Romans 8:23

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 31:5

As soon as the word spread, the people of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything.

Luke 20:36

Indeed, they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.

Luke 21:28

Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

Romans 5:11

But more than that, we even boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Romans 5:3

And not only that, but we also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance,

Romans 5:5

and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

Romans 7:24

Wretched person that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

Romans 8:19

For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God,

1 Corinthians 1:7

so that you are not lacking in any gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:22

who has put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.

2 Corinthians 7:5

For even when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted in every way—disputes without and fears within.

Galatians 5:5

For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.

Ephesians 1:14

this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 4:30

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption.

Ephesians 5:9

for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true.

2 Timothy 4:8

From now on there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have longed for his appearing.

Titus 2:13

while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 9:28

so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

1 Peter 1:7

so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

1 John 3:2

Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.