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Romans 8:20
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For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope
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Romans 8:20 in Other Translations
KJV
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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,
ESV
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For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
NLT
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Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope,
MSG
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Everything in creation is being more or less held back. God reins it in
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For the creation was subjected to futility-not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it-in the hope
Romans 8:20 In-Context
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I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
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For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
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For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope
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that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.
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We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.
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Genesis 3:17-19
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Genesis 5:29
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