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19 For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility—not willingly but because of God[a] who subjected it—in hope 21 that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:20 tn Grk “because of the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.