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16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
17 and if children, also heirs: heirs indeed of God, and joint-heirs of Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified together.
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not comparable to the coming glory to be revealed to us.
19 For the earnest expectation of the creation awaits the revelation of the sons of God.
20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the One having subjected it, in hope
21 that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay, into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groans together and travails together until now.
23 And not only so, but we ourselves, even having the firstfruit of the Spirit, also groan ourselves in ourselves, awaiting divine adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.
24 For in this hope we were saved; but hope being seen is no hope; for does anyone hope for what he sees?
25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we await in patience.
26 Now likewise also, the Spirit joins to help us in weakness; for we do not know the things which we should pray for as it behooves, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession with inexpressible groanings.
27 And the One searching hearts knows what is the mindset of the Spirit, because He intercedes for the saints according to God.
28 And we know that God works together all things for good to those loving God, to those being called according to His purpose,
29 because those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, for Him to be firstborn among many brothers.
30 And those whom He predestined, these also He called; and whom He called, these also He justified; and whom He justified, these also He glorified.
31 What then will we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
32 For He who spared not the own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, with Him, grant us all things?
33 Who will bring an accusation against the elect of God? God is the One justifying.
34 Who is the one condemning? For it is Christ Jesus, the one having died, now rather having been raised up, who is also at the right hand of God, and who is interceding for us.
35 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?
36 As it has been written: “For Your sake we face death all the day; we were regarded as sheep of slaughter.”
37 But in all these things, we more than conquer through the One having loved us.
38 For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,
39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.