Romans 8:5-25

⁵For they that are according to the flesh, mind the things that are of the flesh; but they that are according to the spirit, mind the things that are of the spirit.

⁶For the wisdom of the flesh is death; but the wisdom of the spirit is life and peace.

⁷Because the wisdom of the flesh is an enemy to God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither can it be.

⁸And they who are in the flesh, cannot please God.

⁹But you are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

¹⁰And if Christ be in you, the body indeed is dead, because of sin; but the spirit liveth, because of justification.

¹¹And if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you; he that raised up Jesus Christ from the dead, shall quicken also your mortal bodies, because of his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

¹²Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.

¹³For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die: but if by the Spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live.

¹⁴For whosoever are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

¹⁵For you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear; but you have received the spirit of adoption of sons, whereby we cry: Abba (Father).

¹⁶For the Spirit himself giveth testimony to our spirit, that we are the sons of God.

¹⁷And if sons, heirs also; heirs indeed of God, and joint heirs with Christ: yet so, if we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him.

¹⁸For I reckon that the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be compared with the glory to come, that shall be revealed in us.

¹⁹For the expectation of the creature waiteth for the revelation of the sons of God.

²⁰For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him that made it subject, in hope:

²¹Because the creature also itself shall be delivered from the servitude of corruption, into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

²²For we know that every creature groaneth and travaileth in pain, even till now.

²³And not only it, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption of the sons of God, the redemption of our body.

²⁴For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen, is not hope. For what a man seeth, why doth he hope for?

²⁵But if we hope for that which we see not, we wait for it with patience.