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But if Messiah is in you, the body is dead, in regard to sin; and the Spirit is alive in regard to righteousness.

- (For if ye live according to the flesh, ye are to die. But if, by the Spirit, ye mortify the practices of the body, ye will live.

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage, again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Father, our Father.

For the creation was subjected to vanity, not by its own choice, but because of him who subjected it,

And not only they, but we also in whom are the first fruits of the Spirit, we groan within ourselves, and look anxiously for the adoption of sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Because we live in hope. But hope that is seen, is not hope: for if we saw it, how should we hope for it?

But if we hope for that which is not seen, we are in patient waiting.

So also the Spirit aideth our weakness. For we know not what to pray for, in a proper manner; but the Spirit prayeth for us, with groans not expressible:

And, if he spared not his Son, but gave him up for us all, how shall he not give us all things, with him?

But in all these things we are victorious, by means of him who loved us.

That is, it is not the children of the flesh, who are the children of God; but the children of the promise, are accounted for the seed.

Nor this only; but Rebecca also, when she had cohabited with one [fn] , our father Isaac,

before her children were born, or: had done good or evil, the choice of God was predeclared; that it might stand, not of works, but of him who called.

Therefore, it is not of him who is willing, nor of him who runneth, but of the merciful God.

But, perhaps thou wilt say: Of what [fn] doth he complain? For, who hath resisted his pleasure?

namely, upon us who are called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles:

But Israel, who ran after the law of righteousness, hath not found the law of righteousness.

And why? Because [fn] , not by faith, but by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling-stone:

For I bear them witness, that there is in them a zeal for God; but it is not according to knowledge.

For they know not the righteousness of God, but seek to establish their own righteousness: and therefore they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.