Romans 8:17-25
1599 Geneva Bible
17 [a]If we be children, we are also [b]heirs, even the heirs of God, and heirs annexed with Christ: [c]if so be that we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.
18 [d]For I [e]count that the afflictions of this present time are not worthy of the glory, which shall be showed unto us.
19 [f]For the fervent desire of the [g]creature waiteth when the sons of God shall be revealed,
20 Because the creature is subject to [h]vanity, not of its [i]own will, but by reason [j]of him, which hath subdued it under [k]hope,
21 Because the creature also shall be delivered from the [l]bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the sons of God.
22 For we know that every creature groaneth with us also, and [m]travaileth in pain together unto this present.
23 [n]And not only the creature, but we also which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we do sigh in [o]ourselves, waiting for the adoption, even [p](A)the redemption of our body.
24 [q]For we are saved by hope: but [r]hope that is seen, is not hope: for how can a man hope for that which he seeth?
25 But if we hope for that we see not, we do with patience abide for it.
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- Romans 8:17 A proof of the consequent of the confirmation: because that he which is the Son of God, doth enjoy God with Christ.
- Romans 8:17 Partakers of our father’s goods, and that freely, because we are children by adoption.
- Romans 8:17 Now Paul teacheth by what way the sons of God do come to that felicity, to wit, by the cross, as Christ himself did: and therewithall openeth unto them fountains of comfort: as first, that we have Christ a companion and fellow of our afflictions: secondly, that we shall be also his followers in that everlasting glory.
- Romans 8:18 Thirdly that this glory which we look for, doth a thousand parts surmount the misery of our afflictions.
- Romans 8:18 All being well considered, I gather.
- Romans 8:19 Fourthly, he plainly teacheth us that we shall certainly be renewed from that confusion and horrible deformation of the whole world, which cannot be continual, as it was not at the beginning: But as it had a beginning by the sin of man, for whom it was made by the ordinance of God, so shall it at length be restored with the elect.
- Romans 8:19 All this world.
- Romans 8:20 Is subject to a vanishing and flitting state.
- Romans 8:20 Not by their natural inclination.
- Romans 8:20 That they should obey the Creator’s commandment, whom it pleased to show by their fickle estate, how greatly he was displeased with man.
- Romans 8:20 God would not make the world subject to everlasting curse, for the sin of man, but gave it hope that it should be restored.
- Romans 8:21 From the corruption which they are now subject to, they shall be delivered and changed into that blessed state of incorruption, which shall be revealed when the sons of God shall be advanced to glory.
- Romans 8:22 By this word is meant, not only exceeding sorrow, but also the fruit that followeth of it.
- Romans 8:23 Fifthly, if the rest of the world looks for a restoring, groaning as it were for it, and that not in vain, let it not grieve us also to sigh, yea, let us be more certainly persuaded of our redemption to come, forasmuch as we have the firstfruits of the Spirit.
- Romans 8:23 Even from the bottom of our hearts.
- Romans 8:23 That last restoring, which shall be the accomplishment of our adoption.
- Romans 8:24 Sixthly, hope is necessarily joined with faith: seeing then that we believe those things, which we are not yet in possession of, and hope respected not the thing that is present, we must therefore hope and patiently wait for that which we believe shall come to pass.
- Romans 8:24 This is spoken by the figure Metonymy: Hope, for that which is hoped for.
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