Romans 8:19 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 8:19

The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God.

BSB

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ASV

For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.

KJV

For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

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Commentary

4 voices

Irenaeus

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book 5 (202)

Inasmuch, therefore, as the opinions of certain [orthodox persons] are derived from heretical discourses, they are both ignorant of God's dispensations, and of the mystery of the resurrection of the just, and of the [earthly] kingdom which is the commencement of incorruption, by means of which kingdom those who shall be worthy are accustomed gradually to partake of the divine nature (capere Deum); and it is necessary to tell them respecting those things, that it behoves the righteous first to receive the promise of the inheritance which God promised to the fathers, and to reign in it, when they rise again to behold God in this creation which is renovated, and that the judgment should take place afterwards.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Of the creation - Of all visible creatures, believers excepted, who are spoken of apart; each kind, according as it is capable. All these have been sufferers through sin; and to all these (the finally impenitent excepted) shall refreshment redound from the glory of the children of God.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

As the saints are suffering for it, so they are waiting for it. Heaven is therefore sure; for God by his Spirit would not raise and encourage those hopes only to defeat and disappoint them.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For the earnest expectation - ἀποκαραδοκία apokaradokia. This word occurs only here and in Php 1:20, “According to my earnest expectation and my hope,” etc. It properly denotes a state of earnest desire to see any object when the head is thrust forward; an intense anxiety; an ardent wish; and is thus well employed to denote the intense interest with which a Christian looks to his future inheritance.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἡ	hē	The	G3588 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἀποκαραδοκία	apokaradokia	earnest expectation	G603 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
κτίσεως	ktiseōs	creation	G2937 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ἀποκάλυψιν	apokalupsin	revelation	G602 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
υἱῶν	huiōn	sons	G5207 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
ἀπεκδέχεται·	apekdechetai	awaits;	G553 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 John 3:2
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…
leads to
- Philippians 3:21
  who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
- Colossians 3:4
  When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12
  Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
  And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- Psalms 17:15
  As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
Through
Romans 8:23
Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
leads to
- Philippians 3:20–21
  But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
- 2 Corinthians 5:2–5
  For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
- Hebrews 9:28
  so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Romans

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans