Walking by the Spirit
(Ezekiel 36:16–38; Galatians 5:16–26)

1Therefore there is now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus.† 2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus set you free† from the law of sin and death. 3For what the law was incapable of in that it was weak through the flesh, God, having sent His Son in the likeness of flesh of sin and for sin,† condemned sin in the flesh, 4so that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, those not walking according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

5For those being according to the flesh mind the things of the flesh, but those 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 hostility toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able. 8And those being in the flesh† are not able to please God.

9But you⁺ are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you⁺; and if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, this one is not of Him. 10But if Christ is in you⁺, the body is indeed dead because of sin, but the spirit is life because of righteousness. 11And if the Spirit of the One having raised Jesus out from the dead dwells in you⁺, the One having raised Christ Jesus out from the dead† will also make alive your⁺ mortal bodies through His Spirit, the One dwelling in you⁺.

Heirs with Christ

12So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13For if you⁺ live according to the flesh, you⁺ are about to 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 sons of God.

15For you⁺ did not receive a spirit of slavery again unto fear, but you⁺ received the Spirit of adoption as sons, in whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, 17and if children, also heirs: heirs indeed of God, and co-heirs of Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

Future Glory
(2 Corinthians 5:1–10)

18For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not comparable to the glory about to be revealed in us. 19For the eager expectation of the creation eagerly awaits the revelation of the sons of God. 20For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the One having subjected it, in hope 21that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay, into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

22For we know that all the creation groans together and travails together until now. 23And not only so, but we ourselves, even having the firstfruit of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly awaiting adoption as sons, the redemption of our body. 24For in hope we were saved, but hope being seen is not hope. For does anyone hope for† what he sees? 25But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly await in perseverance.

26Now likewise also, the Spirit joins to help in our weakness;† for we do not know the things that we should pray for as it is necessary, but the Spirit Himself intercedes† with inexpressible groanings. 27And the One searching hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because He intercedes for the saints according to God.

God Works in All Things
(Ephesians 1:3–14)

28And we know that God works together all things† for good to those loving God, to those being called according to purpose, 29because whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, for Him to be firstborn among many brothers. 30And whom He predestined, these also He called; and whom He called, these also He justified; and whom He justified, these also He glorified.

31What then will we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us— 32He who indeed did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things? 33Who will bring an accusation against the chosen ones of God? God is the One justifying. 34Who is the one condemning? Christ Jesus† the One having died, now rather having been raised, is He who is also at the right hand of God, and who is interceding for us.

More than Conquerors
(Psalm 44:1–26)

35Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36As it has been written:

“For Your sake we face death all the day;

we were reckoned as sheep of slaughter.Ӡ

37But in all these things we are more than conquerors through the One having loved us. 38For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things present nor things about to be, nor powers,† 39nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Footnotes:

1 BYZ and TR in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
2 BYZ and TR set me free
3 Or in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin
8 Or Those controlled by the flesh; similarly in verse 9
11 NA, BYZ, and TR the One having raised Christ out from the dead
24 BYZ and TR Why does he hope for
26 BYZ and TR weaknesses
26 BYZ and TR include for us.
28 BYZ and TR that all things work together
34 BYZ and TR Christ
36 Psalm 44:22
38 BYZ and TR nor powers, nor things present, nor things about to be