Verse Comparison: Romans 8:20
American Standard Version
For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope
Amplified® Bible
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
Contemporary English Version
Meanwhile, creation is confused, but not because it wants to be confused. God made it this way in the hope
Darby English Version
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
Good News Bible
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
International Standard Version
because the creation was subjected to frustration, though not by its own choice. The one who subjected it did so in the hope
King James Version
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
New American Standard Bible
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
New International Version
For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope
New King James Version
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope;
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For the creation suffered subjection to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
Young's Literal Translation
for to vanity was the creation made subject -- not of its will, but because of Him who did subject `it' -- in hope,