American Standard Version of 1901
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for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose {Or, architect}builder and maker is God.
For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.
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.
But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with {Or, stedfastness}patience wait for it.
henceforth expecting till his enemies be made the footstool of his feet.
Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall see {Or, and be put to shame, in their envy at the people}thy zeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, {Or, the fire of thine adversaries shall devour them}fire shall devour thine adversaries.
How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever?Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
rendering vengeance to them that know not God, and to them that obey not the {Greek: good tidings: and so elsewhere. See marginal note on Matthew 4:23.}gospel of our Lord Jesus:
who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,
when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be marvelled at in all them that believed (because our testimony unto you was believed) in that day.
having blotted out {Or, the bond that was against us by its ordinances}the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;