Romans 8:22

Easy To Read Version

We know that everything God made has been waiting until now in pain like a woman ready to give birth to a child.

Cross References

Psalm 48:6

Fear grabbed those kings.\par They shook with fear!\par

Jeremiah 12:11

They changed my field to a desert.\par It is dry and dead.\par No people live there.\par The whole country is an empty desert.\par There is no person left to care for that field.\par

Jeremiah 12:4

How much longer will the land be dry?\par How long will the grass be dry and dead?\par The animals and birds in the land have died,\par And it is the fault of the wicked people.\par Yet those wicked people are saying,\par “Jeremiah will not live long enough\par to see what happens to us.”\par

Leviticus 26:35

{The law says the land should have a year of rest every seven years.} During the time that the land is empty, it will get the time of rest that you did not give it while you lived there.

Mark 16:15

Jesus said to the followers, “Go everywhere in the world. Tell the Good News {\cf2\super [240]} to every person.

John 16:21

When a woman gives birth to a baby, she has pain, because her time has come. But when her baby is born, she forgets the pain. She forgets because she is so happy that a child has been born into the world.

Romans 8:20

Everything God made was changed to be like it was worth nothing. It did not want to change, but God decided to change it. But there was this hope:

Colossians 1:23

Christ will do this if you continue to believe in the Good News {\cf2\super [7]} you heard. You must continue strong and sure in your faith. You must not be moved away from the hope that Good News gave you. That same Good News has been told to all people in the world. I, Paul, help in telling that Good News.

Revelation 12:2

The woman was pregnant. She cried out with pain because she was about to give birth.