What does Romans 8:20 mean? | BibleRef.com

What does Romans 8:20 mean? [⇑ See verse text ⇑] ... All of creation is waiting with eager longing for the day when the children of God—those who are in Christ ... ABOUT STATEMENTOFFAITH DONATE SUBSCRIBE WHAT'SNEW? BOOKSOFTHEBIBLE Home>Romans>Chapter8>Verse20 Romans8:20ParallelVerses[⇓Seecommentary⇓]Romans8:20,NIV:Forthecreationwassubjectedtofrustration,notbyitsownchoice,butbythewilloftheonewhosubjectedit,inhopeRomans8:20,ESV:Forthecreationwassubjectedtofutility,notwillingly,butbecauseofhimwhosubjectedit,inhopeRomans8:20,KJV:Forthecreaturewasmadesubjecttovanity,notwillingly,butbyreasonofhimwhohathsubjectedthesameinhope,Romans8:20,NASB:Forthecreationwassubjectedtofutility,notwillingly,butbecauseofHimwhosubjectedit,inhopeRomans8:20,NLT:Againstitswill,allcreationwassubjectedtoGod'scurse.Butwitheagerhope,Romans8:20,CSB:Forthecreationwassubjectedtofutility--notwillingly,butbecauseofhimwhosubjectedit--inthehope WhatdoesRomans8:20mean?[⇑Seeversetext⇑] AllofcreationiswaitingwitheagerlongingforthedaywhenthechildrenofGod—thosewhoareinChrist(Romans3:26)—willberevealedaswhowetrulyare(1John3:2).That'swhatPaulwroteinthepreviousverse.NowheexplainswhythecreationlongsforthatdaywhenGodwillrevealHischildren,andHimself,inglory. Thecreation,meaningallGodhasmade,issuffering.ItissubjecttosomethingdescribedusingtheGreekwordmataiotēti.Thistermimpliessomethingwarped,perverse,sickly,weak,orfalse.Thisfutility—or"frustration"—camelongago,whensinenteredintotheworld.Goddidnotcreatetheworldthisway,andcreationitselfdidnotchoosethis.Thetreesandstreamsandanimalsandskydidnotchooseanexistenceoffrustration.Rather,GodsubjectedcreationtofrustrationinresponsetoAdam'ssininthegardenofEden.Goddidnotdesigncreationtosuffer.Thathardshipcameafterallwasmeaningfuland"verygood."Thiswarped,strugglingexistencecameaboutwhenGodcursedallofcreationinresponsetohumansin(Genesis3:14,17–19). Thewords"inhope"thatendtheversebelongtoaphraseinthefollowingverse. SEARCH ExploreaBook BookSummaries TheGospel BibleRef.comisaministryof WHAT'SNEW? SEARCH BOOKSOFTHEBIBLE ABOUT STATEMENTOFFAITH CONTACT SUBSCRIBE www.BibleRef.com  |  Sitemap   |  Passages THEHOLYBIBLE,NEWINTERNATIONAL VERSION®,NIV®Copyright©1973,1978,1984,2011byBiblica®. TheHolyBible,NewLivingTranslation,Copyright©1996,2004,2007.Usedbypermission ofTyndaleHousePublishers,Inc.CarolStream,Illinois60188. TheHolyBible,EnglishStandardVersion®Copyright©2001byCrosswayBibles,a publishingministryofGoodNewsPublishers. NewAmericanStandardBibleCopyright©1960-2020byTheLockmanFoundation. HolmanChristianStandardBible®,Copyright©1999,2000,2002,2003,2009byHolman BiblePublishers.