to vanity, not
voluntarily, but by him who made it subject, (21)in hope that the same
creation shall be emancipated from the bondage of corruption into the
glorious liberty of the children of God. (22)For we know that the whole
creation groaneth together and travaileth in birth to this moment.
(23)And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of
the Spirit, even we ourselves groan in ourselves, expecting the
adoption, the redemption of our body. (24)For by hope we have been
saved: now hope seen is not hope; for that which any man seeth how doth
he yet hope for? (25)But if we hope for what we see not, we with
patience expect it. (26)In like manner also the Spirit affords
assistance to our infirmities: for even this, what we should pray for
as we ought, we know not: but the same Spirit more abundantly maketh
intercession for us with groanings unutterable. (27)Now he that trieth
the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, for he maketh
intercession for the saints according to God's will. (28)But we know
that to those who love God all things work together for good, even to
those who are called according to his purpose. (29)For whom he
foreknew, he predestinated also to a conformity with the image of his
Son, that he might be the first-begotten among many brethren. (30)But
whom he predestinated, those also he called: and whom he called, those
also he justified: but whom he justified, those also he glorified.

(31)What then shall we say to these things? If God be for us, who
_shall be_ against us? (32)He who even spared not his own Son, but
freely delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also, together
with him, freely give us all things? (33)Who shall put in an accusation
against the elect of God? God? He is their justifier. (34)Who is he
that condemneth? Christ? He died, yea, rather, also is risen again, who
is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
(35)Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall distress of
circumstances, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or
the sword? (36)As it is written, "That for thy sake we have been put to
death the whole day long; we have been reckoned indeed as sheep for
slaughter[57]." (37)But in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him that loved us. (38)For I am assured that neither death, nor
life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present,
nor those to come, (39)nor exaltati