Romans 8:20-21
New English Translation
20 For the creation was subjected to futility—not willingly but because of God[a] 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.
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- Romans 8:20 tn Grk “because of the one”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
Romans 8:20-21
New International Version
20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it,(A) in hope 21 that[a] the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay(B) and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.(C)
Footnotes
- Romans 8:21 Or subjected it in hope. 21 For
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