Romans 8:20

For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,

Cross-reference

Romans 8:22 Parallel

Romans 8:22 describes creation's ongoing groaning, which is the direct result of the futility subjected to in 8:20.

Romans 5:14 Historical context

Romans 5:14 notes death reigning through Adam's transgression — the event that subjected creation to futility according to Romans 8:20.

Genesis 3:17-19 is the original curse on the ground due to Adam's sin, which Paul references as the subjection of creation to futility.

Joel 1:18 Parallel

Joel 1:18 says the beasts groan and herds are perplexed with no pasture — this groaning creation parallels both the futility and hope in Romans.

Hosea 4:3 Parallel

Hosea 4:3 has the land mourning and all creatures languishing because of human sin — exactly the subjection to futility Romans describes.

Jeremiah 14:6 depicts wild donkeys panting with failing eyes from no vegetation — creation groans under the same futility.

Jeremiah 14:5 shows a doe forsaking her fawn from lack of grass — creation's suffering under judgment mirrors the futility it endures.

Jeremiah 12:11 describes the land made desolate and mourning — a direct parallel to creation's subjection to futility due to sin.

Isaiah 24:5 Parallel

Isaiah 24:5 states the earth is defiled because inhabitants broke the covenant — directly paralleling the subjection of creation due to human sin in Rom 8:20.

In Jeremiah 12:4, the land mourns and withers because of human evil — this illustrates the very futility creation was subjected to.

2 Peter 3:10 describes the heavens and earth being dissolved — the future culmination of creation's subjection to futility before renewal.

Ecclesiastes 1:2 proclaims 'all is vanity' — the same futility to which creation was subjected in Romans 8:20.

Psalm 102:26 declares that the heavens will perish and wear out like a garment — directly illustrating the futility and decay of creation.

Genesis 8:1 Parallel

Genesis 8:1 shows God remembering creation after judgment and ending the flood — this illustrates the 'hope' of liberation from futility in Romans.

Genesis 7:21 records all flesh dying in the flood — creation suffers under futility and death because of sin.

Genesis 6:17 has God bringing flood to destroy all flesh — creation subjected to judgment and futility due to human wickedness.

Psalm 104:29 shows that when God hides his face, creatures die and return to dust — a clear example of creation's subjection to futility.

Job 14:12 Contrast

Job 14:12 describes human death as final until the heavens pass away — a picture of futility without the hope of restoration that Romans offers.

Genesis 4:12 shows the ground cursed to not yield strength for Cain — a specific instance of creation subjected to futility because of sin.