There is thereforenownocondemnationto themwhich are inChristJesus, who walknotafterthe flesh, butafterthe Spirit. Forthelawof theSpiritof lifeinChristJesushath made me freefromthelawof sinanddeath. Forwhat thelawcould not do, inthatit was weakthroughtheflesh, Godsendinghis ownSoninthe likenessof sinfulflesh, andforsin, condemnedsinintheflesh: Thattherighteousnessof thelawmight be fulfilledinus, who walknotafterthe flesh, butafterthe Spirit. Forthey that areafterthe fleshdo mindthe thingsof theflesh; buttheythat are afterthe Spiritthe thingsof theSpirit. Forto be carnallyminded is death; butto be spirituallyminded is lifeandpeace. Becausethecarnalmind is enmityagainstGod: forit is not subjectto thelawof God, neitherindeedcanbe. Sothen they that areinthe fleshcannotpleaseGod. Butyearenotinthe flesh, butinthe Spirit, if so be thatthe Spiritof Goddwellinyou. Nowif any manhavenotthe Spiritof Christ, heisnoneof his. AndifChrist be inyou, thebodyisdeadbecauseof sin; buttheSpirit is lifebecauseof righteousness. ButiftheSpiritof him that raised upJesusfromthe deaddwellinyou, he that raised upChristfromthe deadshall alsoquickenyourmortalbodiesbyhisSpiritthat dwellethinyou. Therefore, brethren, we aredebtors, notto theflesh, to liveaftertheflesh. Forifye liveafterthe flesh, ye shalldie: butifye through the Spiritdo mortifythedeedsof thebody, ye shall live. Foras many asare ledby the Spiritof God, theyarethe sonsof God. Forye have notreceivedthe spiritof bondageagaintofear; butye have receivedthe Spiritof adoption, wherebywe cry, Abba, Father. TheSpirititselfbeareth witness withourspirit, thatwe arethe childrenof God: Andifchildren, thenheirs; heirsofGod, andjoint-heirs with Christ; if so be thatwe suffer with him, thatwe may be alsoglorified together. ForI reckonthatthesufferingsof this presenttime are notworthy to be compared withtheglorywhich shallbe revealedinus. Fortheearnest expectationof thecreaturewaiteth forthemanifestationof thesonsof God. Forthecreaturewas made subjectto vanity, notwillingly, butby reason ofhim who hath subjected the same inhope, Becausethecreatureitselfalsoshall be deliveredfromthebondageof corruptionintothegloriouslibertyof thechildrenof God. Forwe knowthatthe wholecreationgroanethandtravaileth in pain togetheruntilnow. Andnotonly they, butourselvesalso, which havethefirstfruitsof theSpirit, evenweourselvesgroanwithinourselves, waiting forthe adoption, to wit , theredemptionof ourbody. Forwe are savedby hope: buthopethat is seenisnothope: forwhata manseeth, whydoth he yethope for? Butifwe hope forthatwe seenot, then do we withpatiencewait for it. LikewisetheSpiritalsohelpethourinfirmities: forwe knownotwhatwe should pray foraswe ought: buttheSpirititselfmaketh intercessionforuswith groaningswhich cannot be uttered. Andhe that searcheththeheartsknowethwhat is themindof theSpirit, becausehe maketh intercessionforthe saintsaccordingto the will of God. Andwe knowthatall thingswork togetherforgoodto them that loveGod, to them who arethecalledaccordingto his purpose. Forwhomhe did foreknow, he alsodid predestinate to be conformed totheimageof hisSon, that hemight bethe firstbornamongmanybrethren. Moreoverwhomhe did predestinate, themhe alsocalled: andwhomhe called, themhe alsojustified: andwhomhe justified, themhe alsoglorified. Whatshall we thensaytothesethings? IfGod be forus, who can be againstus? He thatsparednothis ownSon, butdelivered him upforusall, howshall he notwithhimalsofreely giveusall things? Whoshall lay any thing to the chargeof God's elect? It is Godthat justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christthat died, yearather, thatis risen again, whoisevenatthe right handof God, whoalsomaketh intercessionforus. Whoshall separateusfromtheloveof Christ? shall tribulation, ordistress, orpersecution, orfamine, ornakedness, orperil, orsword? Asit is written, For thy sakewe are killedallthedaylong; we are accountedassheepfor the slaughter. Nay, inallthese thingswe are more than conquerorsthroughhim that lovedus. ForI am persuaded, thatneitherdeath, norlife, norangels, norprincipalities, norpowers, northings present, northings to come, Norheight, nordepth, noranyothercreature, shall be ableto separateusfromtheloveof God, whichis inChristJesusourLord.