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  • Romans 8:23
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 23 Not only that, but we ourselves also who have the firstfruits, namely, the spirit, yes, we ourselves groan within ourselves+ while we are earnestly waiting for adoption as sons,+ the release from our bodies by ransom.

  • Romans 8:23
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 23 οὐ not μόνον only δέ, but, ἀλλὰ but καὶ also αὐτοὶ very ones τὴν the ἀπαρχὴν firstfruits τοῦ of the πνεύματος spirit ἔχοντες having ἡμεῖς we καὶ also αὐτοὶ very ones ἐν in ἑαυτοῖς selves στενάζομεν, are groaning, υἱοθεσίαν placing as sons ἀπεκδεχόμενοι awaiting τὴν the ἀπολύτρωσιν release by ransom τοῦ of the σώματος body ἡμῶν. of us.

  • Romans 8:23
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 23 Not only that, but we ourselves also who have the firstfruits,+ namely, the spirit, yes, we ourselves groan+ within ourselves, while we are earnestly waiting for adoption as sons,*+ the release from our bodies by ransom.

  • Romans 8:23
    The Bible in Living English
    • 23 and not only this, but we ourselves too, having as we do the firstfruits of the Spirit, are groaning in ourselves as we await adoption, the redemption of our body.

  • Romans 8:23
    American Standard Version
    • 23 And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

  • Romans 8:23
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 23 And not only so But we ourselves also who have the first-fruit of the Spirit—[We] even ourselves within our own selves do sigh,—Sonship ardently awaiting—The redeeming of our body;—

  • Romans 8:23
    King James Version
    • 23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

  • Romans
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 8:23 it-1 51, 837; it-2 999

  • Romans
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 8:23 hs 133-135; w73 466; w71 431; ad 37; w48 172; w39 153; s 189; w38 87

  • Romans
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 8:23

      Insight, Volume 1, pp. 51, 837

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 999

  • Romans Study Notes—Chapter 8
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 8:23

      adoption as sons: See study note on Ro 8:15.

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