OrthJBC - Romans - 8

8:1  Therefore, now there is no gezar din (verdict) of ashem (guilty), no haresha'ah (condemnation as guilty) for those in Moshiach Yehoshua.

8:2  For the Torah of the Ruach haKodesh that gives Chayyim in Moshiach Yehoshua [Jer.31:31-34; Ezek.36:26-27] has set you free from the Chok of Chet and Mavet.

8:3  For what the Torah was unable to do in that it was weak through the basar (fallen human nature unrenewed by the Ruach Hakodesh), G-d sent His own Ben HaElohim in the very demut (likeness) of the basar of sinful humanity and as a chattat (sin offering, sin-atoning sacrifice) and both pronounced and effected a sentence of death on HaChet baBasar (Sin in the Flesh, in the fallen old humanity)

8:4  in order that the maleh chukat haTorah (the full statute requirement of the Torah--see Vayikra 18:5) might be fulfilled in us who walk in the Derech haChayyim (the way of life) according to the Ruach Hakodesh and not in accordance with the basar.

8:5  For those who exist in terms of the basar take the side of the basar, whereas those who exist in terms of Ruach [Hakodesh] take the side of the Ruach Hakodesh.

8:6  For the way of thinking of the basar is mavet (death), whereas the way of thinking of Ruach Hakodesh (the Holy Spirit) is Chayyim (life) and Shalom (peace).

8:7  Because the way of thinking of the basar is hostility, eyvah (enmity--Bereshis 3:15) toward G-d, for it does not submit itself to the Torah of G-d; for it cannot.

8:8  And those who are in the basar are not able to please G-d.

8:9  However, you are not in the basar but in the Ruach Hakodesh, assuming that the Ruach Hashem does indeed dwell in you--if anyone does not have the Ruach HaMoshiach, that person does not belong to Moshiach.

8:10  And if Moshiach is in you, the body (of the basar) is dead because of sin but the Ruach [Kakodesh] is life for you because of Tzedek (righteousness) [i.e. you have been put right with G-d, so that G-d sees you to be YITZDAK IM HASHEM (IYOV 25:4]).

8:11  But if the Ruach of Him who raised Yehoshua from the Mesim dwells in you, He who raised Moshiach from the Mesim will give Chayyim to your mortal bodies as well, through His indwelling Ruach in you.

8:12  So then, Achim b'Moshiach, we are under no obligation to the basar to live in accordance with the basar.

8:13  For if you live in accordance with the basar you will certainly die; but if by the Ruach Hakodesh you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

8:14  For as many as are led by the Ruach HaElohim, they are bnei HaElohim.

8:15  For you did not receive a spirit of avdut, falling back into yir'ah (fear); but you received the Ruach Mishpat Banim (the Ruach of having Ma'amad haBanim, standing as Sons), by which we cry, "Abba, Avinu"!

8:16  The Ruach Hakodesh Himself bears edut with our ruach that we are bnei HaElohim.

8:17  And if bnei HaElohim, then also yoreshim (heirs) of G-d and co-heirs (Rom 4:13f) together with Moshiach, provided that we suffer with him in order that we might also be set in kavod (glory, eschatological glorification) with him. THE COMING KAVOD WITH MOSHIACH

8:18  For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not to be compared with the coming kavod (glory) to be revealed to us.

8:19  For the eager expectation of HaBri'ah (the Creation) eagerly awaits the heavenly unveiling, the Apocalypse, of the bnei HaElohim.

8:20  For HaBri'ah (the Creation) was subjected to hevel (futility), not willingly, but on account of Him who subjected it, in tikvah (hope),

8:21  because HaBri'ah (the Creation) also itself will be set free from the avdut (slavery) of corruption/destruction into the deror (freedom YESHAYAH 61:1) of the kavod (glory) of the bnei HaElohim.

8:22  For we know that the whole Bri'ah (Creation) groans and suffers the chevlei (pangs of childbirth) together up until now.

8:23  And not only so, but also we ourselves who have the bikkurim (firstfruits) of the Ruach Hakodesh also groan within ourselves, eagerly awaiting the Mispat HaBanim, that is, the pedut (redemption) of our (Techiyas HaMesim) body. OUR ZITZFLEISCH IS MINEI UBEI (INTRINSICALLY) BASED ON TIKVAH

8:24  For it is in terms of tikvah (hope) that we were delivered in eschatological salvation. But tikvah (hope) which is seen is not tikvah, for who hopes for what he sees?

8:25  But if we have tikvah for what we do not see, we eagerly await it with zitzfleisch.

8:26  In the same way, the Ruach Hakodesh helps us in our weakness (as creatures: see Romans 5:6). For as we daven, we do not know as we should for what to make tefillos (prayers), but the Ruach Hashem Himself intercedes on our behalf with labor pang groans, not intelligibly uttered.

8:27  And He who searches the levavot knows what is the way of thinking of the Ruach Hakodesh, because He intercedes as G-d would have it on behalf of the kedoshim. HASHGACHAH (PROVIDENCE) GUARDS THE AM KADOSH OF MOSHIACH ACCORDING TO THE TOCHNIT HASHEM (8:28; 9:11) WHEREIN BY CHESED AND CHOCHMAH THE ENTIRE YESHU'AT ELOHEINU IS BEING WORKED OUT

8:28  And we know that for those who love Hashem everything co-operates toward HaTov for those who are HaKeru'im (the summoned/called ones) according to tochnit Hashem (purposeful and willed plan or goal--9:11).

8:29  For those He had da'as of beterem (beforehand--Yirmeyah 1:5), He also decided upon from the beginning to be conformed to the demut (likeness) of His Ben HaElohim, that he [Moshiach] should be HaBechor (Firstborn) among many achim.

8:30  And those He decided upon from the beginning, He also summoned/called; and those He summoned/called, He also acquitted and pronounced to be YITZDAK IM HASHEM; and those He acquitted and pronounced to be YITZDAK IM HASHEM, He also set in eternal kavod (glory). WHO CAN SEPARATE US FROM THE AHAVAS MOSHIACH?

8:31  In view of these things, what therefore shall we say? If Hashem is for us, who is against us?

8:32  He who indeed did not spare His own Ben HaElohim but gave Him up for us all, how shall He not also with Him give us all things (see Romans 8:12-17; 4:13f).

8:33  Who will bring charges against the Bechirei HaElohim (chosen ones of Hashem)? It is Hashem who acquits and pronounces to be YITZDAK IM HASHEM (JUSTIFIED WITH G-D).

8:34  Who is there to make mishpat to haresha'a (condemnation), to make judgment to Onesh Gehinnom? It is Moshiach Yehoshua who died, rather was kam litechiyah (raised to life), who also is at LIMIN HASHEM (the right hand of G-d--Tehillim 110:1), who also intercedes on our behalf (see Romans 8:26-27). OUR INSEPARABLE DEVEKUS WITH HASHEM THROUGH MOSHIACH

8:35  Who will separate us from the Ahavas Moshiach (love of Messiah)? Tzoros (affliction, trouble), or distress, or redifot (persecution), or hunger, or nakedness, or danger, or cherev (sword--13:4)?

8:36  As it is written, "KI ALECHA HORAGNU KOL HAYOM NECHESHAVNU K'TZON TIVCHAH ("For Your sake we are being killed all the day; we are reckoned as sheep for slaughter"--TEHILLIM 44:22 (23).

8:37  But in all these things we prevail bichlal (entirely) through Him who had ahavah for us.

8:38  For I am convinced that neither Mavet nor Chayyim nor malachim nor rulers, neither things present nor things to come nor kochot (powers),

8:39  neither height nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the ahavas Hashem which is in Yehoshua Moshiach Adoneinu.