8:19a

The Greek of 8:19a begins with the same word that the Berean Standard Bible omitted in 8:18a, which is usually translated as “For.” This word introduces a sentence that supports what Paul said in 8:18. In some languages, it may be more natural to omit this word and leave the connection with 8:18c implicit, as the Berean Standard Bible does.

The creation waits in eager expectation: These words are a figure of speech. Some languages cannot speak of creation waiting like a person waits. If that is true in your language, add the word “like.” For example:

the creation is ⌊like a person⌋ waiting in eager expectation

The creation: This phrase refers to all that God made. Here it probably implies not counting people or angels. See how you translated this word in 1:20.

eager: This word refers to being interested in something happening and wanting it to happen soon. See how you translated this word in 1:15.

expectation: Here this word refers to wanting something to happen.

8:19b

the revelation of the sons of God: This refers to believers being glorified (8:17). It probably implies when believers get glorified bodies. What the glorified bodies are is not known, but will be revealed at this time.

In some languages it is more natural to translate the revelation of as a clause with a verb. For example:

when ⌊God⌋ will reveal the ⌊glorified⌋ sons of God

the sons of God: The word sons refers to all believers, men and women, boys and girls, as it did in 8:15. 8:16 has “children of God.”

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