Romans 8:20

Romans 8:20

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.

23 Not only that, but we also who have ^athe firstfruits of the Spirit, ^beven we ourselves groan ^cwithin ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the ^dredemption of our body.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Was subjected (upetagh). Second aorist passive indicative of upatassw (cf. verse Romans 8:7).

To vanity (th mataiothti). Dative case. Rare and late word, common in LXX. From mataiov, empty, vain. Ephesians 4:17; II Peter 2:18.

Not of its own will (oux ekousa). Common adjective, in N.T. only here and I Corinthians 9:27. It was due to the effect of man's sin.

But by reason of him (alla dia ton). Because of God.

In hope that (ef elpidi oti). Note the form elpidi rather than the usual elpidi and so ef. oti can be causal "because" instead of declarative "that."

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 8:20:**

Acts 3:21
1 Corinthians 9:17
Ephesians 4:17
Colossians 1:20
2 Timothy 1:9
Philemon 1:14
2 Peter 2:18
Revelation 5:13

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