Alles werkt mee ten goede, midden in het zuchtenEverything made new

Zuchten en hoop

¹⁸생각건대 현재의 고난은 장차 우리에게 나타날 영광과 족히 비교할 수 없도다 ¹⁹피조물의 고대하는 바는 하나님의 아들들의 나타나는 것이니 ²⁰피조물이 허무한 데 굴복하는 것은 자기 뜻이 아니요 오직 굴복케 하시는 이로 말미암음이라 ²¹그 바라는 것은 피조물도 썩어짐의 종노릇한 데서 해방되어 하나님의 자녀들의 영광의 자유에 이르는 것이니라 ²²피조물이 다 이제까지 함께 탄식하며 함께 고통하는 것을 우리가 아나니 ²³이뿐 아니라 또한 우리 곧 성령의 처음 익은 열매를 받은 우리까지도 속으로 탄식하여 양자 될 것 곧 우리 몸의 구속을 기다리느니라 ²⁴우리가 소망으로 구원을 얻었으매 보이는 소망이 소망이 아니니 보는 것을 누가 바라리요 ²⁵만일 우리가 보지 못하는 것을 바라면 참음으로 기다릴지니라 ²⁶이와 같이 성령도 우리 연약함을 도우시나니 우리가 마땅히 빌 바를 알지 못하나 오직 성령이 말할 수 없는 탄식으로 우리를 위하여 친히 간구하시느니라 ²⁷마음을 감찰하시는 이가 성령의 생각을 아시나니 이는 성령이 하나님의 뜻대로 성도를 위하여 간구하심이니라 ²⁸우리가 알거니와 하나님을 사랑하는 자 곧 그 뜻대로 부르심을 입은 자들에게는 모든 것이 합력하여 선을 이루느니라 ²⁹하나님이 미리 아신 자들로 또한 그 아들의 형상을 본받게 하기 위하여 미리 정하셨으니 이는 그로 많은 형제 중에서 맏아들이 되게 하려 하심이니라 ³⁰또 미리 정하신 그들을 또한 부르시고 부르신 그들을 또한 의롭다 하시고 의롭다 하신 그들을 또한 영화롭게 하셨느니라

Niets kan ons scheiden van Gods liefde

³¹그런즉 이 일에 대하여 우리가 무슨 말 하리요 만일 하나님이 우리를 위하시면 누가 우리를 대적하리요 ³²자기 아들을 아끼지 아니하시고 우리 모든 사람을 위하여 내어 주신 이가 어찌 그 아들과 함께 모든 것을 우리에게 은사로 주지 아니하시겠느뇨 ³³누가 능히 하나님의 택하신 자들을 송사하리요 의롭다 하신 이는 하나님이시니 ³⁴누가 정죄하리요 죽으실 뿐 아니라 다시 살아나신 이는 그리스도 예수시니 그는 하나님 우편에 계신 자요 우리를 위하여 간구하시는 자시니라 ³⁵누가 우리를 그리스도의 사랑에서 끊으리요 환난이나 곤고나 핍박이나 기근이나 적신이나 위협이나 칼이랴 ³⁶기록된 바 우리가 종일 주를 위하여 죽임을 당케 되며 도살할 양 같이 여김을 받았나이다 함과 같으니라 ³⁷그러나 이 모든 일에 우리를 사랑하시는 이로 말미암아 우리가 넉넉히 이기느니라 ³⁸내가 확신하노니 사망이나 생명이나 천사들이나 권세자들이나 현재 일이나 장래 일이나 능력이나

Zuchten en hoop

¹⁸For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us. ¹⁹For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. ²⁰For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope ²¹that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. ²²For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. ²³Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body. ²⁴For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? ²⁵But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience. ²⁶In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered. ²⁷He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God. ²⁸We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. ²⁹For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. ³⁰Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.

Niets kan ons scheiden van Gods liefde

³¹What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? ³²He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things? ³³Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies. ³⁴Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. ³⁵Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ³⁶Even as it is written, “For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” ³⁷No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. ³⁸For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

Zuchten en hoop

¹⁸Want ik houde het daarvoor, dat het lijden dezes tegenwoordigen tijds niet is te waarderen tegen de heerlijkheid, die aan ons zal geopenbaard worden. ¹⁹Want het schepsel, als met opgestoken hoofde, verwacht de openbaring der kinderen Gods. ²⁰Want het schepsel is der ijdelheid onderworpen, niet gewillig, maar om diens wil, die het der ijdelheid onderworpen heeft; ²¹Op hoop, dat ook het schepsel zelf zal vrijgemaakt worden van de dienstbaarheid der verderfenis, tot de vrijheid der heerlijkheid der kinderen Gods. ²²Want wij weten, dat het ganse schepsel te zamen zucht, en te zamen als in barensnood is tot nu toe. ²³En niet alleen dit, maar ook wij zelven, die de eerstelingen des Geestes hebben, wij ook zelven, zeg ik, zuchten in onszelven, verwachtende de aanneming tot kinderen, namelijk de verlossing onzes lichaams. ²⁴Want wij zijn in hope zalig geworden. De hoop nu, die gezien wordt, is geen hoop; want hetgeen iemand ziet, waarom zal hij het ook hopen? ²⁵Maar indien wij hopen, hetgeen wij niet zien, zo verwachten wij het met lijdzaamheid. ²⁶En desgelijks komt ook de Geest onze zwakheden mede te hulp; want wij weten niet, wat wij bidden zullen, gelijk het behoort, maar de Geest Zelf bidt voor ons met onuitsprekelijke zuchtingen. ²⁷En Die de harten doorzoekt, weet, welke de mening des Geestes zij, dewijl Hij naar God voor de heiligen bidt. ²⁸En wij weten, dat dengenen, die God liefhebben, alle dingen medewerken ten goede, namelijk dengenen, die naar Zijn voornemen geroepen zijn. ²⁹Want die Hij te voren gekend heeft, die heeft Hij ook te voren verordineerd, den beelde Zijns Zoons gelijkvormig te zijn, opdat Hij de Eerstgeborene zij onder vele broederen. ³⁰En die Hij te voren verordineerd heeft, dezen heeft Hij ook geroepen; en die Hij geroepen heeft, dezen heeft Hij ook gerechtvaardigd; en die Hij gerechtvaardigd heeft, dezen heeft Hij ook verheerlijkt.

Niets kan ons scheiden van Gods liefde

³¹Wat zullen wij dan tot deze dingen zeggen? Zo God voor ons is, wie zal tegen ons zijn? ³²Die ook Zijn eigen Zoon niet gespaard heeft, maar heeft Hem voor ons allen overgegeven, hoe zal Hij ons ook met Hem niet alle dingen schenken? ³³Wie zal beschuldiging inbrengen tegen de uitverkorenen Gods? God is het, Die rechtvaardig maakt. ³⁴Wie is het, die verdoemt? Christus is het, Die gestorven is; ja, wat meer is, Die ook opgewekt is, Die ook ter rechter hand Gods is, Die ook voor ons bidt. ³⁵Wie zal ons scheiden van de liefde van Christus? Verdrukking, of benauwdheid, of vervolging, of honger, naaktheid, of gevaar, of zwaard? ³⁶(Gelijk geschreven is: Want om Uwentwil worden wij den gansen dag gedood; wij zijn geacht als schapen ter slachting.) ³⁷Maar in dit alles zijn wij meer dan overwinnaars, door Hem, Die ons liefgehad heeft. ³⁸Want ik ben verzekerd, dat noch dood, noch leven, noch engelen, noch overheden, noch machten, noch tegenwoordige, noch toekomende dingen,

¹⁸생각건대 현재의 고난은 장차 우리에게 나타날 영광과 족히 비교할 수 없도다 ¹⁹피조물의 고대하는 바는 하나님의 아들들의 나타나는 것이니 ²⁰피조물이 허무한 데 굴복하는 것은 자기 뜻이 아니요 오직 굴복케 하시는 이로 말미암음이라 ²¹그 바라는 것은 피조물도 썩어짐의 종노릇한 데서 해방되어 하나님의 자녀들의 영광의 자유에 이르는 것이니라 ²²피조물이 다 이제까지 함께 탄식하며 함께 고통하는 것을 우리가 아나니 ²³이뿐 아니라 또한 우리 곧 성령의 처음 익은 열매를 받은 우리까지도 속으로 탄식하여 양자 될 것 곧 우리 몸의 구속을 기다리느니라 ²⁴우리가 소망으로 구원을 얻었으매 보이는 소망이 소망이 아니니 보는 것을 누가 바라리요 ²⁵만일 우리가 보지 못하는 것을 바라면 참음으로 기다릴지니라 ²⁶이와 같이 성령도 우리 연약함을 도우시나니 우리가 마땅히 빌 바를 알지 못하나 오직 성령이 말할 수 없는 탄식으로 우리를 위하여 친히 간구하시느니라 ²⁷마음을 감찰하시는 이가 성령의 생각을 아시나니 이는 성령이 하나님의 뜻대로 성도를 위하여 간구하심이니라 ²⁸우리가 알거니와 하나님을 사랑하는 자 곧 그 뜻대로 부르심을 입은 자들에게는 모든 것이 합력하여 선을 이루느니라 ²⁹하나님이 미리 아신 자들로 또한 그 아들의 형상을 본받게 하기 위하여 미리 정하셨으니 이는 그로 많은 형제 중에서 맏아들이 되게 하려 하심이니라 ³⁰또 미리 정하신 그들을 또한 부르시고 부르신 그들을 또한 의롭다 하시고 의롭다 하신 그들을 또한 영화롭게 하셨느니라

¹⁸For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us. ¹⁹For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. ²⁰For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope ²¹that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. ²²For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. ²³Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body. ²⁴For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? ²⁵But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience. ²⁶In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered. ²⁷He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God. ²⁸We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. ²⁹For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. ³⁰Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.

¹⁸Want ik houde het daarvoor, dat het lijden dezes tegenwoordigen tijds niet is te waarderen tegen de heerlijkheid, die aan ons zal geopenbaard worden. ¹⁹Want het schepsel, als met opgestoken hoofde, verwacht de openbaring der kinderen Gods. ²⁰Want het schepsel is der ijdelheid onderworpen, niet gewillig, maar om diens wil, die het der ijdelheid onderworpen heeft; ²¹Op hoop, dat ook het schepsel zelf zal vrijgemaakt worden van de dienstbaarheid der verderfenis, tot de vrijheid der heerlijkheid der kinderen Gods. ²²Want wij weten, dat het ganse schepsel te zamen zucht, en te zamen als in barensnood is tot nu toe. ²³En niet alleen dit, maar ook wij zelven, die de eerstelingen des Geestes hebben, wij ook zelven, zeg ik, zuchten in onszelven, verwachtende de aanneming tot kinderen, namelijk de verlossing onzes lichaams. ²⁴Want wij zijn in hope zalig geworden. De hoop nu, die gezien wordt, is geen hoop; want hetgeen iemand ziet, waarom zal hij het ook hopen? ²⁵Maar indien wij hopen, hetgeen wij niet zien, zo verwachten wij het met lijdzaamheid. ²⁶En desgelijks komt ook de Geest onze zwakheden mede te hulp; want wij weten niet, wat wij bidden zullen, gelijk het behoort, maar de Geest Zelf bidt voor ons met onuitsprekelijke zuchtingen. ²⁷En Die de harten doorzoekt, weet, welke de mening des Geestes zij, dewijl Hij naar God voor de heiligen bidt. ²⁸En wij weten, dat dengenen, die God liefhebben, alle dingen medewerken ten goede, namelijk dengenen, die naar Zijn voornemen geroepen zijn. ²⁹Want die Hij te voren gekend heeft, die heeft Hij ook te voren verordineerd, den beelde Zijns Zoons gelijkvormig te zijn, opdat Hij de Eerstgeborene zij onder vele broederen. ³⁰En die Hij te voren verordineerd heeft, dezen heeft Hij ook geroepen; en die Hij geroepen heeft, dezen heeft Hij ook gerechtvaardigd; en die Hij gerechtvaardigd heeft, dezen heeft Hij ook verheerlijkt.

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¹그러므로 이제 그리스도 예수 안에 있는 자에게는 결코 정죄함이 없나니 ²이는 그리스도 예수 안에 있는 생명의 성령의 법이 죄와 사망의 법에서 너를 해방하였음이라 ³율법이 육신으로 말미암아 연약하여 할 수 없는 그것을 하나님은 하시나니 곧 죄를 인하여 자기 아들을 죄 있는 육신의 모양으로 보내어 육신에 죄를 정하사 ⁴육신을 좇지 않고 그 영을 좇아 행하는 우리에게 율법의 요구를 이루어지게 하려 하심이니라 ⁵육신을 좇는 자는 육신의 일을, 영을 좇는 자는 영의 일을 생각하나니 ⁶육신의 생각은 사망이요 영의 생각은 생명과 평안이니라 ⁷육신의 생각은 하나님과 원수가 되나니 이는 하나님의 법에 굴복치 아니할 뿐 아니라 할 수도 없음이라 ⁸육신에 있는 자들은 하나님을 기쁘시게 할 수 없느니라 ⁹만일 너희 속에 하나님의 영이 거하시면 너희가 육신에 있지 아니하고 영에 있나니 누구든지 그리스도의 영이 없으면 그리스도의 사람이 아니라 ¹⁰또 그리스도께서 너희 안에 계시면 몸은 죄로 인하여 죽은 것이나 영은 의를 인하여 산 것이니라 ¹¹예수를 죽은 자 가운데서 살리신 이의 영이 너희 안에 거하시면 그리스도 예수를 죽은 자 가운게서 살리신 이가 너희 안에 거하시는 그의 영으로 말미암아 너희 죽을 몸도 살리시리라 ¹²그러므로 형제들아 우리가 빚진 자로되 육신에게 져서 육신대로 살 것이 아니니라 ¹³너희가 육신대로 살면 반드시 죽을 것이로되 영으로써 몸의 행실을 죽이면 살리니 ¹⁴무릇 하나님의 영으로 인도함을 받는 그들은 곧 하나님의 아들이라 ¹⁵너희는 다시 무서워하는 종의 영을 받지 아니하였고 양자의 영을 받았으므로 아바 아버지라 부르짖느니라 ¹⁶성령이 친히 우리 영으로 더불어 우리가 하나님의 자녀인 것을 증거하시나니 ¹⁷자녀이면 또한 후사 곧 하나님의 후사요 그리스도와 함께 한 후사니 우리가 그와 함께 영광을 받기 위하여 고난도 함께 받아야 될 것이니라

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¹⁸생각건대 현재의 고난은 장차 우리에게 나타날 영광과 족히 비교할 수 없도다 ¹⁹피조물의 고대하는 바는 하나님의 아들들의 나타나는 것이니 ²⁰피조물이 허무한 데 굴복하는 것은 자기 뜻이 아니요 오직 굴복케 하시는 이로 말미암음이라 ²¹그 바라는 것은 피조물도 썩어짐의 종노릇한 데서 해방되어 하나님의 자녀들의 영광의 자유에 이르는 것이니라 ²²피조물이 다 이제까지 함께 탄식하며 함께 고통하는 것을 우리가 아나니 ²³이뿐 아니라 또한 우리 곧 성령의 처음 익은 열매를 받은 우리까지도 속으로 탄식하여 양자 될 것 곧 우리 몸의 구속을 기다리느니라 ²⁴우리가 소망으로 구원을 얻었으매 보이는 소망이 소망이 아니니 보는 것을 누가 바라리요 ²⁵만일 우리가 보지 못하는 것을 바라면 참음으로 기다릴지니라 ²⁶이와 같이 성령도 우리 연약함을 도우시나니 우리가 마땅히 빌 바를 알지 못하나 오직 성령이 말할 수 없는 탄식으로 우리를 위하여 친히 간구하시느니라 ²⁷마음을 감찰하시는 이가 성령의 생각을 아시나니 이는 성령이 하나님의 뜻대로 성도를 위하여 간구하심이니라 ²⁸우리가 알거니와 하나님을 사랑하는 자 곧 그 뜻대로 부르심을 입은 자들에게는 모든 것이 합력하여 선을 이루느니라 ²⁹하나님이 미리 아신 자들로 또한 그 아들의 형상을 본받게 하기 위하여 미리 정하셨으니 이는 그로 많은 형제 중에서 맏아들이 되게 하려 하심이니라 ³⁰또 미리 정하신 그들을 또한 부르시고 부르신 그들을 또한 의롭다 하시고 의롭다 하신 그들을 또한 영화롭게 하셨느니라

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³¹그런즉 이 일에 대하여 우리가 무슨 말 하리요 만일 하나님이 우리를 위하시면 누가 우리를 대적하리요 ³²자기 아들을 아끼지 아니하시고 우리 모든 사람을 위하여 내어 주신 이가 어찌 그 아들과 함께 모든 것을 우리에게 은사로 주지 아니하시겠느뇨 ³³누가 능히 하나님의 택하신 자들을 송사하리요 의롭다 하신 이는 하나님이시니 ³⁴누가 정죄하리요 죽으실 뿐 아니라 다시 살아나신 이는 그리스도 예수시니 그는 하나님 우편에 계신 자요 우리를 위하여 간구하시는 자시니라 ³⁵누가 우리를 그리스도의 사랑에서 끊으리요 환난이나 곤고나 핍박이나 기근이나 적신이나 위협이나 칼이랴 ³⁶기록된 바 우리가 종일 주를 위하여 죽임을 당케 되며 도살할 양 같이 여김을 받았나이다 함과 같으니라 ³⁷그러나 이 모든 일에 우리를 사랑하시는 이로 말미암아 우리가 넉넉히 이기느니라 ³⁸내가 확신하노니 사망이나 생명이나 천사들이나 권세자들이나 현재 일이나 장래 일이나 능력이나 ³⁹높음이나 깊음이나 다른 아무 피조물이라도 우리를 우리 주 그리스도 예수 안에 있는 하나님의 사랑에서 끊을 수 없으리라

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¹There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 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 couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he 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 those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to 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 hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be. ⁸Those who are in the flesh can’t please God. ⁹But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man doesn’t have the Spirit of Christ, he is not his. ¹⁰If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is alive because of righteousness. ¹¹But if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. ¹²So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. ¹³For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. ¹⁴For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God. ¹⁵For you didn’t receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” ¹⁶The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God; ¹⁷and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

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¹⁸For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which will be revealed toward us. ¹⁹For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. ²⁰For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope ²¹that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. ²²For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now. ²³Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body. ²⁴For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? ²⁵But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience. ²⁶In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered. ²⁷He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God. ²⁸We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. ²⁹For whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. ³⁰Whom he predestined, those he also called. Whom he called, those he also justified. Whom he justified, those he also glorified.

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³¹What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? ³²He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things? ³³Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies. ³⁴Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, yes rather, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. ³⁵Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ³⁶Even as it is written, “For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” ³⁷No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who 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 created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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¹Zo is er dan nu geen verdoemenis voor degenen, die in Christus Jezus zijn, die niet naar het vlees wandelen, maar naar den Geest. ²Want de wet des Geestes des levens in Christus Jezus heeft mij vrijgemaakt van de wet der zonde en des doods. ³Want hetgeen der wet onmogelijk was, dewijl zij door het vlees krachteloos was, heeft God, Zijn Zoon zendende in gelijkheid des zondigen vleses, en dat voor de zonde, de zonde veroordeeld in het vlees. ⁴Opdat het recht der wet vervuld zou worden in ons, die niet naar het vlees wandelen, maar naar den Geest. ⁵Want die naar het vlees zijn, bedenken, dat des vleses is; maar die naar den Geest zijn, bedenken, dat des Geestes is. ⁶Want het bedenken des vleses is de dood; maar het bedenken des Geestes is het leven en vrede; ⁷Daarom dat het bedenken des vleses vijandschap is tegen God; want het onderwerpt zich der wet Gods niet; want het kan ook niet. ⁸En die in het vlees zijn, kunnen Gode niet behagen. ⁹Doch gijlieden zijt niet in het vlees, maar in den Geest, zo anders de Geest Gods in u woont. Maar zo iemand den Geest van Christus niet heeft, die komt Hem niet toe. ¹⁰En indien Christus in ulieden is, zo is wel het lichaam dood om der zonden wil; maar de geest is leven om der gerechtigheid wil. ¹¹En indien de Geest Desgenen, Die Jezus uit de doden opgewekt heeft, in u woont, zo zal Hij, Die Christus uit de doden opgewekt heeft, ook uw sterfelijke lichamen levend maken, door Zijn Geest, Die in u woont. ¹²Zo dan, broeders, wij zijn schuldenaars niet aan het vlees, om naar het vlees te leven. ¹³Want indien gij naar het vlees leeft, zo zult gij sterven; maar indien gij door den Geest de werkingen des lichaams doodt, zo zult gij leven. ¹⁴Want zovelen als er door den Geest Gods geleid worden, die zijn kinderen Gods. ¹⁵Want gij hebt niet ontvangen den Geest der dienstbaarheid wederom tot vreze; maar gij hebt ontvangen den Geest der aanneming tot kinderen, door Welken wij roepen: Abba, Vader! ¹⁶Dezelve Geest getuigt met onzen geest, dat wij kinderen Gods zijn. ¹⁷En indien wij kinderen zijn, zo zijn wij ook erfgenamen, erfgenamen van God, en medeerfgenamen van Christus; zo wij anders met Hem lijden, opdat wij ook met Hem verheerlijkt worden.

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¹⁸Want ik houde het daarvoor, dat het lijden dezes tegenwoordigen tijds niet is te waarderen tegen de heerlijkheid, die aan ons zal geopenbaard worden. ¹⁹Want het schepsel, als met opgestoken hoofde, verwacht de openbaring der kinderen Gods. ²⁰Want het schepsel is der ijdelheid onderworpen, niet gewillig, maar om diens wil, die het der ijdelheid onderworpen heeft; ²¹Op hoop, dat ook het schepsel zelf zal vrijgemaakt worden van de dienstbaarheid der verderfenis, tot de vrijheid der heerlijkheid der kinderen Gods. ²²Want wij weten, dat het ganse schepsel te zamen zucht, en te zamen als in barensnood is tot nu toe. ²³En niet alleen dit, maar ook wij zelven, die de eerstelingen des Geestes hebben, wij ook zelven, zeg ik, zuchten in onszelven, verwachtende de aanneming tot kinderen, namelijk de verlossing onzes lichaams. ²⁴Want wij zijn in hope zalig geworden. De hoop nu, die gezien wordt, is geen hoop; want hetgeen iemand ziet, waarom zal hij het ook hopen? ²⁵Maar indien wij hopen, hetgeen wij niet zien, zo verwachten wij het met lijdzaamheid. ²⁶En desgelijks komt ook de Geest onze zwakheden mede te hulp; want wij weten niet, wat wij bidden zullen, gelijk het behoort, maar de Geest Zelf bidt voor ons met onuitsprekelijke zuchtingen. ²⁷En Die de harten doorzoekt, weet, welke de mening des Geestes zij, dewijl Hij naar God voor de heiligen bidt. ²⁸En wij weten, dat dengenen, die God liefhebben, alle dingen medewerken ten goede, namelijk dengenen, die naar Zijn voornemen geroepen zijn. ²⁹Want die Hij te voren gekend heeft, die heeft Hij ook te voren verordineerd, den beelde Zijns Zoons gelijkvormig te zijn, opdat Hij de Eerstgeborene zij onder vele broederen. ³⁰En die Hij te voren verordineerd heeft, dezen heeft Hij ook geroepen; en die Hij geroepen heeft, dezen heeft Hij ook gerechtvaardigd; en die Hij gerechtvaardigd heeft, dezen heeft Hij ook verheerlijkt.

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³¹Wat zullen wij dan tot deze dingen zeggen? Zo God voor ons is, wie zal tegen ons zijn? ³²Die ook Zijn eigen Zoon niet gespaard heeft, maar heeft Hem voor ons allen overgegeven, hoe zal Hij ons ook met Hem niet alle dingen schenken? ³³Wie zal beschuldiging inbrengen tegen de uitverkorenen Gods? God is het, Die rechtvaardig maakt. ³⁴Wie is het, die verdoemt? Christus is het, Die gestorven is; ja, wat meer is, Die ook opgewekt is, Die ook ter rechter hand Gods is, Die ook voor ons bidt. ³⁵Wie zal ons scheiden van de liefde van Christus? Verdrukking, of benauwdheid, of vervolging, of honger, naaktheid, of gevaar, of zwaard? ³⁶(Gelijk geschreven is: Want om Uwentwil worden wij den gansen dag gedood; wij zijn geacht als schapen ter slachting.) ³⁷Maar in dit alles zijn wij meer dan overwinnaars, door Hem, Die ons liefgehad heeft. ³⁸Want ik ben verzekerd, dat noch dood, noch leven, noch engelen, noch overheden, noch machten, noch tegenwoordige, noch toekomende dingen, ³⁹Noch hoogte, noch diepte, noch enig ander schepsel ons zal kunnen scheiden van de liefde Gods, welke is in Christus Jezus, onzen Heere.