Romans 8:20
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For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of Him who hath subjected the same in hope,
For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope
For the creation was subjected to frustration and futility, not willingly [because of some intentional fault on its part], but by the will of Him who subjected it, in hope
For the creation (nature) was subjected to frailty (to futility, condemned to frustration), not because of some intentional fault on its part, but by the will of Him Who so subjected it—[yet] with the hope
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
For the creation was subjected to futility—not willingly, but because of him who subjected it—in the hope
Creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice—it was the choice of the one who subjected it—but in the hope
for the creation was made subject to frustration — not willingly, but because of the one who subjected it. But it was given a reliable hope
Meanwhile, creation is confused, but not because it wants to be confused. God made it this way in the hope
for the creature has been made subject to vanity, not of its will, but by reason of him who has subjected [the same], in hope
For the creation was subjected to futility— not willingly, but because of the One having subjected it— in hope
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him that made it subject, in hope:
Everything God made was allowed to become like something that cannot fulfill its purpose. That was not its choice, but God made it happen with this hope in view:
God has caused everything in the universe to lose its purpose. It did not choose to be like that. It was God who decided that it should be like that. Then it could hope for something better in a future time.
For creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in the hope
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
·Everything God made [L For the creation] was ·changed to become useless [subjected to futility/meaninglessness; Gen. 3; Eccl. 1:2], not by its own wish but because God ·wanted [L subjected] it ·and because all along there was this hope [yet with the hope…]:
Because the creature is subject to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him, which hath subdued it under hope,
Creation was subjected to frustration but not by its own choice. The one who subjected it to frustration did so in the hope
For creation was condemned to lose its purpose, not of its own will, but because God willed it to be so. Yet there was the hope
For the creation was subjected to futility—not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it—in the hope
Everything that God made was changed to become useless. This was not by its own wish. It happened because God wanted it. But there was this hope:
because the creation has become subject to futility, though not by anything it did. The one who subjected it did so in the certainty
In my opinion whatever we may have to go through now is less than nothing compared with the magnificent future God has planned for us. The whole creation is on tiptoe to see the wonderful sight of the sons of God coming into their own. The world of creation cannot as yet see reality, not because it chooses to be blind, but because in God’s purpose it has been so limited—yet it has been given hope. And the hope is that in the end the whole of created life will be rescued from the tyranny of change and decay, and have its share in that magnificent liberty which can only belong to the children of God!
For the creatures were subjected to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who has subjected them,
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
For the creation has been subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the one who subjected it, in hope
For on that day thorns and thistles, sin, death, and decay—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.
That’s why I don’t think there’s any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times. The created world itself can hardly wait for what’s coming next. Everything in creation is being more or less held back. God reins it in until both creation and all the creatures are ready and can be released at the same moment into the glorious times ahead. Meanwhile, the joyful anticipation deepens.
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but by the will of Him who subjected it, in hope
For the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own choosing, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
Creation was subjected to frustration but not by its own choice. The one who subjected it to frustration did so in the hope
for creation was made subject to futility, not of its own accord but because of the one who subjected it, in hope
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
For creation was subjected to frustration, not of its own choice but by the will of the one who subjected it, in the hope
Everything God made was changed to become useless, not by its own wish but because God wanted it and because all along there was this hope:
For the creation was subjected to futility—not willingly but because of God who subjected it—in hope
The created world was held back from fulfilling its purpose. But this was not the result of its own choice. It was planned that way by the one who held it back. God planned
For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope
For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope;
Everything that has been made in the world is weak. It is not that the world wanted it to be that way. God allowed it to be that way. Yet there is hope.
Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope,
because the creatures are subdued to vanity against their will, but for the will of him who subjects them in hope.
for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope
for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope
for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope
for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope
Creation, you see, was subjected to pointless futility, not of its own volition, but because of the one who placed it in this subjection, in the hope
For HaBri’ah (the Creation) was subjected to hevel (futility), not willingly, but on account of Him who subjected it, in tikvah (hope),
Because the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will, but by reason of Him Who has subdued it, under hope.
for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of him who subjected it in hope;
for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of him who subjected it in hope;
For the creation was subjected to futility—not willingly but because of the One who subjected it—in hope
You see, all of creation has collapsed into emptiness, not by its own choosing, but by God’s. Still He placed within it a deep and abiding hope
For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
The world was spoiled. It did not want to be spoiled, but God allowed it.
But the creature is subject to vanity, not willing(ly), but for him that made it subject in hope; [Soothly the creature is subject to vanity, not willing, but for him that subjected it in hope;]
for to vanity was the creation made subject -- not of its will, but because of Him who did subject [it] -- in hope,
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