16. The Spirit Himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children,
17. and if children, also heirs — heirs of God and coheirs with Christ — seeing that we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.
18. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.
19. For the creation eagerly waits with anticipation for God’s sons to be revealed.
20. For the creation was subjected to futility — not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it — in the hope
21. that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of corruption into the glorious freedom of God’s children.
22. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together with labor pains until now.
23. And not only that, but we ourselves who have the Spirit as the firstfruits — we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.