Romans 8:19 Meaning and Explanation
“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Romans 8:19 Mean?
Paul widens the horizon from the believer to all creation. The created world waits with eager longing, straining forward, for the moment when the sons of God will be revealed in glory. Even the earth has a stake in our redemption.
Creation is pictured as a watcher leaning forward, yearning for a day not yet come. When God's children are openly revealed in glory, creation's own renewal will follow. This grand vision lifts our suffering into a cosmic story: our redemption is bound up with the renewal of all things. The longing of the world echoes our own hope, and both look to the appearing of the sons of God in Christ.
Romans 8:19 in the Original Language
apokaradokia (ἀποκαραδοκία), 'earnest expectation' -- a straining forward with the head, watching intently for what is to come.
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What does Romans 8:19 mean?
Creation itself waits eagerly for the revealing of God's children.