Romans 8:19

Plain English Version

It is like this, everything in the world is waiting for that time when God will set everything right and show everyone who his kids really are.

Cross References

Matthew 5:9

Some people help other people to settle down, stop arguing, and agree with each other. God will tell those people, ‘You are my own kids.’ And they will be really happy.

John 1:12

But some people did want him. They believed in him, so God said they can join his family, and be his own kids.

Romans 8:14

It is like this. God’s kids are those people that listen to his spirit and follow him.

Romans 8:16

And his spirit in us talks to our own spirits, and he tells us, “That is right, you really are God’s kids.”

Romans 8:18

But don’t worry about the trouble we get now. Later God will make everything so good for us that we will not even think about the trouble we get now.

Romans 8:23

And we get trouble too. We are Christians, and we have the Holy Spirit in us, but we still get trouble. God gave us that Holy Spirit to show us a little bit of the good that will come later. But right now, we get pain and problems too. So we just wait for God to fix everything up and to really make us his family. Then he will give us new bodies, just like he promised us.

1 Corinthians 1:7

You really want our leader, Jesus Christ, to come back from heaven, and while you are waiting for him, you have all the spiritual power that he gives us to do his work.

1 Corinthians 1:8

God will keep you believing properly in our leader Jesus Christ, and you will stay strong for him until the day when he will come back from heaven. At that time, nobody will be able to blame you or say that you did anything wrong.

Galatians 3:26

It’s like this now. You all believe in Jesus Christ, so you are joined to him, and you are all God’s kids.

Philippians 1:20

I want to be brave and stay strong for Jesus Christ, just like I always am. Then I will not feel shame. Maybe they will kill me, or maybe they will let me stay alive. It doesn’t matter. I want to stay strong for Jesus Christ and show everyone how great he is, no matter what.

Colossians 3:4

but when Jesus comes back, everyone will see him, and they will see that he is great. And they will see you too, and you will be great too.

1 Peter 1:13

So you have to think about it more clearly and be careful about everything you do. Keep waiting for Jesus to come, and get ready for him. God will show him to everybody, and he will be very good to you at that time.

1 Peter 1:7

You know about gold. It is very special. People put that gold into a fire to make it really clean. The fire makes it better, it burns away all the rubbish that isn’t real gold. But even gold will not last for ever. It belongs to this world. Now think about the troubles that come to us. They make us better because they show that we really trust God. If we keep on trusting him, God will say, “You are very special to me. You are much more special to me than gold.” So keep on trusting God, and after Jesus comes again, God will talk to you like that, and he will make you important.