10. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is alive because of righteousness.
11. If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also, through his Spirit that dwells in you.
12. Consequently, brothers, we are not debtors to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
13. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
14. For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
15. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption, through which we cry, “Abba, Father!”
16. The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
17. and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
18. I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us.
19. For creation awaits with eager expectation the revelation of the children of God;
20. for creation was made subject to futility, not of its own accord but because of the one who subjected it, in hope
21. that creation itself would be set free from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God.
22. We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now;
23. and not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, we also groan within ourselves as we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.