Rom 8:17-28 | ESV | STEP | and if children , then heirs — heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ , provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him.

Romans 8:17-28

17 and if children, then ^aheirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^bprovided 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 ^care not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for ^dthe revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation ^ewas subjected to futility, not willingly, but ^fbecause of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that ^gthe 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 ^hthe whole creation ⁱhas been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have ^jthe firstfruits of the Spirit, ^kgroan inwardly as ^lwe wait eagerly for adoption as sons, ^mthe redemption of our bodies. 24 For ⁿin this hope we were saved. Now ^ohope 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 ^pwait for it with patience.

26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For ^qwe do not know what to pray for as we ought, but ^rthe Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And ^she who searches hearts knows what is ^tthe mind of the Spirit, because ^{▼▼Or that} the Spirit ^vintercedes for the saints ^waccording to the will of God. 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together ^xfor good, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good} for ^zthose who are called according to his purpose.