Romans 8:19
New International Version
For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

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

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

Berean Standard Bible
The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God.

Berean Literal Bible
For the earnest expectation of the creation awaits the revelation of the sons of God.

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

New King James Version
For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.

New American Standard Bible
For the eagerly awaiting creation waits for the revealing of the sons and daughters of God.

NASB 1995
For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.

NASB 1977
For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.

Legacy Standard Bible
For the anxious longing of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.

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

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

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

American Standard Version
For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.

Contemporary English Version
In fact, all creation is eagerly waiting for God to show who his children are.

English Revised Version
For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All creation is eagerly waiting for God to reveal who his children are.

Good News Translation
All of creation waits with eager longing for God to reveal his children.

International Standard Version
For the creation is eagerly awaiting the revelation of God's children,

Majority Standard Bible
The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God.

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 sons of God to be revealed.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for the earnest looking out of the creation expects the revelation of the sons of God;

Berean Literal Bible
For the earnest expectation of the creation awaits the revelation of the sons of God.

Young's Literal Translation
for the earnest looking out of the creation doth expect the revelation of the sons of God;

Smith's Literal Translation
For the anxious expectation of the creation awaits the revelation of the sons of God.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For the expectation of the creature waiteth for the revelation of the sons of God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For the anticipation of the creature anticipates the revelation of the sons of God.

New American Bible
For creation awaits with eager expectation the revelation of the children of God;

New Revised Standard Version
For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For the earnest expectation of all mankind waits for the manifestation of the sons of God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For the whole creation hopes for and expects the revelation of the sons of God.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For the earnest expectation of the creature waits for 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.

Haweis New Testament
For the eager expectation of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the children of God.

Mace New Testament
mankind impatiently desire that the divine being would display himself to his creatures,

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.

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:

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Context
Future Glory
18I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us. 19The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. 20For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope…

Cross References
Genesis 3:17-19
And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. / Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. / By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

Isaiah 65:17
For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.

Revelation 21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

2 Peter 3:13
But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

Isaiah 11:6-9
The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. ...

Colossians 1:16-20
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. / And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence. ...

1 Corinthians 15:22-28
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. / But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him. / Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power. ...

Isaiah 66:22
“For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “so your descendants and your name will endure.

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

Ephesians 1:9-10
And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ / as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.

Philippians 3:20-21
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, / who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

Hebrews 2:5-9
For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. / But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? / You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor ...

Isaiah 35:1-2
The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.

Revelation 22:3
No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.

1 John 3:2
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.


Treasury of Scripture

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

the earnest.

Romans 8:23
And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

Philippians 1:20
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

expectation.

Isaiah 65:17
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Acts 3:21
Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

2 Peter 3:11-13
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, …

the manifestation.

Malachi 3:17,18
And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him…

Matthew 25:31-46
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: …

1 John 3:2
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

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Romans 8
1. Those who are in Christ are free from condemnation.
5. What harm comes of the flesh;
13. and what good of the Spirit.
19. The glorious deliverance the creation longs for,
29. was beforehand decreed from God.
38. Nothing can sever us from his love.














The creation
The term "creation" (Greek: κτίσις, ktisis) refers to the entirety of the natural world, encompassing all that God has made. In a conservative Christian perspective, this includes not only the physical earth and its ecosystems but also the universe at large. Theologically, this highlights the belief that all of creation is under God's sovereign rule and is intricately connected to humanity's spiritual journey. The use of "creation" here suggests a collective entity that is personified, indicating that it shares in the anticipation of God's redemptive plan.

waits
The Greek word used here is ἀπεκδέχεται (apekdechetai), which conveys a sense of active waiting or anticipation. This is not a passive or idle waiting but one filled with hope and expectation. In the historical context of the early church, this term would resonate with believers who were enduring persecution and hardship, reminding them that their current sufferings were temporary and that a greater glory awaited.

in eager expectation
This phrase translates the Greek word ἀποκαραδοκία (apokaradokia), which paints a vivid picture of someone craning their neck forward in anticipation. It suggests an intense longing and hope for something that is assuredly coming. For the early Christians, this eager expectation was rooted in the promises of God, as revealed through Scripture, that He would ultimately restore and redeem all things.

for the revelation
The word "revelation" (Greek: ἀποκάλυψις, apokalypsis) means an unveiling or disclosure. In the biblical context, it often refers to the revealing of divine truths or the manifestation of God's will. Here, it signifies the future event when God's children will be fully revealed in their glorified state. This revelation is not just a future hope but also a present reality that believers are called to live in light of.

of the sons of God
The phrase "sons of God" (Greek: υἱῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ, huion tou Theou) refers to those who have been adopted into God's family through faith in Jesus Christ. This adoption is a central theme in Paul's writings, emphasizing the intimate relationship believers have with God as their Father. Historically, this concept would have been revolutionary, as it transcended the Jewish understanding of God's chosen people and extended the promise of sonship to all who believe in Christ. The "revelation of the sons of God" points to the future glorification of believers, when their true identity and inheritance will be fully realized and manifested to all of creation.

(19) Nor is ours a merely isolated hope; we have our place--

"Mid onward sloping motions infinite,

Making for one sure goal."

The whole creation is looking earnestly and intently for the same manifestation of glory as ourselves.

Earnest expectation--A single word in the Greek, and a very striking one. It means, literally, a straining forward with outstretched head, just as we might imagine the crowds outside a race-course straining over the ropes to catch a sight of the runners; an eager, intent expectation. The same word is used once again in the New Testament (Philippians 1:20).

Creature.--Creation, the whole world of nature, animate and inanimate.

Waiteth for.--Another strong word, "waits with concentrated longing and expectancy."

Manifestation.--Translate rather by the ordinary word, revelation, as in the last verse ("glory which shall be revealed"). The Parusia, or Coming of Christ, is to be accompanied by an appearance of the redeemed in glorified form.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
The
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

creation
κτίσεως (ktiseōs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2937: From ktizo; original formation.

waits
ἀπεκδέχεται (apekdechetai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 553: To expect eagerly, wait for eagerly, look for. From apo and ekdechomai; to expect fully.

in eager expectation
ἀποκαραδοκία (apokaradokia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 603: Eager expectation. From a comparative of apo and a compound of kara and dokeo; intense anticipation.

for the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

revelation
ἀποκάλυψιν (apokalypsin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 602: An unveiling, uncovering, revealing, revelation. From apokalupto; disclosure.

of the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

sons
υἱῶν (huiōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of God.
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.


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