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that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of decay into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.
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A Cosmic Hope
Commentators emphasize that 'creation' refers to the entire natural world—animals, plants, and the earth itself. Human sin subjected the world to a 'bondage of corruption,' seen in decay, natural disasters, and suffering. This verse promises that the physical world is not disposable; it will be renewed and restored, participating in the glory of God's children in a 'new heavens and a new earth.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
The creation itself (αυτη η κτισις). It is the hope of creation, not of the Creator. Nature "possesses in the feeling of her unmer…
19th Century
Anglican
Because the creature.—This phrase indicates the reason for the hope that endures despite the degradation of nature, and p…
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Baptist
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not …
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 …
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Because the creature itself alsoThe 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 …
13th Century
Catholic
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…
