Romans 8:18

Present Suffering and Future Glory

18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.

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Romans 8:18 in Other Translations

KJV
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
ESV
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
NLT
18 Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.
MSG
18 That's why I don't think there's any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times.
CSB
18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.

Romans 8:18 In-Context

16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.
20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Peter 4:13; 1 Peter 5:1
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