Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
All Nature awaits with eager expectation the appearing of the Sons of God.
New American Standard Bible
For the
King James Version
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
Holman Bible
For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation
International Standard Version
For the creation is eagerly awaiting the revelation of God's children,
A Conservative Version
For the eager expectation of the creation is waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God.
American Standard Version
For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.
Amplified
For [even the whole] creation [all nature] waits eagerly for the children of God to be revealed.
An Understandable Version
For [all] creation [Note: "Creation" here refers to the material heavens and earth, and is personified through verse 23] is eagerly waiting for the children of God to be revealed [i.e., in their glorious state].
Anderson New Testament
For the earnest expectation of the creature waits for the revelation of the sons of God.
Bible in Basic English
For the strong desire of every living thing is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God.
Common New Testament
For the creation waits with eager expectation for the revealing of the sons of God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
mankind impatiently desire that the divine being would display himself to his creatures,
Darby Translation
For the anxious looking out of the creature expects the revelation of the sons of God:
Godbey New Testament
For the earnest expectation of the creature awaits the revelation of the sons of God.
Goodspeed New Testament
For creation is waiting with eager longing for the sons of God to be disclosed.
John Wesley New Testament
For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revelation of the sons of God.
Julia Smith Translation
For the anxious expectation of the creation awaits the revelation of the sons of God.
King James 2000
For the earnest expectation of the creation waits for the manifestation of the sons of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For the eagerly expecting creation awaits eagerly the revelation of the sons of God.
Modern King James verseion
For the earnest expectation of the creation waits for the manifestation of the sons of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Also, the fervent desire of the creatures abideth looking when the sons of God shall appear;
Moffatt New Testament
Even the creation waits with eager longing for the sons of God to be revealed.
Montgomery New Testament
All nature even is waiting with eager longing for the unveiling of the vision of God's sons.
NET Bible
For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God.
New Heart English Bible
For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
Noyes New Testament
For the earnest expectation of the creation is waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God.
Sawyer New Testament
For the earnest expectation of the creation waits for the revelation of the sons of God.
The Emphasized Bible
For, the eager outlook of creation, ardently awaiteth the revealing of the sons of God, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For the eager expectation of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the children of God.
Webster
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
Weymouth New Testament
For all creation, gazing eagerly as if with outstretched neck, is waiting and longing to see the manifestation of the sons of God.
Williams New Testament
For all nature is expectantly waiting for the unveiling of the sons of God.
World English Bible
For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
Worrell New Testament
For the earnest longing of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God.
Worsley New Testament
For the earnest expectation of the world is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God:
Youngs Literal Translation
for the earnest looking out of the creation doth expect the revelation of the sons of God;
Themes
Adoption » Saints wait for final consummation of
Redemption » Who waits hopefully for redemption
Suffering » The sufferings of this present time
Topics
Interlinear
Devotionals
Devotionals about Romans 8:19
Devotionals containing Romans 8:19
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 8:19
Prayers for Romans 8:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Glory That Is To Be Revealed
18 I do not count the sufferings of our present life worthy of mention when compared with the Glory that is to be revealed and bestowed upon us. 19 All Nature awaits with eager expectation the appearing of the Sons of God. 20 For Nature was made subject to imperfection-not by its own choice, but owing to him who made it so--
Cross References
Philippians 1:20
And this will fulfil my earnest expectation and hope that I shall have no cause for shame, but that, with unfailing courage, now as hitherto, Christ will be honored in my body, whether by my life or by my death,
1 John 3:2
Dear friends, we are God's Children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is that, when it is revealed, we shall be like Christ; because we shall see him as he is.
Matthew 25:31-46
When the Son of Man has come in his glory and all the angels with him, then he 'will take his seat on his throne of glory';
Acts 3:21
But Heaven must be his home, until the days of the Universal Restoration, of which God has spoken by the lips of his holy Prophets from the very first.
Romans 8:23
And not Nature only; but we ourselves also, though we have already a first gift of the Spirit-we ourselves are inwardly groaning, while we eagerly await our full adoption as Sons-the redemption of our bodies.
2 Peter 3:11-13
Now, since all these things are in the process of dissolution, think what you yourselves ought to be--what holy and pious lives you ought to lead,
Revelation 21:1-5
Then I saw new heavens and a new earth. The former heavens and the former earth had passed away; and the sea has ceased to be.