Romans 8:20-23 (New International Version)
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For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it,1 in hope
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thata the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay2 and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.3
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We know that the whole creation has been groaning4 as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.
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Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,5 groan6 inwardly as we wait eagerly7 for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.8
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