²⁰ For the creation ^(A)was subjected to ^(B)futility, not willingly, but ^(C)because of Him who subjected it, in hope

⁸ But since ^(A)we are of the day, let us ^(B)be ^[a]sober, having put on the ^(C)breastplate of ^(D)faith and love, and as a ^(E)helmet, the ^(F)hope of salvation.

⁷ so that having been justified by His grace, we would become ^(A)heirs ^[a]according to the hope of eternal life.