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17 and if children, then aheirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, bif indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.  

From Suffering to Glory

18 For I consider that athe sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.  
19 For athe earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.  
20 For athe creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope;  
21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of1 corruption into the glorious aliberty of the children of God.  
22 For we know that the whole creation agroans and labors with birth pangs together until now.  
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Romans 8:19

The earnest expectation of creation (h apokaradokia thv ktisewv). This substantive has so far been found nowhere save here and Philippians 1:20, though the verb apokaradokew is common in Polybius and Plutarch. Milligan (Vocabulary) thinks that Paul may have made the substantive from the verb. It is a double compound (apo, off from, kara, head, dokew, Ionic verb, to watch), hence to watch eagerly with outstretched head.

Waiteth for (apekdexetai). See on I Corinthians 1:7; Galatians 5:5 for this rare word (possibly formed by Paul, Milligan). "To wait it out" (Thayer).

The revealing of the sons of God (thn apokaluyin twn uiwn tou qeou). Cf. I John 3:2; II Thessalonians 2:8; Colossians 3:4. This mystical sympathy of physical nature with the work of grace is beyond the comprehension of most of us. But who can disprove it?




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 8:19:

Romans 8:23
1 Corinthians 1:7
Philippians 1:20
Colossians 1:20
Hebrews 9:11
Hebrews 10:27

 

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