Romans 8:23-39 ▼

23 And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan in ourselves, expecting the adoption, the redemption of our body.

24 For by hope we have been saved: now hope seen is not hope; for that which any man seeth how doth he yet hope for?

25 But if we hope for what we see not, we with patience expect it.

26 In like manner also the Spirit affords assistance to our infirmities: for even this, what we should pray for as we ought, we know not: but the same Spirit more abundantly maketh intercession for us with groanings unutterable.

27 Now he that trieth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, for he maketh intercession for the saints according to God's will.

28 But we know that to those who love God all things work together for good, even to those who are called according to his purpose.

29 For whom he foreknew, he predestinated also to a conformity with the image of his Son, that he might be the first-begotten among many brethren.

30 But whom he predestinated, those also he called: and whom he called, those also he justified: but whom he justified, those also he glorified.

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God be for us, who shall be against us?

32 He who even spared not his own Son, but freely delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also, together with him, freely give us all things?

33 Who shall put in an accusation against the elect of God? God? He is their justifier.

34 Who is he that condemneth? Christ? He died, yea, rather, also is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall distress of circumstances, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?

36 As it is written, ?That for thy sake we have been put to death the whole day long; we have been reckoned indeed as sheep for slaughter.?

37 But in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

38 For I am assured that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor those to come,

39 nor exaltation, nor deepest depression, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.