ESV
KJV
20. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the same] in hope,
ASV
20. For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope
ERVEN
20. Everything God made was allowed to become like something that cannot fulfill its purpose. That was not its choice, but God made it happen with this hope in view:
NLT
20. Against its will, all creation was subjected to God's curse. But with eager hope,
WEB
20. For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
NET
20. For the creation was subjected to futility— not willingly but because of God who subjected it— in hope
NLV
20. Everything that has been made in the world is weak. It is not that the world wanted it to be that way. God allowed it to be that way. Yet there is hope.
HCSB
20. For the creation was subjected to futility-- not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it-- in the hope
YLT
20. for to vanity was the creation made subject -- not of its will, but because of Him who did subject [it] -- in hope,
LITV
20. For the creation was not willingly subjected to vanity, but through Him subjecting it, on hope;
RV
20. For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope
NCV
20. Everything God made was changed to become useless, not by its own wish but because God wanted it and because all along there was this hope:
MKJV
20. For the creation was not willingly subjected to vanity, but because of Him who subjected it on hope
AKJV
20. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who has subjected the same in hope,
LXXEN
KJV
20. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the same] in hope,
AMP
20. For the creation (nature) was subjected to frailty (to futility, condemned to frustration), not because of some intentional fault on its part, but by the will of Him Who so subjected it--[yet] with the hope [Eccl. 1:2.]
KJVP
20. For G1063 CONJ the G3588 T-NSF creature G2937 N-NSF was made subject G5293 V-2API-3S to vanity G3153 N-DSF , not G3756 PRT-N willingly G1635 A-NSF , but G235 CONJ by reason of G3588 T-ASM him who hath subjected G5293 V-AAP-ASM [ the ] [ same ] in G1909 PREP hope G1680 N-DSF ,
YLT
20. for to vanity was the creation made subject -- not of its will, but because of Him who did subject [it] -- in hope,
ASV
20. For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope
WEB
20. For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
NASB
20. for creation was made subject to futility, not of its own accord but because of the one who subjected it, in hope
ESV
20. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope
RV
20. For the creation was subjected to vanity, not of its own will, but by reason of him who subjected it, in hope
RSV
20. for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of him who subjected it in hope;
NKJV
20. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected [it] in hope;
MKJV
20. For the creation was not willingly subjected to vanity, but because of Him who subjected it on hope
AKJV
20. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who has subjected the same in hope,
NRSV
20. for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope
NIV
20. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope
NIRV
20. The created world was bound to fail. But that was not the result of its own choice. It was planned that way by the One who made it. God planned
NLT
20. Against its will, all creation was subjected to God's curse. But with eager hope,
MSG
20. Everything in creation is being more or less held back. God reins it in
GNB
20. For creation was condemned to lose its purpose, not of its own will, but because God willed it to be so. Yet there was the hope
NET
20. For the creation was subjected to futility— not willingly but because of God who subjected it— in hope
ERVEN
20. Everything God made was allowed to become like something that cannot fulfill its purpose. That was not its choice, but God made it happen with this hope in view: