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1. Therefore, there is no obligation for those
who do not walk according to the flesh with Jesus Christ.*
2. For the Law that [leads to eternal] Life, that which is through Jesus Christ,
shall free you from the Law of sin and death.
3. Because the Law was bolstered through the sickness of the flesh, God sent his
Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, because of sin, so as he may subjugate sin through
his flesh,
4. So that the righteousness of the Law may be fulfilled in us, that it was not by
flesh that we walked, except by the Spirit.
5. For those who are of the flesh, see Him in the flesh. And those who are in the
Spirit, see Him in Spirit.
6. For the appreciation of the flesh is Death and the appreciation of the Spirit
is Life and Peace.
7. Because the appreciation of the flesh is hostility toward God, for it does not
submit to the Law of God, because it cannot.
8. And those who are of the flesh, cannot adore God.
9. You, however, live not through the flesh, except by the Spirit, if truly the Spirit
of God abides in you.
10. And if thus Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, then the Spirit
is alive because of righteousness.
11. And if the Spirit of the One who raised our Lord Jesus Christ from the grave,*
abides in you, He that raised Jesus Christ from the grave, shall also [resurrect]
your dead bodies to Life,* because of the Spirit that abides in you.
12. Now, brethren, we are in subjugation, even though being of the flesh we walk
in the flesh,
13. For if you live in the flesh, you are destined to kill the flesh, and if walking
in the Spirit you thus kill the body, you shall Live.
14. For those who are chosen* by the Spirit of God, they are the children of God.
15. For you did not receive the Spirit for performing works out of fear again, except
you received the Spirit through which you have been consecrated children, that through
Him we call the Father our Father.
16. And that Spirit testifies onto our Spirit that we are children of God.
17. And even children, then also heirs of God, and the children of Jesus Christ's
heirdom, thus if we sorrow with him, we shall also be glorified with him.
18. For I reckon that the sorrows of this age are nothing compared* with the glory
which is destined to be revealed through us.
19. For all creation shall receive the Hope [of the Kingdom] and shall grasp the
revelation of the children of God.
20. For creation worshipped emptiness, not by its own will, except for the sake of
the One who makes her worship the Hope [of the Kingdom.]
21. That also creation may be freed from destructive practices, through the liberating
glory of the children of God.
22. For we know ourselves that all creatures were sighing and in torment in anticipation*
of this Day.
23. And not only they, except we also, as there is in us the awakening of the Spirit,
we sigh deep in our soul and grasp onto our consecration as children, for the salvation
of our bodies.
24. For we live by that Hope. Hope, however, which is apparent is not Hope. If we
see [the Hope,] what are we grasping it for?
25. If, however, we have Hope in that which is invisible, we shall be strengthened
through the preaching of that Hope.
26. Thus also that same Spirit shall minister to our infirmity. For how is it that
we pray not knowing what we ask for: except the Spirit prays on our behalves through
our unspoken sighs.
27. He that revives hearts, He knows what is the intention of the Spirit, thus according
to God's will He prays on behalf of the saints.
28. We know then that those who love God in everything, He helps them toward goodness,
those whom He consecrated beforehand to be called.
29. And beforehand He knew them and gave them the mark in the likeness of His Son's
image, that he shall be the holy Sacrament* of many brethren.
30. To those whom He beforehand gave them the mark, He called, and to those whom
He called, he sanctified, and to those whom He sanctified, he glorified.
31. What shall we thus say about that? If God is on our side*, who is against us?
32. And if He did not interdict His Son, except on behalf of us all, He delivered
him, how is He not going to give us everything with him?
33. Whoever receives the election of God, God sanctifies.
34. Who holds [them] responsible? Christ died and rose, and is on the right of God
and prays on our behalf.
35. Who will separate me from the love of Christ? Tribulation, poverty,* danger,
the sword?
36. As it is written in Scriptures,
"Because of you we die every day,
and are reckoned as sheep for slaughter."
37. Except through all these we are victorious, by whom that loves us.
38. For he delivers us, that neither death, nor life, nor kings, nor governments,
nor armies; neither those that shall rise, nor that are destined,
39. Neither height, nor depth, and neither any creatures can separate me from the
love of God who is our Lord Jesus Christ.
*8:1 Lit. Ar. id. retained: reference to the
uncircumcised.
*8:11.1 Lit. Ar. id.: "House of Dead."
*8:11.2 Lit. Ar. id.: "Enliven..."
*8:14 Lit. Ar. id.: "Fetched."
*8:18 Lit. Ar. id. expression: "Do not lay out," or pan out.
*8:22 Lit. Ar. id. figure of speech: "Until."
*8:29 Lit. Ar. id.: "first born," or "first offering."
*8:31 Lit. Ar. id.: "Behalf."
*8:35 Lit. Ar. id.: "Nakedness."
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