Romans 8:19
For the eager expectation of the creation is waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 65:17For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Matthew 25:31But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the holy agents with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
Romans 8:23And not only so, but also ourselves who have the first fruit of the Spirit. And we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.
2 Peter 3:11Therefore, all these things being disintegrated, what kind ought ye to be in holy actions and pieties,
Revelation 21:1And I saw a new sky and a new earth, for the first sky and the first earth passed away, and the sea is no more.
Matthew Henry on Romans 8:18-26
The Believer's Privileges. ( a. d. 58.) 17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath… Read the whole commentary →