²⁶

Redemption of the body

18I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is going to be revealed in us.

19You see, the creation waits with eager anticipation for the revelation of God's sons;

20because without choice the creation was subjected to futility, due to the One who did the subjecting, based on the hope

21that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage to decay into the freedom of the glory of God's children. ¹²⁷

22Yes, we know that the whole creation has been groaning and in labor pains until now.

23Not only that, we ourselves also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we groan within ourselves, eagerly awaiting adoption, the redemption of our body.

24Yes, we were saved in the hope, ¹²⁸but a hope that is seen is not hope—why would anyone hope for what he sees?

25But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly await it with endurance.

26Likewise also the Spirit comes to the aid of the hope in our weaknesses, since we do not know what we need to pray for. Indeed the Spirit Himself intercedes on our behalf with inexpressible groanings,

27while He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit's mind, since He prays for the saints in accordance with God. ¹²⁹

Glory

28Further, we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to purpose.

29Because whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, ¹³⁰so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

30Further, whom He predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. ¹³¹

Summary to this point

31What then shall we say to these things? Since God is for us, who is against us?

32He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up on behalf of us all, how shall He not with Him also graciously give us all things? ¹³²

33Who will bring a charge against God's chosen ones? God is He who justifies.

34Who is he who condemns? Christ is He who died, but even more, was indeed raised, who indeed is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes on our behalf. ¹³³

35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Will it be affliction or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword?

36(As it is written: “For your sake we are being put to death all day long; we are accounted as sheep for slaughter.” ¹³⁴)

37No, in all these things we prevail completely through Him who loved us.

38Because I am persuaded that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present nor things to come,

39neither height nor depth nor any other created thing will have the power to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. ¹³⁵