8:1 [] Den einai twra loipon oudemia katakrisiV eiV touV en Cristw, Ihsou, touV mh peripatountaV kata thn sarka, alla kata to pneuma.
8:2 Dioti o nomoV tou PneumatoV thV zwhV en Cristw Ihsou me hleuqerwsen apo tou nomou thV amartiaV kai tou qanatou.
8:3 Epeidh to adunaton eiV ton nomon, kaqoti hto aniscuroV dia thV sarkoV, o QeoV pemyaV ton eautou Uion me omoiwma sarkoV amartiaV kai peri amartiaV, katekrine thn amartian en th sarki,
8:4 dia na plhrwqh h dikaiosunh tou nomou eiV hmaV touV mh peripatountaV kata thn sarka, alla kata to pneuma×
8:5 dioti oi zwnteV kata thn sarka ta thV sarkoV fronousin, oi de kata to pneuma ta tou pneumatoV.
8:6 Epeidh to fronhma thV sarkoV einai qanatoV, to de fronhma tou pneumatoV zwh kai eirhnh×
8:7 dioti to fronhma thV sarkoV einai ecqra eiV ton Qeon× epeidh eiV ton nomon tou Qeou den upotassetai× all' oude dunatai×
8:8 osoi de einai thV sarkoV den dunantai na areswsin eiV ton Qeon.
8:9 SeiV omwV den eisqe thV sarkoV, alla tou pneumatoV, ean to Pneuma tou Qeou katoikh en umin. All' ean tiV den ech to Pneuma tou Cristou, outoV den einai autou.
8:10 [] Ean de o CristoV hnai en umin, to men swma einai nekron dia thn amartian, to de pneuma zwh dia thn dikaiosunhn.
8:11 Ean de katoikh en umin to Pneuma tou anasthsantoV ton Ihsoun ek nekrwn, o anasthsaV ton Criston ek nekrwn qelei zwopoihsei kai ta qnhta swmata umwn dia tou PneumatoV autou tou katoikountoV en umin.
8:12 Ara loipon, adelfoi, eimeqa crewstai ouci eiV thn sarka, wste na zwmen kata sarka×
8:13 dioti ean zhte kata thn sarka, mellete na apoqanhte× all' ean dia tou PneumatoV qanatonhte taV praxeiV tou swmatoV, qelete zhsei.
8:14 Epeidh osoi dioikountai upo tou PneumatoV tou Qeou, outoi einai uioi tou Qeou.
8:15 Dioti den elabete pneuma douleiaV, dia na fobhsqe palin, all' elabete pneuma uioqesiaV, dia tou opoiou krazomen× Abba, o Pathr.
8:16 Auto to Pneuma summarturei me to pneuma hmwn oti eimeqa tekna Qeou.
8:17 [] Ean de tekna kai klhronomoi, klhronomoi men Qeou, sugklhronomoi de Cristou, ean sumpascwmen, dia na geinwmen kai summetocoi thV doxhV autou.
8:18 Epeidh fronw oti ta paqhmata tou parontoV kairou den einai axia na sugkriqwsi me thn doxan thn mellousan na apokalufqh eiV hmaV.
8:19 Dioti h megalh prosdokia thV ktisewV prosmenei thn fanerwsin twn uiwn tou Qeou.
8:20 Epeidh h ktisiV upetacqh eiV thn mataiothta, ouci ekousiwV, alla dia ton upotaxanta authn,
8:21 ep' elpidi oti kai auth h ktisiV qelei eleuqerwqh apo thV douleiaV thV fqoraV kai metabh eiV thn eleuqerian thV doxhV twn teknwn tou Qeou.
8:22 Epeidh exeuromen oti pasa h ktisiV sustenazei kai sunagwnia ewV tou nun×
8:23 kai ouci monon auth, alla kai autoi oitineV ecomen thn aparchn tou PneumatoV, kai hmeiV autoi stenazomen en eautoiV perimenonteV thn uioqesian, thn apolutrwsin tou swmatoV hmwn.
8:24 Dioti me thn elpida eswqhmen× elpiV de htiV blepetai den einai elpiV× dioti ekeino, to opoion blepei tiV, dia ti kai elpizei;
8:25 Ean de elpizwmen ekeino, to opoion den blepomen, dia thV upomonhV perimenomen auto.
8:26 [] WsautwV de kai to Pneuma sumbohqei eiV taV asqeneiaV hmwn× epeidh to ti na proseuchqwmen wV prepei den exeuromen, all' auto to Pneuma iketeuei uper hmwn dia stenagmwn alalhtwn×
8:27 o de ereunwn taV kardiaV exeurei ti einai to fronhma tou PneumatoV, oti kata Qeon iketeuei uper twn agiwn.
8:28 Exeuromen de oti panta sunergousi proV to agaqon eiV touV agapwntaV ton Qeon, eiV touV keklhmenouV kata ton proorismon autou×
8:29 [] dioti osouV proegnwrise, toutouV kai prowrise summorfouV thV eikonoV tou Uiou autou, dia na hnai autoV prwtotokoV metaxu pollwn adelfwn×
8:30 osouV de prowrise, toutouV kai ekalese, kai osouV ekalese, toutouV kai edikaiwse, kai osouV edikaiwse, toutouV kai edoxase.
8:31 [] Ti loipon qelomen eipei proV tauta; Ean o QeoV hnai uper hmwn, tiV qelei eisqai kaq' hmwn;
8:32 Epeidh ostiV ton idion eautou Uion den efeisqh, alla paredwken auton uper pantwn hmwn, pwV kai met' autou den qelei carisei eiV hmaV ta panta;
8:33 TiV qelei egkalesei touV eklektouV tou Qeou; QeoV einai o dikaiwn×
8:34 tiV qelei eisqai o katakrinwn; CristoV o apoqanwn, mallon de kai anastaV, ostiV kai einai en th dexia tou Qeou, ostiV kai mesiteuei uper hmwn.
8:35 TiV qelei maV cwrisei apo thV agaphV tou Cristou; qliyiV h stenocwria h diwgmoV h peina h gumnothV h kindunoV h macaira;