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id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/romans/8-18.htm" title="Romans 8:18">◄</a> Romans 8:19 <a href="/romans/8-20.htm" title="Romans 8:20">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Study Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Crossref </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comment </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Greek </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/romans/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/romans/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/romans/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For the earnest expectation of the creation awaits the revelation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/romans/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/romans/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/romans/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the eagerly awaiting creation waits for the revealing of the sons <i>and daughters</i> of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/romans/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/romans/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/romans/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the anxious longing of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/romans/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For [even the whole] creation [all nature] waits eagerly for the children of God to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/romans/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation for God’s sons to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/romans/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation for God&#8217s sons to be revealed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/romans/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/romans/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In fact, all creation is eagerly waiting for God to show who his children are. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/romans/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/romans/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All creation is eagerly waiting for God to reveal who his children are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/romans/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All of creation waits with eager longing for God to reveal his children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/romans/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For the creation is eagerly awaiting the revelation of God's children, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/romans/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/romans/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/romans/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the creation waits with eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/romans/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For all creation, gazing eagerly as if with outstretched neck, is waiting and longing to see the manifestation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/romans/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the creation waits with eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/romans/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for the earnest looking out of the creation expects the revelation of the sons of God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For the earnest expectation of the creation awaits the revelation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/romans/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for the earnest looking out of the creation doth expect the revelation of the sons of God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/romans/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the anxious expectation of the creation awaits the revelation of the sons of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/romans/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the expectation of the creature waiteth for the revelation of the sons of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/romans/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the anticipation of the creature anticipates the revelation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/romans/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For creation awaits with eager expectation the revelation of the children of God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/romans/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/romans/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the earnest expectation of all mankind waits for the manifestation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For the whole creation hopes for and expects the revelation of the sons of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/romans/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For the earnest expectation of the creature waits for the revelation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/romans/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />For the earnest expectation of the creature awaits the revelation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/romans/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For the eager expectation of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the children of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/romans/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />mankind impatiently desire that the divine being would display himself to his creatures,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For all creation, gazing eagerly as if with outstretched neck, is waiting and longing to see the manifestation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/romans/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />For the earnest longing of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/romans/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />For the earnest expectation of the world is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/romans/8-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=1969" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">Future Glory</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18</span>I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">The</a> <a href="/greek/2937.htm" title="2937: ktiseōs (N-GFS) -- From ktizo; original formation.">creation</a> <a href="/greek/553.htm" title="553: apekdechetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To expect eagerly, wait for eagerly, look for. From apo and ekdechomai; to expect fully.">waits</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason."></a> <a href="/greek/603.htm" title="603: apokaradokia (N-NFS) -- Eager expectation. From a comparative of apo and a compound of kara and dokeo; intense anticipation.">in eager expectation</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">for the</a> <a href="/greek/602.htm" title="602: apokalypsin (N-AFS) -- An unveiling, uncovering, revealing, revelation. From apokalupto; disclosure.">revelation</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huiōn (N-GMP) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">sons</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">20</span>For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17-19</a></span><br />And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. / Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. / By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a></span><br />For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1</a></span><br />Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a></span><br />But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-6.htm">Isaiah 11:6-9</a></span><br />The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. / The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. / The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-20</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. / He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. / And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-22.htm">1 Corinthians 15:22-28</a></span><br />For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. / But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him. / Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-22.htm">Isaiah 66:22</a></span><br />“For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “so your descendants and your name will endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-17.htm">2 Corinthians 5:17</a></span><br />Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-9.htm">Ephesians 1:9-10</a></span><br />And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ / as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20-21</a></span><br />But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, / who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-5.htm">Hebrews 2:5-9</a></span><br />For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. / But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? / You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">Isaiah 35:1-2</a></span><br />The wilderness and the dry land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose. / It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-3.htm">Revelation 22:3</a></span><br />No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2</a></span><br />Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the earnest expectation of the creature waits for the manifestation of the sons of God.</p><p class="hdg">the earnest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Romans 8:23</a></b></br> And not only <i>they</i>, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, <i>to wit</i>, the redemption of our body.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/1-20.htm">Philippians 1:20</a></b></br> According to my earnest expectation and <i>my</i> hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but <i>that</i> with all boldness, as always, <i>so</i> now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether <i>it be</i> by life, or by death.</p><p class="hdg">expectation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17</a></b></br> For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/3-21.htm">Acts 3:21</a></b></br> Whom 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_peter/3-11.htm">2 Peter 3:11-13</a></b></br> <i>Seeing</i> then <i>that</i> all these things shall be dissolved, what manner <i>of persons</i> ought ye to be in <i>all</i> holy conversation and godliness, … </p><p class="hdg">the manifestation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-17.htm">Malachi 3:17,18</a></b></br> And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a></b></br> When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2</a></b></br> Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/25-9.htm">Anxious</a> <a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Children</a> <a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Creation</a> <a href="/romans/1-25.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/romans/7-21.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/romans/1-15.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/john/4-45.htm">Eagerly</a> <a href="/acts/24-16.htm">Earnest</a> <a href="/luke/12-46.htm">Expect</a> <a href="/acts/28-6.htm">Expectation</a> <a href="/acts/6-15.htm">Gazing</a> <a href="/romans/1-11.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/luke/1-80.htm">Manifestation</a> <a href="/acts/20-37.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/acts/26-1.htm">Outstretched</a> <a href="/romans/8-18.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/amos/3-7.htm">Revealing</a> <a href="/romans/4-20.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/micah/5-7.htm">Waiteth</a> <a href="/romans/5-4.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/john/3-29.htm">Waits</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/7-32.htm">Anxious</a> <a href="/romans/8-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Creation</a> <a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/romans/9-3.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/romans/15-23.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Eagerly</a> <a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Earnest</a> <a href="/romans/8-25.htm">Expect</a> <a href="/philippians/1-20.htm">Expectation</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-13.htm">Gazing</a> <a href="/romans/10-1.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-7.htm">Manifestation</a> <a href="/romans/16-4.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/exodus/6-1.htm">Outstretched</a> <a href="/romans/10-20.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-7.htm">Revealing</a> <a href="/romans/10-2.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/james/5-7.htm">Waiteth</a> <a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Waiting</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-13.htm">Waits</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-1.htm">Those who are in Christ are free from condemnation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-5.htm">What harm comes of the flesh;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-13.htm">and what good of the Spirit.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-19.htm">The glorious deliverance the creation longs for,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-29.htm">was beforehand decreed from God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Nothing can sever us from his love.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In a conservative Christian perspective, this includes not only the physical earth and its ecosystems but also the universe at large. Theologically, this highlights the belief that all of creation is under God's sovereign rule and is intricately connected to humanity's spiritual journey. The use of "creation" here suggests a collective entity that is personified, indicating that it shares in the anticipation of God's redemptive plan.<p><b>waits</b><br />The Greek word used here is ἀπεκδέχεται (apekdechetai), which conveys a sense of active waiting or anticipation. This is not a passive or idle waiting but one filled with hope and expectation. In the historical context of the early church, this term would resonate with believers who were enduring persecution and hardship, reminding them that their current sufferings were temporary and that a greater glory awaited.<p><b>in eager expectation</b><br />This phrase translates the Greek word ἀποκαραδοκία (apokaradokia), which paints a vivid picture of someone craning their neck forward in anticipation. It suggests an intense longing and hope for something that is assuredly coming. For the early Christians, this eager expectation was rooted in the promises of God, as revealed through Scripture, that He would ultimately restore and redeem all things.<p><b>for the revelation</b><br />The word "revelation" (Greek: ἀποκάλυψις, apokalypsis) means an unveiling or disclosure. In the biblical context, it often refers to the revealing of divine truths or the manifestation of God's will. Here, it signifies the future event when God's children will be fully revealed in their glorified state. This revelation is not just a future hope but also a present reality that believers are called to live in light of.<p><b>of the sons of God</b><br />The phrase "sons of God" (Greek: υἱῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ, huion tou Theou) refers to those who have been adopted into God's family through faith in Jesus Christ. This adoption is a central theme in Paul's writings, emphasizing the intimate relationship believers have with God as their Father. Historically, this concept would have been revolutionary, as it transcended the Jewish understanding of God's chosen people and extended the promise of sonship to all who believe in Christ. The "revelation of the sons of God" points to the future glorification of believers, when their true identity and inheritance will be fully realized and manifested to all of creation.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Nor is ours a merely isolated hope; we have our place--<p>"Mid onward sloping motions infinite,<p>Making for one sure goal."<p>The whole creation is looking earnestly and intently for the same manifestation of glory as ourselves.<p><span class= "bld">Earnest expectation</span>--A single word in the Greek, and a very striking one. It means, literally, a straining forward with outstretched head, just as we might imagine the crowds outside a race-course straining over the ropes to catch a sight of the runners; an eager, intent expectation. The same word is used once again in the New Testament (<a href="/philippians/1-20.htm" title="According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.">Philippians 1:20</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Creature.</span>--Creation, the whole world of nature, animate and inanimate.<p><span class= "bld">Waiteth for.</span>--Another strong word, "waits with concentrated longing and expectancy."<p><span class= "bld">Manifestation.</span>--Translate rather by the ordinary word, <span class= "ital">revelation,</span> as in the last verse ("glory which shall be <span class= "ital">revealed"</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> The <span class= "ital">Parusia,</span> or Coming of Christ, is to be accompanied by an appearance of the redeemed in glorified form.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/romans/8-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">The</span><br /><span class="grk">τῆς</span> <span class="translit">(tēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">creation</span><br /><span class="grk">κτίσεως</span> <span class="translit">(ktiseōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2937.htm">Strong's 2937: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ktizo; original formation.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">waits</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπεκδέχεται</span> <span class="translit">(apekdechetai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_553.htm">Strong's 553: </a> </span><span class="str2">To expect eagerly, wait for eagerly, look for. From apo and ekdechomai; to expect fully.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in eager expectation</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποκαραδοκία</span> <span class="translit">(apokaradokia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_603.htm">Strong's 603: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eager expectation. From a comparative of apo and a compound of kara and dokeo; intense anticipation.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὴν</span> <span class="translit">(tēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">revelation</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποκάλυψιν</span> <span class="translit">(apokalypsin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_602.htm">Strong's 602: </a> </span><span class="str2">An unveiling, uncovering, revealing, revelation. From apokalupto; disclosure.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῶν</span> <span class="translit">(tōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sons</span><br /><span class="grk">υἱῶν</span> <span class="translit">(huiōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God.</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Theou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/romans/8-19.htm">NT Letters: Romans 8:19 For the creation waits with eager expectation (Rom. 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