Romans 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not by ...

20For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope 21that the creation itself will be set free ... Bible>Romans>Chapter8>Verse20◄Romans8:20► Context  Crossref  Comment  Greek Verse (ClickforChapter)NewInternationalVersionForthecreationwassubjectedtofrustration,notbyitsownchoice,butbythewilloftheonewhosubjectedit,inhopeNewLivingTranslationAgainstitswill,allcreationwassubjectedtoGod’scurse.Butwitheagerhope,EnglishStandardVersionForthecreationwassubjectedtofutility,notwillingly,butbecauseofhimwhosubjectedit,inhopeBereanStudyBibleForthecreationwassubjectedtofutility,notbyitsownwill,butbecauseoftheOnewhosubjectedit,inhopeBereanLiteralBibleForthecreationwassubjectedtofutility,notwillingly,butbecauseoftheOnehavingsubjectedit,inhopeKingJamesBibleForthecreaturewasmadesubjecttovanity,notwillingly,butbyreasonofhimwhohathsubjectedthesameinhope,NewKingJamesVersionForthecreationwassubjectedtofutility,notwillingly,butbecauseofHimwhosubjecteditinhope;NewAmericanStandardBibleForthecreationwassubjectedtofutility,notwillingly,butbecauseofHimwhosubjectedit,inhopeNASB1995Forthecreationwassubjectedtofutility,notwillingly,butbecauseofHimwhosubjectedit,inhopeNASB1977Forthecreationwassubjectedtofutility,notofitsownwill,butbecauseofHimwhosubjectedit,inhopeAmplifiedBibleForthecreationwassubjectedtofrustrationandfutility,notwillingly[becauseofsomeintentionalfaultonitspart],butbythewillofHimwhosubjectedit,inhopeChristianStandardBibleForthecreationwassubjectedtofutility—notwillingly,butbecauseofhimwhosubjectedit—inthehopeHolmanChristianStandardBibleForthecreationwassubjectedtofutility—notwillingly,butbecauseofHimwhosubjectedit—inthehopeAmericanStandardVersionForthecreationwassubjectedtovanity,notofitsownwill,butbyreasonofhimwhosubjectedit,inhopeAramaicBibleinPlainEnglishForthecreationhasbeensubjectedtofutility,notbyitschoice,butbecauseofhimwhosubjectedituponhope.ContemporaryEnglishVersionMeanwhile,creationisconfused,butnotbecauseitwantstobeconfused.GodmadeitthiswayinthehopeDouay-RheimsBibleForthecreaturewasmadesubjecttovanity,notwillingly,butbyreasonofhimthatmadeitsubject,inhope:GoodNewsTranslationForcreationwascondemnedtoloseitspurpose,notofitsownwill,butbecauseGodwilledittobeso.YettherewasthehopeInternationalStandardVersionbecausethecreationhasbecomesubjecttofutility,thoughnotbyanythingitdid.TheonewhosubjecteditdidsointhecertaintyLiteralStandardVersionfortovanitywasthecreationmadesubject—notofitswill,butbecauseofHimwhosubjected[it]—inhope,NewAmericanBibleforcreationwasmadesubjecttofutility,notofitsownaccordbutbecauseoftheonewhosubjectedit,inhopeNETBibleForthecreationwassubjectedtofutility--notwillinglybutbecauseofGodwhosubjectedit--inhopeNewRevisedStandardVersionforthecreationwassubjectedtofutility,notofitsownwillbutbythewilloftheonewhosubjectedit,inhopeNewHeartEnglishBibleForthecreationwassubjectedtofutility,notofitsownwill,butbecauseofhimwhosubjectedit,inhopeWeymouthNewTestamentFortheCreationfellintosubjectiontofailureandunreality(notofitsownchoice,butbythewillofHimwhososubjectedit)WorldEnglishBibleForthecreationwassubjectedtovanity,notofitsownwill,butbecauseofhimwhosubjectedit,inhopeYoung'sLiteralTranslationfortovanitywasthecreationmadesubject--notofitswill,butbecauseofHimwhodidsubjectit--inhope,AdditionalTranslations...ContextFutureGlory…19ThecreationwaitsineagerexpectationfortherevelationofthesonsofGod.20Forthecreationwassubjectedtofutility,notbyitsownwill,butbecauseoftheOnewhosubjectedit,inhope21thatthecreationitselfwillbesetfreefromitsbondagetodecayandbroughtintothegloriousfreedomofthechildrenofGod.…BereanStudyBible·DownloadCrossReferencesGenesis3:17AndtoAdamHesaid:"BecauseyouhavelistenedtothevoiceofyourwifeandhaveeatenfromthetreeofwhichIcommandedyounottoeat,cursedisthegroundbecauseofyou;throughtoilyouwilleatofitallthedaysofyourlife.Genesis5:29AndhenamedhimNoah,saying,"MaythisonecomfortusinthelaborandtoilofourhandscausedbythegroundthattheLORDhascursed."Psalm39:5You,indeed,havemademydaysashandbreadths,andmylifetimeasnothingbeforeYou.Trulyeachmanathisbestexistsasbutabreath.SelahEcclesiastes1:2"Futilityoffutilities,"saystheTeacher,"futilityoffutilities!Everythingisfutile!"Romans8:24Forinthishopeweweresaved;buthopethatisseenisnohopeatall.Whohopesforwhathecanalreadysee?TreasuryofScriptureForthecreaturewasmadesubjecttovanity,notwillingly,butbyreasonofhimwhohassubjectedthesameinhope,thecreature.Romans8:22Forweknowthatthewholecreationgroanethandtravailethinpaintogetheruntilnow.Genesis3:17-19AnduntoAdamhesaid,Becausethouhasthearkeneduntothevoiceofthywife,andhasteatenofthetree,ofwhichIcommandedthee,saying,Thoushaltnoteatofit:cursedisthegroundforthysake;insorrowshaltthoueatofitallthedaysofthylife;…Genesis5:29AndhecalledhisnameNoah,saying,Thissameshallcomfortusconcerningourworkandtoilofourhands,becauseofthegroundwhichtheLORDhathcursed. Ellicott'sCommentaryforEnglishReaders(20)Forthecreature.--TheApostlegivesthereasonforthisearnestexpectationinthepresentstateofnature;pointingoutwhatcreationis.Ifcreationwereperfect,andwerefulfillingthenoblestpossiblepurpose,therewouldbenocauseforlookingforwardhopefullytothefuture.Wasmadesubjecttovanity.--"Vanity"="emptiness"or"nothingness."Creationisfulfillinganunworthyinsteadofaworthyandnobleend.(Comp.Genesis3:17-18.)Itwasmadesubjecttothis"notwillingly,"i.e.,byitsownactorwithitsownconcurrence,but"byreasonofHimwhohathsubjectedthesame,"i.e.,inpursuanceofthesovereignpurposeandcounselofGod.TheonethingwhichtakesoutthestingfromthisimpoverishedanddegradedconditionisHope.ItisneedlesstosaythatthisisnotDarwinism,butitiseasilyreconcilablewithevolution.Indeed,suchatheoryseemstogiveitadditionalforceandemphasis.Ithelpstobringoutboththepresent"vanity"andhopeforthefuture,andtoshowbothaspartsofone"increasingpurpose"wideningthroughtheages."Allowingforirregularitiesandfluctuations,onthewhole,higherandhigherformsoflifehaveappeared.TherehasbeenunquestionablyanenormousadvancebetweenthetimesoftheEozoonCanadenseandourown.And,further,wehavetonoticethatanewkindofprogress,offargreaterintrinsicimportancethanmerephysicalimprovement,hasoflateappeared.Imeanintellectualandmoralprogress,asitisseeninman....Andthisprogress,Iwouldsay,ismostimportantinourargumentastothecharacterofGod,foritisfullofpromiseoffarbetterthingsthanthissadworldhaseverseen.Itpointsmostdecidedlytoasupremacyofthepowerforgood,andagreathopeoffinalhappinessforourrace."(Rev.S.T.Gibson,ReligionandScience,p.34.)PulpitCommentaryVerses20,21.-Forthecreature(or,creation,asbefore)wassubjectedtovanity,notwillingly,butbyreasonofhimwhosubjecteditinhope.Because(or,that;i.e.inhopethat)thecreature(or,creation)alsoshallbedeliveredfromthebondageofcorruptionintothelibertyofthegloryofthesonsofGod.Theaoristὑπετάγη("wassubjected")seemstoimplythatthepresent"vanity"and"bondageofcorruption"werenotinherentintheoriginalCreation,orofnecessitytolastforever.ThustheassertionsofGenesis1:and31,standunshaken,viz.thatinthebeginningGodcreatedallthings,andthatallatfirstwas"verygood."Theideas,resortedtoinordertoaccountforexistingevil,ofmatter(ὕλη)beingessentiallyevil,andofaδημιουργός,otherthantheSupremeGod,havingmadetheworld,arealikeprecluded.ItmightserveasananswertotheargumentofLucretiusagainstaDivineoriginofthings-"NequaquamnobisdiviniusesseparatamNaturamrerum,tantastarpraeditaculpa"Whythe"creature"wasthus"subjected"isnothereexplained.Nosolutionoftheoldinsolubleproblemofτοθὲντὸκακὸνisgiven.Allthatis,orcouldbe,saidisthatitwasδιὰτὸνὑποτάξαντα,meaningGod.Itwashiswillthatitshouldbeso;thisisallweknow;exceptthatwefindthebeginningofevil,sofarasitaffectsman,attributedinScripturetohumansin.Buthesosubjectedhiscreationinhope.ThisexpressionmayrefertotheprotoevangeliumofGenesis3:15,ortothenever-dyinghopeinthehumanheart;toeitherortoboth.ThelatterideaisexpressedinthemythofPandora'sbox.Further,thecreatureissaidtohavebeensosubjected"notwillingly"(οὐχἑκοῦσα).Nosentientbeingsacquiesceinsuffering;theyresentevil,andwouldfainfleefromit.Manespeciallyunwillinglysubmitstohispresentbondage.Wheninver.21thehopeisexpressedofthecreature(orcreation)itselfbeingeventuallyfreedfromthepresentbondageofcorruption,itmaybethatthehumanpartofcreationonlyisinthewriter'seye;butitmaybealso(therebeingstillnoexpressedlimitationofthewordκτίσις)thatheconceivesafinalemancipationofthewholecreationfromevil(cf.Ephesians1:10;1Corinthians15:23-27;2Peter3:13).Butifso,itisnotsaidthatthepeculiargloryofthesonsofGodwillextendtoallcreation,butonlythatallwillbefreedintothefreedomoftheirglory;whichmaymeanthatthedayoftherevelationofthesonsofGodinglorywillbringwithitageneralemancipationofallcreationfromitspresentbondage.Suchagreatfinalhopefindsexpressionintheverse-"ThatGod,whicheverlivesandloves,OneGod,onelaw,oneelement,Andonefar-offDivineevent,Towhichthewholecreationmoves."(InMemoriam.')Thepresentconditionofthingsisinver.20denotedbyματαιότης,andinver.21byτῆςδουλειάςτῆςφθορᾶς.ThefirstofthesewordsistheequivalentintheLXX.oftheHebrewXXX,whichmeansproperly"breath,"or"vapour,"andisusedmetaphoricallyforanythingfrail,fruitless,evanescent,vain.Itisoftenappliedtoidols,anditisthewordinEcclesiasteswhereitissaidthat"allisvanity"(cf.alsoPsalm39:5,6).Itseemsheretodenotethefrailty,incompleteness,transitoriness,towhichallthingsarenowsubject."Ματαιότηςsonatfrustatio,quodcreaturainterimnonassequaturquodutcunquecontenditefficere"(Erasmus).Φθορᾶςintimatescorruptionanddecay.ParallelCommentaries...GreekForγὰρ(gar)ConjunctionStrong's1063:For.Aprimaryparticle;properly,assigningareason.theἡ(hē)Article-NominativeFeminineSingularStrong's3588:The,thedefinitearticle.Includingthefemininehe,andtheneutertoinalltheirinflections;thedefinitearticle;the.creationκτίσις(ktisis)Noun-NominativeFeminineSingularStrong's2937:Fromktizo;originalformation.wassubjectedὑπετάγη(hypetagē)Verb-AoristIndicativePassive-3rdPersonSingularStrong's5293:Fromhupoandtasso;tosubordinate;reflexively,toobey.toτῇ(tē)Article-DativeFeminineSingularStrong's3588:The,thedefinitearticle.Includingthefemininehe,andtheneutertoinalltheirinflections;thedefinitearticle;the.futility,ματαιότητι(mataiotēti)Noun-DativeFeminineSingularStrong's3153:Frommataios;inutility;figuratively,transientness;morally,depravity.notοὐχ(ouch)AdverbStrong's3756:No,not.Alsoouk,andouchaprimaryword;theabsolutenegativeadverb;noornot.byitsownwill,ἑκοῦσα(hekousa)Adjective-NominativeFeminineSingularStrong's1635:Willing,willingly,voluntarily.Ofuncertainaffinity;voluntary.butἀλλὰ(alla)ConjunctionStrong's235:But,except,however.Neuterpluralofallos;properly,otherthings,i.e.contrariwise.becauseofδιὰ(dia)PrepositionStrong's1223:Aprimaryprepositiondenotingthechannelofanact;through.the[Onewho]τὸν(ton)Article-AccusativeMasculineSingularStrong's3588:The,thedefinitearticle.Includingthefemininehe,andtheneutertoinalltheirinflections;thedefinitearticle;the.subjected[it],ὑποτάξαντα(hypotaxanta)Verb-AoristParticipleActive-AccusativeMasculineSingularStrong's5293:Fromhupoandtasso;tosubordinate;reflexively,toobey.inἐφ’(eph’)PrepositionStrong's1909:On,to,against,onthebasisof,at.hopeἑλπίδι(helpidi)Noun-DativeFeminineSingularStrong's1680:Hope,expectation,trust,confidence.Fromaprimaryelpo;expectationorconfidence.JumptoPreviousChangeChoiceCreationCreatureFailureFellFrustrationFutilityHopePowerReasonSubjectSubjectedSubjectionVanityWillinglyJumptoNextChangeChoiceCreationCreatureFailureFellFrustrationFutilityHopePowerReasonSubjectSubjectedSubjectionVanityWillinglyLinksRomans8:20NIVRomans8:20NLTRomans8:20ESVRomans8:20NASBRomans8:20KJVRomans8:20BibleApps.comRomans8:20BibliaParalelaRomans8:20ChineseBibleRomans8:20FrenchBibleRomans8:20CatholicBibleNTLetters:Romans8:20Forthecreationwassubjectedtovanity(Rom.Ro)