The creation itself (αυτη η κτισις). It is the hope of creation, not of the Creator. Nature "possesses in the feeling of her unmer…

Because. This is the ground of his hope, and this sustains him now. It is the purpose of God that deliverance shall be granted, and this s…

Because the creature.—This phrase indicates the reason for the hope that endures despite the degradation of nature, and p…

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you h…

Before passing to the final ministry of the Spirit (vv.26–27), Paul lingers over the concept of future glory in relation to present suffering. His …

Because the creation itself, etc. He shows how the creation has in hope been made subject to vanity; that is, since it will one d…

Because the creature itself also
The phrase in hope, which stands in our version, at the end of the preceding verse, should be …

The sufferings of the saints strike no deeper than the things of time, last no longer than the present time, are light afflictions, and only for a …

1. After proving that we are freed through the grace of Christ, the Apostle now explains the reason for the delay of immortal life—the inher…