BRETHREN, for all
who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into
fear, but you have received the spirit of sonship. When we cry, "Abba!
Father!"
it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our spirit that we are
children of God,
and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with
Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be
glorified with him.
I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth
comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the
sons of God;
for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but
by the will of him who subjected it in hope;
because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to
decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God.
