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Romans 8:20

Τῇ γὰρ ματαιότητι ἡ κτίσις ὑπετάγη, οὐχ ἑκοῦσα, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸν ὑποτάξαντα, ἐπ' ἐλπίδι·
Tē gar mataiotēti ē ktisis ypetagē, oych ekoysa, alla dia ton ypotaxanta, ep' elpidi·
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,

Modern English

For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope

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