8:1 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 1 , So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
8:2 For the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you through Christ Jesus from the power of sin that leads to death.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 2 , For the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you through Christ Jesus from the power of sin that leads to death.
8:3 The law of Moses could not save us, because of our sinful nature. But God put into effect a different plan to save us. He sent his own Son in a human body like ours, except that ours are sinful. God destroyed sin's control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 3 , The law of Moses could not save us, because of our sinful nature. But God put into effect a different plan to save us. He sent his own Son in a human body like ours, except that ours are sinful. God destroyed sin's control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.
8:4 He did this so that the requirement of the law would be fully accomplished for us who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 4 , He did this so that the requirement of the law would be fully accomplished for us who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.
8:5 Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 5 , Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.
8:6 If your sinful nature controls your mind, there is death. But if the Holy Spirit controls your mind, there is life and peace.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 6 , If your sinful nature controls your mind, there is death. But if the Holy Spirit controls your mind, there is life and peace.
8:7 For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it never will.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 7 , For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it never will.
8:8 That's why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 8 , That's why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.
8:9 But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them are not Christians at all.)
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 9 , But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them are not Christians at all.)
8:10 Since Christ lives within you, even though your body will die because of sin, your spirit is alive because you have been made right with God.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 10 , Since Christ lives within you, even though your body will die because of sin, your spirit is alive because you have been made right with God.
8:11 The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as he raised Christ from the dead, he will give life to your mortal body by this same Spirit living within you.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 11 , The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as he raised Christ from the dead, he will give life to your mortal body by this same Spirit living within you.
8:12 So, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation whatsoever to do what your sinful nature urges you to do.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 12 , So, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation whatsoever to do what your sinful nature urges you to do.
8:13 For if you keep on following it, you will perish. But if through the power of the Holy Spirit you turn from it and its evil deeds, you will live.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 13 , For if you keep on following it, you will perish. But if through the power of the Holy Spirit you turn from it and its evil deeds, you will live.
8:14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 14 , For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
8:15 So you should not be like cowering, fearful slaves. You should behave instead like God's very own children, adopted into his family--calling him 'Father, dear Father.'
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 15 , So you should not be like cowering, fearful slaves. You should behave instead like God's very own children, adopted into his family--calling him 'Father, dear Father.'
8:16 For his Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our hearts and tells us that we are God's children.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 16 , For his Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our hearts and tells us that we are God's children.
8:17 And since we are his children, we will share his treasures--for everything God gives to his Son, Christ, is ours, too. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 17 , And since we are his children, we will share his treasures--for everything God gives to his Son, Christ, is ours, too. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.
8:18 Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will give us later.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 18 , Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will give us later.
8:19 For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 19 , For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.
8:20 Against its will, everything on earth was subjected to God's curse.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 20 , Against its will, everything on earth was subjected to God's curse.
8:21 All creation anticipates the day when it will join God's children in glorious freedom from death and decay.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 21 , All creation anticipates the day when it will join God's children in glorious freedom from death and decay.
8:22 For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 22 , For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.
8:23 And even we Christians, although we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, also groan to be released from pain and suffering. We, too, wait anxiously for that day when God will give us our full rights as his children, including the new bodies he has promised us.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 23 , And even we Christians, although we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, also groan to be released from pain and suffering. We, too, wait anxiously for that day when God will give us our full rights as his children, including the new bodies he has promised us.
8:24 Now that we are saved, we eagerly look forward to this freedom. For if you already have something, you don't need to hope for it.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 24 , Now that we are saved, we eagerly look forward to this freedom. For if you already have something, you don't need to hope for it.
8:25 But if we look forward to something we don't have yet, we must wait patiently and confidently.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 25 , But if we look forward to something we don't have yet, we must wait patiently and confidently.
8:26 And the Holy Spirit helps us in our distress. For we don't even know what we should pray for, nor how we should pray. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 26 , And the Holy Spirit helps us in our distress. For we don't even know what we should pray for, nor how we should pray. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.
8:27 And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God's own will.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 27 , And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God's own will.
8:28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 28 , And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
8:29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn, with many brothers and sisters.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 29 , For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn, with many brothers and sisters.
8:30 And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And he gave them right standing with himself, and he promised them his glory.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 30 , And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And he gave them right standing with himself, and he promised them his glory.
8:31 What can we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 31 , What can we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
8:32 Since God did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won't God, who gave us Christ, also give us everything else?
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 32 , Since God did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won't God, who gave us Christ, also give us everything else?
8:33 Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? Will God? No! He is the one who has given us right standing with himself.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 33 , Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? Will God? No! He is the one who has given us right standing with himself.
8:34 Who then will condemn us? Will Christ Jesus? No, for he is the one who died for us and was raised to life for us and is sitting at the place of highest honor next to God, pleading for us.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 34 , Who then will condemn us? Will Christ Jesus? No, for he is the one who died for us and was raised to life for us and is sitting at the place of highest honor next to God, pleading for us.
8:35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death?
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 35 , Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death?
8:36 (Even the Scriptures say, 'For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.')
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 36 , (Even the Scriptures say, 'For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.')
8:37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 37 , No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
8:38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 38 , And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away.
8:39 Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The NLT Book of Romans , Chapter 8 , Verse 39 , Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
