Romans 8:19

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.”

— WEB

“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”

— KJV

“For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.”

— ASV

Cross-references

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Acts 3:21 "whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God spoke long ago by the mouth of his holy prophets."

Commentary

For, &c.--"The apostle, fired with the thought of the future glory of the saints, pours forth this splendid passage, in which he represents the whole creation groaning under its present degradation, and looking and longing for the revelation of this glory as the end and consummation of its existence" [HODGE]. the earnest expectation--(compare Phi 1:20). of the creature--rather, "the creation." waiteth for the manifestation--"is waiting for the revelation" of the sons of God--that is, "for the redemption of their bodies" from the grave (Rom 8:23), which will reveal their sonship, now hidden (compare Luk 20:36; Rev 21:7).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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