Romans
King James Version (KJV)

“For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,”
King James Version (KJV)
For the creature was made subiect to vanitie, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subiected the same in hope:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope
- American Standard Version (1901)
For every living thing was put under the power of change, not by its desire, but by him who made it so, in hope
- Basic English Bible
for the creature has been made subject to vanity, not of its will, but by reason of him who has subjected [the same], in hope
- Darby Bible
For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope:
- Webster's Bible
For the Creation fell into subjection to failure and unreality (not of its own choice, but by the will of Him who so subjected it).
- Weymouth Bible
For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
- World English Bible
But the creature is suget to vanyte, not willynge, but for hym that made it suget in hope;
- Wycliffe Bible
for to vanity was the creation made subject -- not of its will, but because of Him who did subject [it] -- in hope,
- Youngs Literal Bible
8:20 The creation was made subject to vanity - Abuse, misery, and corruption. By him who subjected it - Namely, God, #Gen 3:17|, 5:29. Adam only made it liable to the sentence which God pronounced; yet not without hope.
Ro 8:20 For the creature was made subject to vanity. "The creation" (Revised Version) was subjected to vanity; i.e., became empty; lost its original significance. The Greek word "mataiotes", rendered "vanity", means "to seek without finding". God placed "the creation" under man's dominion, and when man fell the whole was subject to vanity by God. In hope. A hope was left to creation in its fallen estate. A promise of final redemption was made to fallen man (Ge 3:15), and the creation is represented as sharing that hope.
Therefore, God had not decided what would happen to people and the world because of that sin.decided what would happen to people and the world because of that sin. All of this are consequences of the separation from God.
I mean that when God said to Adam that in the day he will eat, he shall die, God had only warned him about the consequences of separation from Him.
Long before Adam sinned, God had already decided what would happen to people and the world because of that sin.
So in a sense, this world is a perfect world where people have to chose to follow God by accepting Jesus Christ as personal Savior.
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