17. And if children, heirs also: heirs of God, and Christ's joint heirs; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.
18. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed to us.
19. For the anxious looking out of the creature expects the revelation of the sons of God:
20. for the creature has been made subject to vanity, not of its will, but by reason of him who has subjected the same, in hope
21. that the creature itself also shall be set free from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God.
22. For we know that the whole creation groans together and travails in pain together until now.
23. And not only that, but even we ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, we also ourselves groan in ourselves, awaiting adoption, that is the redemption of our body.