Romans 8:20
New Living Translation
20 Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope,
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Romans 8:20
New King James Version
20 For (A)the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope;
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Romans 8:20
King James Version
20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
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Romans 8:20
English Standard Version
20 For the creation (A)was subjected to futility, not willingly, but (B)because of him who subjected it, in hope
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Romans 8:20-21
Living Bible
20-21 For on that day thorns and thistles, sin, death, and decay[a]—the things that overcame the world against its will at God’s command—will all disappear, and the world around us will share in the glorious freedom from sin which God’s children enjoy.
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- Romans 8:20 thorns and thistles, sin, death, and decay, implied.
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