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20 For man was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who gave him free will in the hope he would choose rightly. 21 Because man himself shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors in pain to this day. 23 And not only they, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, that is, the redemption of our bodies. Romans 8:20-23, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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