Romans 8:14-22

14For all who are allowing themselves to be led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

15For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading again to fear [of God’s judgment], but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons [the Spirit producing sonship] by which we [joyfully] cry, “Abba! Father!”

16The Spirit Himself testifies and confirms together with our spirit [assuring us] that we [believers] are children of God.

17And if [we are His] children, [then we are His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His spiritual blessing and inheritance], if indeed we share in His suffering so that we may also share in His glory.

18For I consider [from the standpoint of faith] that the sufferings of the present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us!

19For [even the whole] creation [all nature] waits eagerly for the children of God to be revealed.

20For the creation was subjected to frustration and futility, not willingly [because of some intentional fault on its part], but by the will of Him who subjected it, in hope

21that the creation itself will also be freed from its bondage to decay [and gain entrance] into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

22For we know that the whole creation has been moaning together as in the pains of childbirth until now.