²¹Because the creature itself also shall be ^tdelivered from the bondage of ^ucorruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. ²²For we know that ^||the ^vwhole creation ^wgroaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. ²³And ^xnot only they, but ourselves also, ^gwhich have ^ythe firstfruits of the Spirit, ^zeven we ourselves groan within ourselves, ^awaiting for ^bthe adoption, to wit, the ^credemption of our body.

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Romans 8:23: And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Footnotes

tSo 1 Pet. 1:18.
||Or, every creature.
v Mark 16:15. Col. 1:23 in the Gk.
wComp. Jer. 12:4, 11.
xSee ch. 5:3.
gSee 2 Cor. 1:22. So ver. 23.
ySo James 1:18.
aver. 25. So Gal. 5:5.
bSee ver. 15. So Luke 20:36 (Gk.).
cSee Luke 21:28. Comp. ch. 7:24.

Cross references

u 1 Cor. 15:42, 50.
z 2 Cor. 5:2, 4.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.

We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage to decay into the glorious freedom of God’s children. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labor pains until now. Not only that, but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits—we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

NLTNew Living Translation

the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay. For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

that the creation itself also will be set free from its servility to decay, into the glorious freedom of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans together and suffers agony together until now. Not only this, but we ourselves also, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves while we await eagerly our adoption, the redemption of our body.