Romans 8:19
For the feruent desire of the creature, abydeth lokyng whe the sonnes of God shall appeare: {{verse|8|20}Because the creature is subiect to vanitie, not wyllyng, but for hym which hath subdued the same in hope.
Bible (Bishops')
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 lo, I shall make a newe heauen and a newe earth: and as for the olde, they shall neuer be thought vpon, nor kept in minde:
Matthew 25:31When the sonne of man shall come in his glorie, and all the holy Angels with hym, then shall he sitte vpon the throne of his glorie.
Romans 8:23Not only [they], but we also which haue the first fruites of the spirite, and we our selues mourne in our selues, and wayte for the adoption, euen the deliueraunce of our body.
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 →