8:19 For the
creation eagerly waits for the
revelation of the
sons of
God.
20 For the
creation was
subjected to
futility—
not willingly but because of God
who
subjected it—
in hope 21 that the
creation itself will
also be
set free from the
bondage of
decay into the
glorious freedom of
God’s children.
22 For we
know that the
whole creation groans and suffers together until now.
23 Not only this,
but we ourselves also, who
have the
firstfruits of the
Spirit,
groan inwardly as we
eagerly await our
adoption,
the
redemption of
our bodies.
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