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for neither is it able; and those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.

And ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God doth dwell in you; and if any one hath not the Spirit of Christ -- this one is not His;

for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;

The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;

and if children, also heirs, heirs, indeed, of God, and heirs together of Christ -- if, indeed, we suffer together, that we may also be glorified together.

for the earnest looking out of the creation doth expect the revelation of the sons of God;

that also the creation itself shall be set free from the servitude of the corruption to the liberty of the glory of the children of God;

and He who is searching the hearts hath known what [is] the mind of the Spirit, because according to God he doth intercede for saints.

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God [is] for us, who [is] against us?

Who shall lay a charge against the choice ones of God? God [is] He that is declaring righteous,

who [is] he that is condemning? Christ [is] He that died, yea, rather also, was raised up; who is also on the right hand of God -- who also doth intercede for us.

nor things about to be, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of god, that [is] in Christ Jesus our Lord.

whose [are] the fathers, and of whom [is] the Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed to the ages. Amen.

And it is not possible that the word of God hath failed; for not all who [are] of Israel are these Israel;

that is, the children of the flesh -- these [are] not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;

(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her --

What, then, shall we say? unrighteousness [is] with God? let it not be!

so, then -- not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:

nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form [it], Why me didst thou make thus?