Romans 8:21–22
Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Because the creature it selfe also shall bee deliuered from the bondage of corruption, into the glorious libertie of the children of God.
For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
For wee know that ‖the whole creation groaneth, and trauaileth in paine together vntill now.
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- ‖Alternative wordingOr, euery creature.
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From verse 21
- Revelation 22:3–5Rank 1 from verse 21
3And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
4And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
3And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God, & of the Lambe shall bee in it, and his seruants shall serue him.
4And they shall see his face, and his Name shall be in their foreheads.
5*And there shalbe no night there, and they need no candle, neither light of the Sunne, for the Lord God giueth them light, and they shall reigne for euer and euer.
21Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
21Whom the heauen must receiue, vntill the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy Prophets since the world began.
- 2 Peter 3:13Rank 3 from verse 21
- Revelation 21:1Rank 4 from verse 21
- Romans 8:19Rank 5 from verse 21
From verse 22
- Jeremiah 12:4Rank 1 from verse 22
4How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
4*How long shall the land mourne, and the herbes of euery field wither, for the wickednesse of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds, because they said; He shall not see our last end.
- Jeremiah 12:11Rank 2 from verse 22
- John 16:21Rank 3 from verse 22
21A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
21A woman, when she is in trauaile, hath sorrow, because her houre is come: but assoone as she is deliuered of the child, she remembreth no more the anguish, for ioy that a man is borne into the world.
- Colossians 1:23Rank 4 from verse 22
23If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
23If ye continue in the faith grounded and setled, and be not moued away from the hope of the Gospel, which yee haue heard, and which was preached to euery creature which is vnder heauen, whereof I Paul am made a Minister.
- Romans 8:20Rank 5 from verse 22
- Mark 16:15Rank 6 from verse 22
- Psalms 48:6Rank 7 from verse 22
- Revelation 12:2Rank 8 from verse 22
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Romans 8:21
Sense 1: A being or thing made or created. Sense 2: Created beings or the created order collectively. Sense 3: In the phrase 'new creature,' a person or state made new in Christ.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.
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Slavery, forced service, captivity, oppression, or binding subjection.
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corruption
Sense 1: Decay, rottenness, spoilage, defect, ruin, or dissolution. Sense 2: Moral depravity.
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Full of glory, honour, splendour, excellence, or majesty.
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Freedom, release, permission, or deliverance from bondage or restraint.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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The one true God.
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Romans 8:22
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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1. Entire or complete. 2. Sound or restored to health.
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Sense 1: The act of causing to exist or bringing the world or another created thing into being. Sense 2: The created order or that which has been made.
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Expresses deep distress as under pain or burden.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: Suffering, distress, or bodily torment. Sense 2: As a verb, to cause distress.
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In one place, company, time, purpose, or united condition.
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8:12Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
8:12Therfore brethren, we are detters, not to the flesh, to liue after the flesh.
8:13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
8:13For if ye liue after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the spirit doe mortifie the deeds of the body, ye shall liue.
8:14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
8:14For as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sonnes of God.
8:15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
8:15For ye haue not receiued the spirit of bondage againe to feare: but ye haue receiued the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, father.
8:16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
8:16The spirit it selfe beareth witnes with our spirit, that we are the children of God.
8:17And 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.
8:17And if children, then heires, heires of God, and ioynt heires with Christ: if so be that we suffer with him, that wee may be also glorified together.
8:18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
8:18For I reckon, that the sufferings of this present time, are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be reuealed in vs.
8:19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.
8:19For the earnest expectation of the creature, waiteth for the manifestation of the sonnes of God.
8:20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
8:20For the creature was made subiect to vanitie, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subiected the same in hope:
8:21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
8:21Because the creature it selfe also shall bee deliuered from the bondage of corruption, into the glorious libertie of the children of God.
Selected passage8:22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
8:22For wee know that ‖the whole creation groaneth, and trauaileth in paine together vntill now.
Selected passage8:23And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
8:23And not only they, but our selues also which haue the first fruites of the spirit, euen we our selues groane within our selues, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the *redemption of our body.
8:24For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
8:24For wee are saued by hope: but hope that is seene, is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
8:25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
8:25But if wee hope for that wee see not, then doe wee with patience waite for it.
8:26Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
8:26Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what wee should pray for as wee ought: but the spirit it selfe maketh intercession for vs with groanings, which cannot bee vttered.
8:27And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
8:27And he that searcheth the hearts, knoweth what is the minde of the spirit, ‖because he maketh intercession for the Saints, according to the will of God.
8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
8:28And wee know that all things worke together for good, to them that loue God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
8:29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
8:29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his sonne, that hee might bee the first borne amongst many brethren.
8:30Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
8:30Moreouer, whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also iustified: and whom he iustified, them he also glorified.
8:31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
8:31What shall wee then say to these things? If God be for vs, who can bee against vs?
8:32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
8:32He that spared not his owne son, but deliuered him vp for vs all: how shall hee not with him also freely giue vs all things?
8:33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
8:33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect? It is God that iustifieth:
8:34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
8:34Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather that is risen againe, who is euen at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for vs.
8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
8:35Who shall separate vs from the loue of Christ? shall tribulation, or distresse, or persecution, or famine, or nakednesse, or perill, or sword?
8:36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
8:36(As it is written, *for thy sake we are killed all the day long, wee are accounted as sheepe for the slaughter.)
8:37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
8:37Nay in all these things wee are more then conquerours, through him that loued vs.
8:38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
8:38For I am perswaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
8:39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
8:39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shalbe able to separate vs from the loue of God, which is in Christ Iesus our Lord.