1 Nii ei ole siis nüüd mingisugust hukkamõistmist neile, kes on Kristuses Jeesuses.
2 Sest elu vaimu käsk Kristuses Jeesuses on sind vabastanud patu ja surma käsust.
3 Sest mis oli võimatu käsule, sellepärast et ta oli jõuetu liha tõttu, seda tegi Jumal, kui Ta läkitas Oma Poja patuse liha sarnasuses ja patu pärast ning mõistis patu hukka liha sees,
4 et käsu õigus täide viidaks meie sees, kes me ei käi liha järgi, vaid Vaimu järgi.
5 Sest kes elavad liha järgi, nende meel on suunatud lihalikele asjadele; aga kes elavad Vaimu järgi, neil vaimsetele asjadele.
6 Sest liha mõtteviis, see on surm, aga Vaimu mõtteviis, see on elu ja rahu,
7 sellepärast et liha mõtteviis on vaen Jumala vastu, sest ta ei alistu Jumala käsule ega võigi alistuda.
8 Kes siis lihameeles on, need ei või olla Jumalale meelepärased.
9 Aga teie ei ole lihameeles, vaid vaimus, kui Jumala Vaim tõepoolest asub teie sees. Aga kellel ei ole Kristuse Vaimu, see ei ole Tema Oma.
10 Kui aga Kristus on teie sees, siis on küll ihu surnud patu pärast; aga vaim on elu õiguse pärast.
11 Aga kui selle Vaim, kes Jeesuse on surnuist üles äratanud, teis elab, siis Tema, Kes Kristuse Jeesuse surnuist üles äratas, teeb ka teie surelikud ihud elavaks Oma Vaimu läbi, Kes teis elab.
12 Sellepärast nüüd, vennad, oleme küll võlglased, aga mitte lihale, et elada liha järgi.
13 Sest kui te liha järgi elate, siis te surete; aga kui te Vaimu läbi ihu teod suretate, siis te elate.
14 Sest kõik, keda iganes Jumala Vaim juhib, on Jumala lapsed.
15 Sest te ei ole saanud orjapõlve vaimu, et peaksite jälle kartma, vaid te olete saanud lapsepõlve Vaimu, kelles me hüüame: „Abba! Isa!"
16 Seesama Vaim tunnistab ühes meie vaimuga, et me oleme Jumala lapsed.
17 Kui me aga oleme lapsed, siis oleme ka pärijad, nii Jumala pärijad kui ka Kristuse kaaspärijad, et kui me ühes Temaga kannatame, siis meid ühes Temaga ka austatakse.
18 Sest ma arvan, et selle aja kannatused ei ole midagi tulevase au vastu, mis meile peab ilmsiks saama.
19 Sest kogu loodu ootab pikisilmi Jumala laste ilmsikssaamist.
20 On ju kogu loodu heidetud kaduvuse alla - mitte vabatahtlikult, vaid allaheitja tahtest - ometi lootuse peale,
21 sest ka kogu loodu ise päästetakse kord kaduvuse orjusest Jumala laste au vabadusse.
22 Sest me teame, et kõik loodu ühtlasi ägab ja on aina sünnitusvaevas tänini;
23 aga mitte üksnes seda, vaid isegi need, kellel on Vaimu esmaand, ka meie ise ägame enestes ning ootame lapseseisust, oma ihu lunastust.
24 Sest me oleme päästetud lootuses. Ent lootus, mida nähakse, ei ole mingi lootus; sest mida keegi näeb, kuidas ta seda veel loodab?
25 Aga kui me loodame seda, mida me ei näe, siis me ootame seda kannatlikkusega.
26 Aga samuti tuleb ka Vaim appi meie nõtrusele; sest me ei tea seda, mida paluda, nõnda nagu peaks, ent Vaim Ise palvetab meie eest sõnades väljendamatute ohkamistega.
27 Aga südamete uurija teab, mis Vaimul on mõttes, et Ta kooskõlas Jumalaga kostab pühade eest.
28 Aga me teame, et neile, kes Jumalat armastavad, kõik ühtlasi heaks tuleb, neile, kes Tema kavatsuse järgi on kutsutud.
29 Sest keda Ta on ette ära tundnud, need on Ta ka ette ära määranud olema Tema Poja näo sarnased, et Tema oleks esmasündinu paljude vendade seas.
30 Aga keda Ta on ette ära määranud, need on Ta ka kutsunud, ja keda Ta on kutsunud, need on Ta ka õigeks teinud, ent keda Ta on õigeks teinud, neid on Ta ka austanud.
31 Mis me siis ütleme selle kohta? Kui Jumal on meie poolt, kes võib olla meie vastu?
32 Tema, Kes Oma Poegagi ei säästnud, vaid loovutas Tema meie kõikide eest, kuidas Ta ei peaks siis Temaga meile kõike muud annetama?
33 Kes võib süüdistada Jumala valituid? Jumal on, Kes õigeks teeb.
34 Kes on, kes võib hukka mõista? Kristus Jeesus on, Kes suri, ja mis veel enam, Kes üles äratati, Kes on Jumala paremal käel, Kes meie eest palub.
35 Kes võib meid lahutada Kristuse armastusest? Kas viletsus, või ahastus, või tagakiusamine, või nälg, või alastiolek, või häda, või mõõk?
36 Nõnda nagu on kirjutatud: „Sinu pärast surmatakse meid kogu päev, meid arvatakse tapalambaiks!"
37 Aga selles kõiges me saame täie võidu Tema läbi, Kes meid on armastanud!
38 Sest ma olen veendunud selles, et ei surm ega elu, ei Inglid, ei vürstid, ei käesolev ega tulev, ei vägevad,
39 ei kõrgus ega sügavus ega mingi muu loodu või meid lahutada Jumala armastusest, mis on Kristuses Jeesuses, meie Issandas!
1 For this cause those who are in Christ Jesus will not be judged as sinners.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 For what the law was not able to do because it was feeble through the flesh, God, sending his Son in the image of the evil flesh, and as an offering for sin, gave his decision against sin in the flesh:
4 So that what was ordered by the law might be done in us, who are living, not in the way of the flesh, but in the way of the Spirit.
5 For those who are living in the way of the flesh give their minds to the things of the flesh, but those who go in the way of the Spirit, to the things of the Spirit.
6 For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:
7 Because the mind of the flesh is opposite to God; it is not under the law of God, and is not able to be:
8 So that those who are in the flesh are not able to give pleasure to God.
9 You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God is in you. But if any man has not the Spirit of Christ he is not one of his.
10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit of him who made Jesus come again from the dead is in you, he who made Christ Jesus come again from the dead will in the same way, through his Spirit which is in you, give life to your bodies which now are under the power of death.
12 So then, my brothers, we are in debt, not to the flesh to be living in the way of the flesh:
13 For if you go in the way of the flesh, death will come on you; but if by the Spirit you put to death the works of the body, you will have life.
14 And all those who are guided by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
15 For you did not get the spirit of servants again to put you in fear, but the spirit of sons was given to you, by which we say, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:
17 And if we are children, we have a right to a part in the heritage; a part in the things of God, together with Christ; so that if we have a part in his pain, we will in the same way have a part in his glory.
18 I am of the opinion that there is no comparison between the pain of this present time and the glory which we will see in the future.
19 For the strong desire of every living thing is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God.
20 For every living thing was put under the power of change, not by its desire, but by him who made it so, in hope
21 That all living things will be made free from the power of death and will have a part with the free children of God in glory.
22 For we are conscious that all living things are weeping and sorrowing in pain together till now.
23 And not only so, but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we have sorrow in our minds, waiting for the time when we will take our place as sons, that is, the salvation of our bodies.
24 For our salvation is by hope: but hope which is seen is not hope: for who is hoping for what he sees?
25 But if we have hope for that which we see not, then we will be able to go on waiting for it.
26 And in the same way the Spirit is a help to our feeble hearts: for we are not able to make prayer to God in the right way; but the Spirit puts our desires into words which are not in our power to say;
27 And he who is the searcher of hearts has knowledge of the mind of the Spirit, because he is making prayers for the saints in agreement with the mind of God.
28 And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.
29 Because those of whom he had knowledge before they came into existence, were marked out by him to be made like his Son, so that he might be the first among a band of brothers:
30 And those who were marked out by him were named; and those who were named were given righteousness; and to those to whom he gave righteousness, in the same way he gave glory.
31 What may we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
32 He who did not keep back his only Son, but gave him up for us all, will he not with him freely give us all things?
33 Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;
34 Who will give a decision against us? It is Christ Jesus who not only was put to death, but came again from the dead, who is now at the right hand of God, taking our part.
35 Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword?
36 As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction.
37 But we are able to overcome all these things and more through his love.
38 For I am certain that not death, or life, or angels, or rulers, or things present, or things to come, or powers,
39 Or things on high, or things under the earth, or anything which is made, will be able to come between us and the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.