Romans 8:23

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Romans 8:23

Romans 8:23 All Creation Is Subject To Futility (black)

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.

King James Version

And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

Holman Bible

And not only that, but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits—we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

International Standard Version

However, not only the creation, but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit also groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

A Conservative Version

And not only so, but also ourselves who have the first fruit of the Spirit. And we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.

American Standard Version

And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, to wit , the redemption of our body.

And not only this, but we too, who have the first fruits of the Spirit [a joyful indication of the blessings to come], even we groan inwardly, as we wait eagerly for [the sign of] our adoption as sons—the redemption and transformation of our body [at the resurrection].

An Understandable Version

And not just the world, but even we [Christians] ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Holy Spirit [i.e., the first installment of our inheritance from God] also groan within us, eagerly waiting to be adopted as [God's] children, and receive back our bodies [i.e., in the resurrection].

Anderson New Testament

and not only they, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

Bible in Basic English

And not only so, but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we have sorrow in our minds, waiting for the time when we will take our place as sons, that is, the salvation of our bodies.

Common New Testament

And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Daniel Mace New Testament

and not only they, but even those who have the first fruits of the spirit, even we our selves do inwardly groan for the fruit of our adoption, by the deliverance of our body from corruption.

Darby Translation

And not only that, but even we ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, we also ourselves groan in ourselves, awaiting adoption, that is the redemption of our body.

Godbey New Testament

and not only so, but we ourselves, having the earnest of the Spirit, and we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption of sons, the redemption of our body.

Goodspeed New Testament

More than that, we ourselves, though we have in the Spirit a foretaste of the future, groan to ourselves as we wait to be declared God's sons, through the redemption of our bodies.

John Wesley New Testament

And not only they, but even we ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

Julia Smith Translation

And not only, but also they having the first fruits of the Spirit, and we ourselves groan in ourselves, waiting for the adoption as a son, the redemption of our body.

King James 2000

And not only they, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, that is, the redemption of our body.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Not only [this], but we ourselves also, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves [while we] await eagerly [our] adoption, the redemption of our body.

Modern King James verseion

And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruit of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, awaiting adoption, the redemption of our body.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Not they only, but even we also: which have the first fruits of the spirit mourn in ourselves and wait for the adoption and look for the deliverance of our bodies.

Moffatt New Testament

and not only so, but even we ourselves, who have the Spirit as a foretaste of the future, even we sigh to ourselves as we wait for the redemption of the body that means our full sonship.

Montgomery New Testament

And not only that, we ourselves, although we are grasping the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves are inwardly groaning, while we are waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.

NET Bible

Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

New Heart English Bible

Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.

Noyes New Testament

and not only so, but even we ourselves also, though having the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption as sons, for the redemption of our body.

Sawyer New Testament

and not only it, but we ourselves also who have the first fruit of the Spirit, even ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

The Emphasized Bible

And, not only so, but, we ourselves, also, who have the first-fruit of the Spirit - weeven ourselves, within our own selves do sigh, - sonship ardently awaiting - the redeeming of our body; -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan in ourselves, expecting the adoption, the redemption of our body.

Twentieth Century New Testament

And not Nature only; but we ourselves also, though we have already a first gift of the Spirit-we ourselves are inwardly groaning, while we eagerly await our full adoption as Sons-the redemption of our bodies.

Webster

And not only they, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

Weymouth New Testament

And more than that, we ourselves, though we possess the Spirit as a foretaste and pledge of the glorious future, yet we ourselves inwardly sigh, as we wait and long for open recognition as sons through the deliverance of our bodies.

Williams New Testament

Not only that but this too, we ourselves who enjoy the Spirit as a foretaste of the future, even we ourselves, keep up our inner groanings while we wait to enter upon our adoption as God's sons at the redemption of our bodies.

World English Bible

Not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for adoption, the redemption of our body.

Worrell New Testament

and, not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruit of the Spirit, even we ourselves are groaning within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

Worsley New Testament

And not only others, but those also who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit the redemption of our body.

Youngs Literal Translation

And not only so, but also we ourselves, having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves in ourselves do groan, adoption expecting -- the redemption of our body;

Themes

Adoption » Saints wait for final consummation of

First fruits » Figurative

Redemption » They who partake of » Wait for the completion of

Redemption » Who waits hopefully for redemption

Redemption » Subjects of » The body

Suffering » For Christ

Suffering » The sufferings of this present time

Waiting » Who waits for the lord

Topics

Spirit, Fallen And Redeemed

Spirit, Nature Of

Waiting On God

Provision For The Body

Adoption

Metaphorical Firstfruits

Waiting For The Second Coming

Glorification

First fruits

sonship

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

And

G1161

δέ
De

but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr

Usage: 2184

not

G3756

οὐ
Ou

not, no, cannot ,

Usage: 1032

only

G3440

μόνον
Monon

only, alone, but

Usage: 62

they, but

G235

ἀλλά
Alla

but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,

Usage: 461

ourselves

G846
G846
G1438

ἑαυτοῦ
heautou

him, his, their, he, her, they, same, himself,
him, his, their, he, her, they, same, himself,
himself, themselves, yourselves, ourselves, his, their, itself,

Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 249

also

G2532

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and

Usage: 0

which have

G2192

ἔχω
Echo

have, be, need , , vr have

Usage: 479

the firstfruits

G536

ἀπαρχή
Aparche

firstfruits

Usage: 8

of the Spirit

G4151

πνεῦμα
Pneuma

Spirit, Ghost, Spirit , Spirit , Spirit, Spirit , Spirit , human , spirit, spirit , spirit, spirit, ghost,

Usage: 334

even

G2532

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and

Usage: 0

G2249

ἡμεῖς
hemeis

we, us, we ourselves

Usage: 120

groan

G4727

στενάζω
Stenazo

groan, sigh, with grief, grudge

Usage: 6

within

G1722

ἐν
En

in, by, with, among, at, on, through,

Usage: 2128

waiting for

G553

ἀπεκδέχομαι
Apekdechomai

wait for, look for

Usage: 7

the adoption

G5206

υἱοθεσία
Huiothesia

adoption, adoption of children, adoption of sons

Usage: 5

to wit, the redemption

G629

ἀπολύτρωσις
Apolutrosis

redemption, deliverance

Usage: 9

G4983

σῶμα
Soma

body, bodily, slave

Usage: 123

our

G2257

ἡμῶν
hemon

our, us, we, not tr,

Usage: 388

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Context Readings

A Two-Stage Healing

²² For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. ²³ And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body. ²⁴ For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees?