Romans 8:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. ”

• Romans 8:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  For the earnest expectation - ἀποκαραδοκία apokaradokia. This word occurs only here and in Philippians 1:20 , “According to my earnest expectation and my hope,” etc. It properly denotes a...

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• Romans 8:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (21) For the earnest expectation of the (u) creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. (21) Fourthly, he plainly teaches us that we will certainly be renewed from that confusion and...

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• Romans 8:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Birth-Pangs of Immortality. Romans 8:18 . These present sufferings are light beyond comparison, in view of the glory awaiting us at the coming revelation. The destined glory is hidden under a...

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• Romans 8:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  earnest expectation . anxious looking with outstretched head. Greek. apokaradokia. Only here and Philippians 1:1 ; Philippians 1:20 . creature . creation. waiteth for . Greek. apekdechomai....

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• Romans 8:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  19 For the intent expectation of the creation, etc. He teaches us that there is an example of the patience, to which he had exhorted us, even in mute creatures. For, to omit various interp...

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• Romans 8:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the earnest expectation of the creature - There is considerable difficulty in this and the four follo...

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• Romans 8:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Romans 8:19-23 .— I must think, that it was quite to the Apostle's purpose in this place to point at the common calamities of mankind. Christians ought not to be uneasy if they are exposed to su...

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• Romans 8:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For ... 'The apostle (says Hodge), fired at the thought of the future glory of the saints. pours...

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• Romans 8:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The New Life in Cheist in relation to God and the Spirit It was shown in Romans 5:12 . that condemnation for the guilt of sin is done away by justification through faith in Christ. The question...

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• Romans 8:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  (18-25) The mention of “suffering” and of “glory” recalls the Apostle to a sense of his own position — what he had to go through, and what was the hope that he had to animate and encourage him. A viv...

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• Romans 8:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 18 HOLINESS BY THE SPIRIT, AND THE GLORIES THAT SHALL FOLLOW Romans 8:12-25 Now the Apostle goes on to develop these noble premisses into conclusions. How true to himself, and to his I...

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• Romans 8:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Hoping for the Completed Redemption Romans 8:18-30 Creation groans for freedom from the serpent's trail. Like a captive maiden she sighs to be delivered from the curse which sin has brought upo...

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• Romans 8:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The opening sentences of this chapter show a remarkable contrast with the previous chapter. From the fearful sense of condemnation we pass into the consciousness of no condemnation. Having shown the...

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• Romans 8:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. (19) For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the mani...

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• Romans 8:19 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  SUFFERINGS AND GLORY ‘I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.’ Romans 8:18 ‘I reckon,’ spoken by one who...

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• Romans 8:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  For the earnest expectation of the creature ,.... Some by the creature understand the universe, all created beings animate and inanimate, which having suffered much by the sin of man, are introduced...

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• Romans 8:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. Ver. 19. For the earnest expectation ] Gr. "The intent expectation of the creature expecteth:" a Hebr...

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• Romans 8:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  For the earnest expectation , &c. “This and the following verses,” says Dr. Doddridge, “have been generally, and not without reason, accounted as difficult as any part of this epistle. This diff...

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• Romans 8:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  Deliverance Simply by God's Truth We come now, in the first four verses here, to the deliverance itself. Is this to be by means of experience? A mere glance at the verses will show us it is decide...

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• Romans 8:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Believer's Privileges. A. D.  58.       17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint...

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• Romans 8:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The apostle Peter, speaking of the Epistles of our apostle, in 2 Peter 3:16 , saith, that there are some things in them hard to be understood; and some think, by reflecting upon some particul...

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• Romans 8:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Whole Of Creation Is Groaning In Expectation Of Its Redemption. And God's People Also Groan With It, As Does The Spirit Of God Himself On Our Behalf (8:18-27). In spite of the division necessa...

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• Romans 8:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Romans 8:19 . Expectation .—In the original a highly figurative word. Hope stands with head erect, and with eyes fixed towards the point from which the blessing is expected to com...

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• Romans 8:19 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Romans 8:18-22 The Groans of Creation. I. In trying to understand the several voices which make up this chorus of expectation, we must commence with the dumb companion of our hope, the physical c...

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• Romans 8:19 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  This precious chapter reminds us of the description of the land of Havilah, «where there is gold, and the gold of that land is good.» Romans 8:1 . There is therefore now no condemnation to them wh...

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• Romans 8:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The first four verses of this chapter belong to the preseding one, and deduce the just conclusions therefrom, that the state of fallen man is a state of condemnation and legal bondage that he cannot...

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• Romans 8:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

  For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. The expectation of the creature The Greek for “expectation” is one of those admirable words which t...

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• Romans 8:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Romans 8:1-45 ( c ) The blessed condition and assured hope of such as are in Christ Jesus. The summary of the contents of this chapter, which follows the Exposition, may be ref...

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• Romans 8:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Comfort in the Manifold Afflictions of this Life. The sighing of creation:

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• Romans 8:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 John 3:2 ; 2 Peter 3:11-13 ; Acts 3:21 ; Isaiah 65:17 ; Malachi 3:17 ; Malachi 3:18 ; Matthew 25:31-46 ; Philippians 1:20 ; Revelation 21:1-5 ; Romans 8:23

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• Romans 8:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  For the earnest expectation — The word denotes a lively hope of something drawing near, and a vehement longing after it. Of the creation — Of all visible creatures, believers excepted, who are spok...

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