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Romans 8

Rom. 8:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
the creature
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ktisis (Greek #2937)
original formation (properly, the act; by implication, the thing, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: building, creation, creature, ordinance.
Pronounce: ktis'-is
Origin: from 2936
was made subject
hupotasso (Greek #5293)
to subordinate; reflexively, to obey
KJV usage: be under obedience (obedient), put under, subdue unto, (be, make) subject (to, unto), be (put) in subjection (to, under), submit self unto.
Pronounce: hoop-ot-as'-so
Origin: from 5259 and 5021
to vanity
mataiotes (Greek #3153)
inutility; figuratively, transientness; morally, depravity
KJV usage: vanity.
Pronounce: mat-ah-yot'-ace
Origin: from 3152
, not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
willingly
hekon (Greek #1635)
voluntary
KJV usage: willingly.
Pronounce: hek-own'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
, but
alla (Greek #235)
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
KJV usage: and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
Pronounce: al-lah'
Origin: neuter plural of 243
by reason of
dia (Greek #1223)
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
KJV usage: after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Pronounce: dee-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
him who hath subjected
hupotasso (Greek #5293)
to subordinate; reflexively, to obey
KJV usage: be under obedience (obedient), put under, subdue unto, (be, make) subject (to, unto), be (put) in subjection (to, under), submit self unto.
Pronounce: hoop-ot-as'-so
Origin: from 5259 and 5021
the same in
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
hope
elpis (Greek #1680)
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
KJV usage: faith, hope.
Pronounce: el-pece'
Origin: from a primary ἔλπω (to anticipate, usually with pleasure)
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the creature.
Rom. 8:22• 22For we know that the whole creation groans together and travails in pain together until now. (Rom. 8:22)
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Gen. 3:17‑19• 17And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed be the ground on thy account; with toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
 18and thorns and thistles shall it yield thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
 19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground: for out of it wast thou taken. For dust thou art; and unto dust shalt thou return. (Gen. 3:17‑19)
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Gen. 5:29• 29And he called his name Noah, saying, This one shall comfort us concerning our work and concerning the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah has cursed. (Gen. 5:29)
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Gen. 6:13• 13And God said to Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is full of violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. (Gen. 6:13)
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Job 12:6‑10• 6The tents of desolators are in peace, and they that provoke *God are secure; into whose hand +God bringeth.
 7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee;
 8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
 9Who knoweth not in all these, that the hand of Jehovah hath wrought this?
 10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all flesh of man. (Job 12:6‑10)
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Isa. 24:5‑6• 5And the land is polluted under the inhabitants thereof; for they have violated the laws, changed the statute, broken the everlasting covenant.
 6Therefore doth the curse devour the earth, and they that dwell therein are held guilty; therefore the inhabitants of the earth are consumed, and few men are left. (Isa. 24:5‑6)
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Jer. 12:4,11• 4How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of all the fields wither? Because of the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts and the birds perish; for they say, He will not see our end.
 11they have made it a desolation; desolate, it mourneth unto me: the whole land is made desolate, for no man layeth it to heart. (Jer. 12:4,11)
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Jer. 14:5‑6• 5For the hind also calveth in the field, and forsaketh its young, because there is no grass.
 6And the wild asses stand on the heights, they snuff up the wind like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage. (Jer. 14:5‑6)
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Hos. 4:3• 3For this shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowl of the heavens, yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. (Hos. 4:3)
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Joel 1:18• 18How do the beasts groan! The herds of cattle are bewildered, for they have no pasture; the flocks of sheep also are in suffering. (Joel 1:18)
• We know it, we who have the Spirit, that all creation groans in its estrangement from God, as in travail, yet in hope. (“Romans 8” by J.N. Darby)
• It was on account of him who subjected it, on account of man. (“Romans 8” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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for the creature has been made subject to vanity, not of its will, but by reason of him who has subjected the same, in hope

W. Kelly Translation

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For to vanity the creation was subjected, not willingly but on account of him that subjected [it], in hope