Romans 8:19-21
Living Bible
19 For all creation is waiting patiently and hopefully for that future day[a] when God will resurrect his children. 20-21 For on that day thorns and thistles, sin, death, and decay[b]—the things that overcame the world against its will at God’s command—will all disappear, and the world around us will share in the glorious freedom from sin which God’s children enjoy.
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- Romans 8:19 waiting . . . for that future day, literally, “waiting for the revelation of the sons of God.”
- Romans 8:20 thorns and thistles, sin, death, and decay, implied.
Romans 8:19-21
New International Version
19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God(A) to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it,(B) in hope 21 that[a] the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay(C) and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.(D)
Footnotes
- Romans 8:21 Or subjected it in hope. 21 For
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