Romans

在聖靈裏的生活

1如今，那些在基督耶穌裏的就不定罪了。

2因為賜生命聖靈的律，在基督耶穌裏釋放了我，使我脫離罪和死的律了。

3律法既因肉體軟弱，有所不能行的，上帝就差遣自己的兒子，成為罪身的形狀，作了贖罪祭，在肉體中定了罪案，

4使律法的義成就在我們這不隨從肉體、只隨從聖靈的人身上。

5因為，隨從肉體的人體貼肉體的事；隨從聖靈的人體貼聖靈的事。

6體貼肉體的，就是死；體貼聖靈的，乃是生命、平安。

7原來體貼肉體的，就是與上帝為仇；因為不服上帝的律法，也是不能服，

8而且屬肉體的人不能得上帝的喜歡。

9如果上帝的靈住在你們心裏，你們就不屬肉體，乃屬聖靈了。人若沒有基督的靈，就不是屬基督的。

10基督若在你們心裏，身體就因罪而死，心靈卻因義而活。

11然而，叫耶穌從死裏復活者的靈若住在你們心裏，那叫基督耶穌從死裏復活的，也必藉着住在你們心裏的聖靈，使你們必死的身體又活過來。

12弟兄們，這樣看來，我們並不是欠肉體的債去順從肉體活着。

13你們若順從肉體活着，必要死；若靠着聖靈治死身體的惡行，必要活着。

14因為凡被上帝的靈引導的，都是上帝的兒子。

15你們所受的，不是奴僕的心，仍舊害怕；所受的，乃是兒子的心，因此我們呼叫：「阿爸！父！」

16聖靈與我們的心同證我們是上帝的兒女；

17既是兒女，便是後嗣，就是上帝的後嗣，和基督同作後嗣。如果我們和他一同受苦，也必和他一同得榮耀。

將來的榮耀

18我想，現在的苦楚若比起將來要顯於我們的榮耀就不足介意了。

19受造之物切望等候上帝的眾子顯出來。

20因為受造之物服在虛空之下，不是自己願意，乃是因那叫他如此的。

21但受造之物仍然指望脫離敗壞的轄制，得享上帝兒女自由的榮耀。

22我們知道，一切受造之物一同歎息，勞苦，直到如今。

23不但如此，就是我們這有聖靈初結果子的，也是自己心裏歎息，等候得着兒子的名分，乃是我們的身體得贖。

24我們得救是在乎盼望；只是所見的盼望不是盼望，誰還盼望他所見的呢？

25但我們若盼望那所不見的，就必忍耐等候。

26況且，我們的軟弱有聖靈幫助；我們本不曉得當怎樣禱告，只是聖靈親自用說不出來的歎息替我們禱告。

27鑒察人心的，曉得聖靈的意思，因為聖靈照着上帝的旨意替聖徒祈求。

28我們曉得萬事都互相效力，叫愛上帝的人得益處，就是按他旨意被召的人。

29因為他預先所知道的人，就預先定下效法他兒子的模樣，使他兒子在許多弟兄中作長子。

30預先所定下的人又召他們來；所召來的人又稱他們為義；所稱為義的人又叫他們得榮耀。

上帝的愛

31既是這樣，還有甚麼說的呢？上帝若幫助我們，誰能敵擋我們呢？

32上帝既不愛惜自己的兒子，為我們眾人捨了，豈不也把萬物和他一同白白地賜給我們嗎？

33誰能控告上帝所揀選的人呢？有上帝稱他們為義了。

34誰能定他們的罪呢？有基督耶穌已經死了，而且從死裏復活，現今在上帝的右邊，也替我們祈求。

35誰能使我們與基督的愛隔絕呢？難道是患難嗎？是困苦嗎？是逼迫嗎？是飢餓嗎？是赤身露體嗎？是危險嗎？是刀劍嗎？

36如經上所記：我們為你的緣故終日被殺； 人看我們如將宰的羊。

37然而，靠着愛我們的主，在這一切的事上已經得勝有餘了。

38因為我深信無論是死，是生，是天使，是掌權的，是有能的，是現在的事，是將來的事，

39是高處的，是低處的，是別的受造之物，都不能叫我們與上帝的愛隔絕；這愛是在我們的主基督耶穌裏的。

1There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.

2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

4that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

5For they that are after the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

6For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:

7because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

8and they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

9But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

10And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the spirit is life because of righteousness.

11But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised up Christ Jesus from the dead shall give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

12So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh:

13for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die; but if by the Spirit ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

15For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

16The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God:

17and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him.

18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.

19For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.

20For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope

21that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

23And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

24For in hope were we saved: but hope that is seen is not hope: for who hopeth for that which he seeth?

25But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

26And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered;

27and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

28And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

29For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

30and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

31What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?

33Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth;

34who is he that condemneth? It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36Even as it is written,For thy sake we are killed all the day long; We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

39nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.