Romans 8:23,25
Romans 8:22-25 The Message (MSG)
All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it’s not only around us; it’s within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We’re also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don’t see what is enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.
Romans 8:22-25 The Message (MSG)
All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it’s not only around us; it’s within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We’re also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don’t see what is enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy.
Romans 8:23 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Romans 8:25 King James Version (KJV)
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Romans 8:23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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.
Romans 8:25 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
Romans 8:23 New Century Version (NCV)
Not only the world, but we also have been waiting with pain inside us. We have the Spirit as the first part of God’s promise. So we are waiting for God to finish making us his own children, which means our bodies will be made free.
Romans 8:25 New Century Version (NCV)
But we are hoping for something we do not have yet, and we are waiting for it patiently.
Romans 8:23 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Romans 8:25 American Standard Version (ASV)
But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Romans 8:23 New International Version (NIV)
Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.
Romans 8:25 New International Version (NIV)
But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
Romans 8:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.
Romans 8:25 New King James Version (NKJV)
But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
Romans 8:23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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]. [2 Cor 5:2, 4; Eph 4:30]
Romans 8:25 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it with patience and composure.
Romans 8:23 New Living Translation (NLT)
And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us.
Romans 8:25 New Living Translation (NLT)
But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)
Romans 8:23 The Passion Translation (TPT)
And it’s not just creation. We who have already experienced the firstfruits of the Spirit also inwardly groan as we passionately long to experience our full status as God’s sons and daughters—including our physical bodies being transformed.
Romans 8:25 The Passion Translation (TPT)
So because our hope is set on what is yet to be seen, we patiently keep on waiting for its fulfillment.