Romans 8:22 - The Message22-25 All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it’s not only around us; it’s within us. The Spirit of God is arousing us within. We’re also feeling the birth pangs. These sterile and barren bodies of ours are yearning for full deliverance. That is why waiting does not diminish us, any more than waiting diminishes a pregnant mother. We are enlarged in the waiting. We, of course, don’t see what is enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, and the more joyful our expectancy. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176922 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition22 We know that the whole creation [of irrational creatures] has been moaning together in the pains of labor until now. [Jer. 12:4, 11.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. See the chapterCommon English Bible22 We know that the whole creation is groaning together and suffering labor pains up until now. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version22 For we know that every creature groans inwardly, as if giving birth, even until now; See the chapter |