New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 8:18-30

18For I considerΛογίζομαιLogizomaiG3049that the sufferingsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804of thisG3588presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιροῦkairouG2540are not worthyἄξιαaxiaG514to be compared with thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391that is to be revealedἀποκαλυφθῆναιapokaluphthēnaiG601to us.

19For theanxiousG603longingG603of the creationκτίσεωςktiseōsG2937waitsG553eagerlyG553forthe revealingἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602of thesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

20For the creationκτίσιςktisisG2937was subjectedὑπετάγη,hupetagēG5293tofutilityματαιότητιmataiotētiG3153,not willinglyἑκοῦσαhekousaG1635, butbecauseδιὰdiaG1223of Him who subjectedὑποτάξαντα,hupotaxantaG5293it,in hopeἑλπίδιhelpidiG1680

21thatthe creationκτίσιςktisisG2937itselfαὐτὴautēG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532will be setἐλευθερωθήσεταιeleutherōthēsetaiG1659freeG1659from its slaveryδουλείαςdouleiasG1397to corruptionφθορᾶςphthorasG5356into the freedomἐλευθερίανeleutherianG1657of the gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391of the childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

22For we knowG3609that the wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956creationκτίσιςktisisG2937groansG4959and suffersG4944the painsG4944of childbirthG4944togetherG4959 G4944untilἄχριachriG891nowνῦν·nunG3568.

23And not onlyG3440this, but alsoκαὶkaiG2532we ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846,havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192the firstG536fruitsG536of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,evenκαὶkaiG2532we ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846groanστενάζομενstenazomenG4727withinἐνenG1722ourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,waitingG553eagerlyG553for ouradoptionυἱοθεσίανhuiothesianG5206as sonsG5206,the redemptionἀπολύτρωσινapolutrōsinG629of our bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983.

24Forin hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680we have been savedἐσώθημεν·esōthēmenG4982, buthopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680that is seenβλεπομένηblepomenēG991is not hopeἐλπίς·elpisG1680;for whoG5100hopesG1680for whatὃhoG3739he alreadyseesβλέπειblepeiG991?

25ButifεἰeiG1487we hopeἐλπίζομεν,elpizomenG1679for whatὃhoG3739we do not seeβλέπομενblepomenG991,with perseveranceὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281we waitG553eagerlyG553for it.

26In the sameG5615wayG5615the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151alsoκαὶkaiG2532helpsσυναντιλαμβάνεταιsunantilambanetaiG4878our weaknessἀσθενείᾳastheneiaG769; forwe do not knowG3609howτίtiG5101to prayπροσευξώμεθαproseuxōmethaG4336as we shouldδεῖdeiG1163, butthe SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151HimselfαὐτὸautoG846intercedesὑπερεντυγχάνειhuperentugchaneiG5241for uswith groaningsστεναγμοῖςstenagmoisG4726tooG215deepG215for wordsG215;

27andHe who searchesἐραυνῶνeraunōnG2045the heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588knowsG3609whatτίtiG5101the mindφρόνημαphronēmaG5427of the Spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151is, becauseὅτιhotiG3754HeintercedesἐντυγχάνειentugchaneiG1793for thesaintsἁγίων.¶hagiōnG40accordingκατὰkataG2596to the will ofGodθεὸνtheonG2316.

28And we knowG3609thatGodθεὸνtheonG2316causesG4903allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956to workG4903togetherσυνεργεῖsunergeiG4903for goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18to thoseG3588who loveἀγαπῶσινagapōsinG25GodG2316,to thoseG3588who arecalledκλητοῖςklētoisG2822accordingκατὰkataG2596to HispurposeπρόθεσινprothesinG4286.

29For thoseG3739whomG3739Heforeknewπροέγνω,proegnōG4267,He alsoκαὶkaiG2532predestinedπροώρισενproōrisenG4309to becomeconformedσυμμόρφουςsummorphousG4832to the imageεἰκόνοςeikonosG1504of His SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207,soεἰςeisG1519that He would be thefirstbornπρωτότοκονprōtotokonG4416amongἐνenG1722manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183brethrenἀδελφοῖς·adelphoisG80;

30and theseτούτουςtoutousG3778whomοὓςhousG3739Hepredestinedπροώρισεν,proōrisenG4309,He alsoG2532calledἐκάλεσεν·ekalesenG2564;and theseτούτουςtoutousG3778whomοὓςhousG3739He calledἐκάλεσεν,ekalesenG2564,He alsoG2532justifiedἐδικαίωσεν·edikaiōsenG1344;and theseτούτουςtoutousG3778whomοὓςhousG3739He justifiedἐδικαίωσεν,edikaiōsenG1344,He alsoG2532glorifiedἐδόξασεν.¶edoxasenG1392.

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