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For sin, seizing the opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.

Therefore, did that which is good become death to me? May it never be! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be recognized as sin, producing death through what is good for me, in order that sin might become sinful to an extraordinary degree through the commandment.

For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold into slavery to sin.

For what I am doing I do not understand, because what I want to do, this I do not practice, but what I hate, this I do.

For I know that good does not live in me, that is, in my flesh. For the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not.

For the good that I want to do, I do not do, but the evil that I do not want to do, this I do.

For I joyfully agree with the law of God in my inner person,

Consequently, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.

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

For those who are living according to the flesh are intent on the things of the flesh, but those who are living according to the Spirit are intent on the things of the Spirit.

For the mindset of the flesh is death, but the mindset of the Spirit is life and peace,

because the mindset of the flesh is enmity toward God, for it is not subjected to the law of God, for it is not able to do so,

For if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

For all those who are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, "Abba! Father!"

For I consider that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us.

For the eagerly expecting creation awaits eagerly the revelation of the sons of God.

For the creation has been subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the one who subjected it, in hope

For we know that the whole creation groans together and suffers agony together until now.