Romans 8:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Meanwhile, creation is confused, but not because it wants to be confused. God made it this way in the hope

Cross References

Genesis 5:29

Lamech said, “I'll name him Noah because he will give us comfort, as we struggle hard to make a living on this land that the LORD has put under a curse.”

Genesis 6:13

So he told Noah: Cruelty and violence have spread everywhere. Now I'm going to destroy the whole earth and all its people.

Psalm 39:5

You made my life short, so brief that the time means nothing to you. “Human life is but a breath,

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Nothing makes sense! Everything is nonsense. I have seen it all— nothing makes sense!

Jeremiah 12:11

Every field I see lies barren, and no one cares.

Jeremiah 12:4

How long will the ground be dry and the pasture lands parched? The birds and animals are dead and gone. And all this happened because the people are so sinful. They even boast, “God can't see the sins we commit.”

Hosea 4:3

And so your land is a desert. Every living creature is dying— people and wild animals, birds and fish.

Joel 1:18

Our cattle wander aimlessly, moaning for lack of pasture, and sheep are suffering.

Romans 8:22

We know that all creation is still groaning and is in pain, like a woman about to give birth.

Romans 8:24

And this hope is what saves us. But if we already have what we hope for, there is no need to keep on hoping.