Rom 8, Rom 15 | ESV | STEP | There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus .

1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add who walk not according to the flesh (but according to the Spirit)} 2 For the law of ^bthe Spirit of life ^chas set you ^{▼▼Some manuscripts me} free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3 For ^eGod has done what the law, ^fweakened by the flesh, ^gcould not do. ^hBy sending his own Son ⁱin the likeness of sinful flesh and ^jfor sin, ^{▼▼Or and as a sin offering} he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that ^lthe righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, ^mwho walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For ⁿthose who live according to the flesh set their minds on ^othe things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on ^pthe things of the Spirit. 6 For to set ^qthe mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is ^rhostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; ^sindeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact ^tthe Spirit of God dwells in you. ^uAnyone who does not have ^vthe Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of ^whim who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus ^{▼▼Some manuscripts lack Jesus} from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies ^ythrough his Spirit who dwells in you.

Heirs with Christ

12 So then, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verse 29} we are debtors, ^aanot to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you ^abput to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are ^acled by the Spirit of God are ^adsons ^{▼▼See discussion on “sons” in the Preface} of God. 15 For ^afyou did not receive ^agthe spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of ^ahadoption as sons, by whom we cry, ^ai“Abba! Father!” 16 ^ajThe Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then ^akheirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^alprovided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

Future Glory

18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time ^amare not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for ^anthe revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation ^aowas subjected to futility, not willingly, but ^apbecause of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that ^aqthe creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that ^arthe whole creation ^ashas been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have ^atthe firstfruits of the Spirit, ^augroan inwardly as ^avwe wait eagerly for adoption as sons, ^awthe redemption of our bodies. 24 For ^axin this hope we were saved. Now ^ayhope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we ^azwait for it with patience.

26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For ^bawe do not know what to pray for as we ought, but ^bbthe Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And ^bche who searches hearts knows what is ^bdthe mind of the Spirit, because ^{▼▼Or that} the Spirit ^bfintercedes for the saints ^bgaccording to the will of God. 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together ^bhfor good, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good} for ^bjthose who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom he ^bkforeknew he also ^blpredestined ^bmto be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be ^bnthe firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also ^bojustified, and those whom he justified he also ^bpglorified.

God’s Everlasting Love

31 What then shall we say to these things? ^bqIf God is for us, who can be ^{▼▼Or who is} against us? 32 ^bsHe who did not spare his own Son but ^btgave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? ^buIt is God who justifies. 34 ^bvWho is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised— ^bwwho is at the right hand of God, ^bxwho indeed is interceding for us. ^{▼▼Or Is it Christ Jesus who died . . . for us?} 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written,

^bz“For your sake ^cawe are being killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these things we are more than ^cbconquerors through ^cchim who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 15

The Example of Christ

1 ^cdWe who are strong ^cehave an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 ^cfLet each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3 For ^cgChrist did not please himself, but as it is written, ^ch“The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” 4 For ^ciwhatever was written in former days was written for our ^cjinstruction, that through endurance and through ^ckthe encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 5 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you ^clto live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, 6 that together you may with one voice glorify ^cmthe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles

8 For I tell you that Christ ^cnbecame a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in order ^coto confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9 and in order ^cpthat the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

^cq“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
and sing to your name.”
10 And again it is said,

^cr“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”
11 And again,

^cs“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples extol him.”
12 And again Isaiah says,

^ct, ^cu“The root of Jesse will come,
even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
^cvin him will the Gentiles hope.”
13 May the God of hope fill you with all ^cwjoy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

14 ^cxI myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verse 30} that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with ^czall knowledge and able to instruct one another. 15 But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, ^dabecause of the grace given me by God 16 to be ^dba minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles ^dcin the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that ^ddthe offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 In Christ Jesus, then, I have ^dereason to be proud of ^dfmy work for God. 18 For I will not venture to speak of anything except ^dgwhat Christ has accomplished through me ^dhto bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, 19 ^diby the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that ^djfrom Jerusalem and all the way around ^dkto Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; 20 and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, ^dllest I build on someone else’s foundation, 21 but as it is written,

^dm“Those who have never been told of him will see,
and those who have never heard will understand.”

Paul’s Plan to Visit Rome

22 This is the reason why ^dnI have so often been hindered from coming to you. 23 But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and ^dosince I have longed for many years to come to you, 24 I hope to see you in passing as I go ^dpto Spain, and ^dqto be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while. 25 At present, however, ^drI am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. 26 For ^dsMacedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. 27 For they were pleased to do it, and indeed ^dtthey owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings. 28 When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected, ^{▼▼Greek sealed to them this fruit} I will leave ^dvfor Spain by way of you. 29 I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing ^{▼▼Some manuscripts insert of the gospel} of Christ.

30 I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by ^dxthe love of the Spirit, ^dyto strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, 31 ^dzthat I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that ^eamy service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and ^ebbe refreshed in your company. 33 May ^ecthe God of peace be with you all. Amen.