Role of the Spirit

¹⁶ I will ask the Father, and He will give you another ^[a](A)Helper, that He may be with you forever;

¹⁵ For you ^(A)have not received a spirit of slavery ^[a]leading to fear again, but you ^(B)have received ^[b]a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “^(C)Abba! Father!” ¹⁶ The Spirit Himself ^(D)testifies with our spirit that we are ^(E)children of God, ¹⁷ and if children, ^(F)heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, ^(G)if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

¹⁸ For I consider that the sufferings of this present time ^(H)are not worthy to be compared with the ^(I)glory that is to be revealed to us. ¹⁹ For the ^(J)anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for ^(K)the revealing of the ^(L)sons of God. ²⁰ For the creation ^(M)was subjected to ^(N)futility, not willingly, but ^(O)because of Him who subjected it, ^[c]in hope ²¹ that ^(P)the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. ²² For we know that the whole creation ^(Q)groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. ^23 (R)And not only this, but also we ourselves, having ^(S)the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves ^(T)groan within ourselves, ^(U)waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, ^(V)the redemption of our body. ²⁴ For ^(W)in hope we have been saved, but ^(X)hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? ²⁵ But ^(Y)if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Our Victory in Christ

²⁶ In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for ^(Z)we do not know how to pray as we should, but ^(AA)the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; ²⁷ and ^(AB)He who searches the hearts knows what ^(AC)the mind of the Spirit is, because He ^(AD)intercedes for the ^[d]saints according to the will of God.

²⁸ And we know that ^[e]God causes ^(AE)all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are ^(AF)called according to His purpose. ²⁹ For those whom He ^(AG)foreknew, He also ^(AH)predestined to become ^(AI)conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the ^(AJ)firstborn among many brethren; ³⁰ and these whom He ^(AK)predestined, He also ^(AL)called; and these whom He called, He also ^(AM)justified; and these whom He justified, He also ^(AN)glorified.

^31 (AO)What then shall we say to these things? ^(AP)If God is for us, who is against us? ³² He who ^(AQ)did not spare His own Son, but ^(AR)delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? ³³ Who will bring a charge against ^(AS)God’s elect? ^(AT)God is the one who justifies; ³⁴ who is the one who ^(AU)condemns? Christ Jesus is He who ^(AV)died, yes, rather who was ^[f](AW)raised, who is ^(AX)at the right hand of God, who also ^(AY)intercedes for us. ³⁵ Who will separate us from ^(AZ)the love of ^[g]Christ? Will ^(BA)tribulation, or distress, or ^(BB)persecution, or ^(BC)famine, or ^(BD)nakedness, or ^(BE)peril, or sword? ³⁶ Just as it is written,

³⁷ But in all these things we overwhelmingly ^(BG)conquer through ^(BH)Him who loved us. ³⁸ For I am convinced that neither ^(BI)death, nor life, nor ^(BJ)angels, nor principalities, nor ^(BK)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 ^(BL)the love of God, which is ^(BM)in Christ Jesus our Lord.

^18 [a]With all ^(A)prayer and petition ^[b](B)pray at all times ^(C)in the Spirit, and with this in view, ^[c](D)be on the alert with all ^(E)perseverance and ^(F)petition for all the saints,