Romans 8:19,25 - Compare All Versions

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For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.

But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.

But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)

For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation  for God’s sons  to be revealed.

Now if we hope for what we do not see,  we eagerly wait for it with patience.

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

But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.

But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.

That’s why I don’t think there’s any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times. The created world itself can hardly wait for what’s coming next. Everything in creation is being more or less held back. God reins it in until both creation and all the creatures are ready and can be released at the same moment into the glorious times ahead. Meanwhile, the joyful anticipation deepens.

All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it’s not only around us; it’s within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We’re also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don’t see what is enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.

For the eagerly awaiting creation waits for the revealing of the sons and daughters of God.

But if we hope for what we do not see, through perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

For [even the whole] creation [all nature] waits eagerly for the children of God to be revealed.

But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it with patience and composure.

For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God.

But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.