Romans 8:18-30 - The Glory That Is To Be Revealed
18 I do not count the sufferings of our present life worthy of mention when compared with the Glory that is to be revealed and bestowed upon us. 19 All Nature awaits with eager expectation the appearing of the Sons of God. 20 For Nature was made subject to imperfection-not by its own choice, but owing to him who made it so-- 21 Yet not without the hope that some day Nature, also, will be set free from enslavement to decay, and will attain to the freedom which will mark the Glory of the Children of God. 22 We know, indeed, that all Nature alike has been groaning in the pains of labor to this very hour. 23 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. 24 By our hope we were saved. But the thing hoped for is no longer an object of hope when it is before our eyes; for who hopes for what is before his eyes? 25 But when we hope for what is not before our eyes, then we wait for it with patience.
26 So, also, the Spirit supports us in our weakness. We do not even know how to pray as we should; but the Spirit himself pleads for us in sighs that can find no utterance. 27 Yet he who searches all our hearts knows what the Spirit's meaning is, because the pleadings of the Spirit for Christ's People are in accordance with his will.
28 But we do know that God causes all things to work together for the good of those who love him-those who have received the Call in accordance with his purpose. 29 For those whom God chose from the first he also destined from the first to be transformed into likeness to his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest among many Brothers. 30 And those whom God destined for this he also called; and those whom he called he also pronounced righteous; and those whom he pronounced righteous he also brought to Glory.