⁴ and into an inheritance^(A) that can never perish, spoil or fade.^(B) This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,^(C)

⁷ The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God;^(A) it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. ⁸ Those who are in the realm of the flesh^(B) cannot please God.

⁹ You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh^(C) but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you.^(D) And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,^(E) they do not belong to Christ. ¹⁰ But if Christ is in you,^(F) then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life^[a] because of righteousness. ¹¹ And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead^(G) is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies^(H) because of^[b] his Spirit who lives in you.

¹² Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.^{(I) 13} For if you live according to the flesh, you will die;^(J) but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body,^(K) you will live.^(L)

¹⁴ For those who are led by the Spirit of God^(M) are the children of God.^{(N) 15} The Spirit^(O) you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;^(P) rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.^[c] And by him we cry, “Abba,^[d] Father.”^{(Q) 16} The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit^(R) that we are God’s children.^{(S) 17} Now if we are children, then we are heirs^(T)—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings^(U) in order that we may also share in his glory.^(V)

Present Suffering and Future Glory

¹⁸ I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.^{(W) 19} For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God^(X) to be revealed.

²⁹ For those God foreknew^(A) he also predestined^(B) to be conformed to the image of his Son,^(C) that he might be the firstborn^(D) among many brothers and sisters. ³⁰ And those he predestined,^(E) he also called;^(F) those he called, he also justified;^(G) those he justified, he also glorified.^(H)