Romans 8:20

Geneva Bible (1560)

Because the creature is subiect to vanitie, not of it owne will, but by reason of him, which hath subdued it vnder hope,

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  • Gen 3:17-19 : 17 Also to Adam he said, Because thou hast obeyed the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, (whereof I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it) cursed is the earth for thy sake: in sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life. 18 Thornes also, and thistles shall it bring foorth to thee, and thou shalt eate the herbe of the fielde. 19 In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread, till thou returne to the earth: for out of it wast thou taken, because thou art dust, and to dust shalt thou returne.
  • Gen 5:29 : 29 And called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort vs concerning our worke and sorowe of our hands, as touching the earth, which the Lord hath cursed.
  • Gen 6:13 : 13 And God said vnto Noah, An ende of all flesh is come before me: for the earth is filled with crueltie through them: and beholde, I wil destroy them with the earth.
  • Job 12:6-9 : 6 The tabernacles of robbers doe prosper, and they are in safetie, that prouoke God, whome God hath enriched with his hand. 7 Aske now the beasts, and they shall teach thee, and the foules of the heauen, and they shall tell thee: 8 Or speake to the earth, and it shall shewe thee: or the fishes of the sea, and they shall declare vnto thee. 9 Who is ignorant of all these, but that the hande of the Lord hath made these? 10 In whose hande is the soule of euery liuing thing, and the breath of all mankinde.
  • Eccl 1:2 : 2 Vanitie of vanities, sayth the Preacher: vanitie of vanities, all is vanitie.
  • Isa 24:5-6 : 5 The earth also deceiueth, because of the inhabitantes thereof: for they transgressed the lawes: they changed the ordinances, and brake the euerlasting couenant. 6 Therefore hath the curse deuoured the earth, and the inhabitantes thereof are desolate. Wherefore the inhabitants of the land are burned vp, and fewe men are left.
  • Jer 12:4 : 4 Howe long shall the lande mourne, and the herbes of euery fielde wither, for the wickednesse of them that dwell therein? the beastes are consumed and the birdes, because they sayd, He wil not see our last ende.
  • Jer 12:11 : 11 They haue layde it waste, and it, being waste, mourneth vnto me: and the whole lande lyeth waste, because no man setteth his minde on it.
  • Jer 14:5-6 : 5 Yea, the hinde also calued in the fielde, & forsooke it, because there was no grasse. 6 And the wilde asses did stande in the hygh places, & drew in their winde like dragons their eyes did faile, because there was no grasse.
  • Hos 4:3 : 3 Therefore shall the land mourne, and euery one that dwelleth therein, shall be cut off, with the beasts of the fielde, and with the foules of the heauen, and also the fishes of the sea shall be taken away.
  • Joel 1:18 : 18 How did the beasts mourne! the herdes of cattel pine away, because they haue no pasture, & the flockes of sheepe are destroyed.
  • Rom 8:22 : 22 For we knowe that euery creature groneth with vs also, and trauaileth in paine together vnto this present.

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  • Rom 8:21-25
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    21Because the creature also shall be deliuered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious libertie of the sonnes of God.

    22For we knowe that euery creature groneth with vs also, and trauaileth in paine together vnto this present.

    23And not onely the creature, but we also which haue the first fruites of the Spirit, euen we doe sigh in our selues, waiting for the adoption, euen the redemption of our body.

    24For we are saued by hope: but hope that is seene, is not hope: for how can a man hope for that which he seeth?

    25But if we hope for that we see not, we doe with patience abide for it.

  • Rom 8:17-19
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    17If we be children, we are also heires, euen the heires of God, and heires annexed with Christ: if so be that we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

    18For I count that the afflictions of this present time are not worthy of the glory, which shalbe shewed vnto vs.

    19For the feruent desire of the creature waiteth when the sonnes of God shalbe reueiled,

  • Rom 1:23-26
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    23For they turned the glorie of the incorruptible God to the similitude of the image of a corruptible man, and of birdes, and foure footed beastes, and of creeping things.

    24Wherefore also God gaue them vp to their hearts lusts, vnto vncleannesse, to defile their owne bodies betweene themselues:

    25Which turned the trueth of God vnto a lie, and worshipped and serued the creature, forsaking the Creator, which is blessed for euer, Amen.

    26For this cause God gaue them vp vnto vile affections: for euen their women did change the naturall vse into that which is against nature.

  • Rom 1:19-21
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    19Forasmuch as that, which may be knowe of God, is manifest in them: for God hath shewed it vnto them.

    20For the inuisible things of him, that is, his eternal power & Godhead, are seene by ye creation of the worlde, being considered in his workes, to the intent that they should be without excuse:

    21Because that when they knewe God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankefull, but became vaine in their thoughtes, and their foolish heart was full of darkenesse.

  • Phil 3:21
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    21Who shall change our vile bodie, that it may be fashioned like vnto his glorious body, according to the working, whereby hee is able euen to subdue all things vnto him selfe.

  • Heb 2:5
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    5For he hath not put in subiection vnto the Angels the world to come, whereof we speake.

  • Heb 2:7-8
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    7Thou madest him a litle inferiour to ye Angels: thou crownedst him with glory & honour, and hast set him aboue the workes of thine hands.

    8Thou hast put all things in subiection vnder his feete; in that he hath put all things in subiection vnder him, he left nothing that should not be subiect vnto him. But we yet see not all things subdued vnto him,

  • Ps 8:5-7
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    5For thou hast made him a little lower then God, and crowned him with glory and worship.

    6Thou hast made him to haue dominion in the workes of thine hands: thou hast put all things vnder his feete:

    7All sheepe and oxen: yea, and the beastes of the fielde:

  • Jas 1:18
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    18Of his owne will begate hee vs with the woorde of trueth, that we shoulde be as the first fruites of his creatures.

  • 2 Pet 2:19
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    19Promising vnto them libertie, & are themselues the seruants of corruption: for of whomsoeuer a man is ouercome, euen vnto the same is he in bondage.

  • 1 Cor 15:27-28
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    27For he hath put downe all things vnder his feete. (And when he saith that all things are subdued to him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put downe all things vnder him.)

    28And when all things shalbe subdued vnto him, then shall the Sonne also himselfe be subiect vnto him, that did subdue all things vnder him, that God may be all in all.

  • Rom 9:22-23
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    22What and if God would, to shewe his wrath, and to make his power knowen, suffer with long patience the vessels of wrath, prepared to destruction?

    23And that hee might declare the riches of his glory vpon the vessels of mercy, which hee hath prepared vnto glory?

  • Rom 15:4
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    4For whatsoeuer things are written aforetime, are writte for our learning, that we through patience, and comfort of the Scriptures might haue hope.

  • Gal 5:5
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    5For we through the Spirit waite for the hope of righteousnes through faith.

  • Eph 2:10
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    10For we are his workemanship created in Christ Iesus vnto good workes, which God hath ordeined, that we should walke in them.

  • 2 Cor 5:4-5
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    4For in deede we that are in this tabernacle, sigh and are burdened, because we would not be vnclothed, but would be clothed vpon, that mortalitie might be swalowed vp of life.

    5And he that hath created vs for this thing, is God, who also hath giuen vnto vs the earnest of the Spirit.

  • Rom 8:29
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    29For those which hee knewe before, he also predestinate to bee made like to the image of his Sonne, that hee might be the first borne among many brethren.

  • Gal 4:3
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    3Euen so, we when wee were children, were in bondage vnder the rudiments of the world.

  • 2 Pet 2:12
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    12But these, as naturall brute beasts, led with sensualitie and made to be taken, and destroyed, speake euill of those things which they know not, and shal perish through their owne corruption,

  • Rom 9:20
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    20But, O man, who art thou which pleadest against God? shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

  • 1 Pet 4:19
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    19Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God, commit their soules to him in well doing, as vnto a faithfull Creator.

  • Rom 8:2-3
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    2For the Lawe of the Spirite of life, which is in Christ Iesus, hath freed mee from the lawe of sinne and of death.

    3For (that that was impossible to ye Lawe, in as much as it was weake, because of ye flesh) God sending his owne Sonne, in ye similitude of sinful flesh, & for sinne, condened sinne in the flesh,

  • Jas 3:7
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    7For the whole nature of beasts, & of birds, and of creeping things, and things of the sea is tamed, and hath bene tamed of the nature of man.

  • Col 1:16
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    16For by him were all things created, which are in heauen, and which are in earth, thinges visible and inuisible: whether they be Thrones or Dominions, or Principalities, or Powers, all things were created by him, and for him,

  • Rom 6:20
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    20For when ye were the seruants of sinne, ye were freed from righteousnesse.

  • Rom 8:8
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    8So then they that are in the flesh, can not please God.

  • 2 Cor 8:5
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    5And this they did, not as we looked for: but gaue their owne selues, first to the Lorde, and after vnto vs by the will of God,

  • Eccl 3:10
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    10I haue seene the trauaile that God hath giuen to ye sonnes of men to humble them thereby.

  • Rom 5:4
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    4And patience experience, and experience hope,

  • 1 Pet 1:20
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    20Which was ordeined before the foundation of the world, but was declared in the last times for your sakes,

  • 2 Cor 5:2
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    2For therefore we sighe, desiring to be clothed with our house, which is from heauen.

  • 1 Cor 11:9
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    9For the man was not created for the womans sake: but the woman for the mans sake.