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Romans 8:19

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17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

18 I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God.

20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope

21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

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BSB
The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God.
KJV
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
WEB
For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
ASV
For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.
DARBY
For the anxious looking out of the creature expects the revelation of the sons of God:
BLB
For the eager expectation of the creation eagerly awaits the revelation of the sons of God.
ÅB
For skaperverket venter med lengsel på at Guds barn skal åpenbares.
OTB
For skapningen venter ivrig på åpenbaringen av Guds barn.
B1930
For skapningen lenges og stunder efter Guds barns åpenbarelse;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Malachi 3:17–18

    “They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts, “on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.

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  • Romans 8:23

    Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

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  • 1 John 3:2

    Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

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  • 2 Peter 3:11–13

    Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness

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  • Philippians 1:20

    I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

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  • Isaiah 65:17

    For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

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  • Revelation 21:1–5

    Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

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  • Acts 3:21

    Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.

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