Romans 8:22

New International Reader's Version

We know that all that God created has been groaning. It is in pain as if it were giving birth to a child. The created world continues to groan even now.

Cross References

Psalm 48:6

Trembling took hold of them. They felt pain like a woman giving birth.

Jeremiah 12:11

My vineyard will become a desert. It will be dry and empty in my sight. The whole land will be completely destroyed. And no one even cares.

Jeremiah 12:4

How long will the land be thirsty for water? How long will the grass in every field be dry? The people who live in the land are evil. So the animals and birds have died. And that’s not all. The people are saying, “The Lord won’t see what happens to us.”

Leviticus 26:35

The land will rest the whole time it is deserted. It was not able to rest during the sabbaths you lived in it.

Mark 16:15

He said to them, “Go into all the world. Preach the good news to everyone.

John 16:21

A woman giving birth to a baby has pain. That’s because her time to give birth has come. But when her baby is born, she forgets the pain. She forgets because she is so happy that a baby has been born into the world.

Romans 8:20

The created world was held back from fulfilling its purpose. But this was not the result of its own choice. It was planned that way by the one who held it back. God planned

Colossians 1:23

But you must keep your faith steady and firm. You must not move away from the hope the good news holds out to you. This is the good news that you heard. It has been preached to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, now serve the good news.

Revelation 12:2

She was pregnant. She cried out in pain because she was about to have a baby.