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Romans 8:21

HopeCreationSalvation

19 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

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

22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.

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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BSB
that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
KJV
Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
WEB
that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.
ASV
that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.
DARBY
that the creature itself also shall be set free from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.
BLB
that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay, into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
ÅB
i håp om at også skaperverket skal bli frigjort fra slaveri under forgjengeligheten, til herlighetens frihet som tilhører Guds barn.
OTB
at skapningen selv skal bli frigjort fra sin trelldom til forfall og ført inn i friheten og herligheten til Guds barn.
B1930
i håp om at også skapningen skal bli frigjort fra forgjengelighetens trældom til Guds barns herlighets frihet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Revelation 22:3–5

    No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.

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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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  • Revelation 21:1

    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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  • 2 Peter 3:13

    But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

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  • Romans 8:19

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

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