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 now therefore no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh.

2For the law of the spirit of life, in Christ Jesus, hath delivered me 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 of sin, hath condemned sin in the flesh;

4That the justification of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the spirit.

5For they that are according to the flesh, mind the things that are of the flesh; but they that are according to the spirit, mind the things that are of the spirit.

6For the wisdom of the flesh is death; but the wisdom of the spirit is life and peace.

7Because the wisdom of the flesh is an enemy to God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither can it be.

8And they who are in the flesh, cannot please God.

9But you are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

10And if Christ be in you, the body indeed is dead, because of sin; but the spirit liveth, because of justification.

11And if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you; he that raised up Jesus Christ from the dead, shall quicken also your mortal bodies, because of his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

12Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.

13For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die: but if by the Spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live.

14For whosoever are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

15For you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear; but you have received the spirit of adoption of sons, whereby we cry: Abba (Father).

16For the Spirit himself giveth testimony to our spirit, that we are the sons of God.

17And if sons, heirs also; heirs indeed of God, and joint heirs with Christ: yet so, if we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified with him.

18For I reckon that the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be compared with the glory to come, that shall be revealed in us.

19For the expectation of the creature waiteth for the revelation of the sons of God.

20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him that made it subject, in hope:

21Because the creature also itself shall be delivered from the servitude of corruption, into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.

22For we know that every creature groaneth and travaileth in pain, even till now.

23And not only it, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption of the sons of God, the redemption of our body.

24For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen, is not hope. For what a man seeth, why doth he hope for?

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

26Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity. For we know not what we should pray for as we ought; but the Spirit himself asketh for us with unspeakable groanings.

27And he that searcheth the hearts, knoweth what the Spirit desireth; because he asketh for the saints according to God.

28And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints.

29For whom he foreknew, he also predestinated to be made conformable to the image of his Son; that he might be the firstborn amongst many brethren.

30And whom he predestinated, them he also called. And whom he called, them he also justified. And whom he justified, them he also glorified.

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

32He that spared not even his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how hath he not also, with him, given us all things?

33Who shall accuse against the elect of God? God that justifieth.

34Who is he that shall condemn? Christ Jesus that died, yea that is risen also again; who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

35Who then shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation? or distress? or famine? or nakedness? or danger? or persecution? or the sword?

36(As it is written: For thy sake we are put to death all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.)

37But in all these things we overcome, because of him that hath loved us.

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

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.