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Romans 8:21 — King James Version← Study notes

Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.


Romans 8:21Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 8:2120 words
GreekMeaning
ὅτιhoti
forwordG3754
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
αὐτὴautē
itselfpronounG846
thearticleG3588
κτίσιςktisis
creationnounG2937
ἐλευθερωθήσεταιeleutherōthēsetai
will be set freeverbG1659
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
δουλείαςdouleias
bondagenounG1397
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
φθορᾶςphthoras
of decaynounG5356
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἐλευθερίανeleutherian
freedomnounG1657
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
δόξηςdoxēs
glorynounG1391
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
τέκνωνteknōn
childrennounG5043
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 8:21

“That the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption.” Now what is this creation? Not yourself alone, but that also which is your inferior, and partakes not of reason or sense, this too shall be a sharer in your blessings. For “it shall be freed,” he says, “from the bondage of corruption,” that is, it shall no longer be corruptible, but shall go along with the beauty given to your body; just as when this became corruptible, that became corruptible…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 14 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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