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For, what was impossible by the law in that it was weak through the flesh, God, by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh,

For, they who according to flesh have their being, the things of the flesh do prefer, but, they according to the spirit, the things of the spirit;

For, what is preferred by the flesh, is death, whereas, what is preferred by the spirit, is life and peace; -

Inasmuch as, what is preferred by the flesh, is hostile towards God, for, unto the law of God, it doth not submit itself, neither in fact can it. -

For, if according to flesh ye live, ye are about to die, whereas, if in spirit, the practices of the flesh, ye are putting to death, ye shall attain unto life;

For, as many as by God's Spirit are being led, the same, are God's sons, -

For ye have not received a spirit of servitude, leading back into fear, but ye have received a spirit of sonship, whereby we are exclaiming - Abba! Oh Father!

For I reckon that unworthy are the sufferings of the present season to be compared with the glory about to be revealed towards us;

For, the eager outlook of creation, ardently awaiteth the revealing of the sons of God, -

For, unto vanity, hath creation been made subject - not by choice, but by reason of him that made it subject, in hope

For we know that, all creation, is sighing together, and travailing-in-birth-throes together until the present, -

For, by our hope, have we been saved, - but, hope beheld, is not hope, for, what one beholdeth, why doth he hope for?

If, however, what we do not behold we hope for, with endurance, are we ardently awaiting it ; -

In the selfsame way moreover, even the Spirit, helpeth together in our weakness, - for, what we should pray for as we ought, we know not, but, the Spirit itself, maketh intercession with sighings unutterable,

We know, further, that, unto them who love God, God causeth all things to work together for good, - unto them who, according to purpose, are such as he hath called;

For, whom he fore-approved, he also fore-appointed to be conformed unto the image of his Son, that he might be firstborn among many brethren, -

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

According as it is written - For thy sake, are we being put to death all the day long, we have been reckoned as sheep for slaughter. -

For I am persuaded that - neither death nor life, nor messengers nor principalities, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

For I could have wished to be accursed, even I myself, from the Christ, in behalf of my brethren my kinsmen according to the flesh; -