Pentecost Season · Pentecost Sunday: Vigil · Year B
Romans 8:22-27
Future Glory
May 16, 2027
Overview & Insights
“The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” (Romans 8:18)
1. Suffering/glory (8:18) 2. Three groanings (8:19–27) a. Creation groans (hope for the revelation of the children of God) (8:19–22) b. Believers groan (firstfruits of the Spirit / by hope we were saved) (8:23–25) c. The Spirit groans (the Spirit helps us in our weaknesses) (8:26–27) 3. Suffering/glory (8:28–30)1 Each of these points—suffering/glory, the groaning of creation, the groaning of Christians, and the groaning of the Spirit—includes blessings of the age to come and the new covenant that have already dawned for Christians but are not yet complete.
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Commentary
Commentary on Romans 8:22-27 (Vigil of Pentecost) Working Preacher
The lectionary voice on the Spirit's intercession at the Vigil.
Romans 8:1-11 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A Reformed reading of life in the Spirit in Romans 8.
Romans 8 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse study of creation's groaning and the Spirit's help.
Romans 8:22 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentators gathered on the groaning of creation.
Romans Commentaries & Sermons Precept Austin
A deep collection of study links and sermons covering Romans 8.
Barnes' Notes: Romans 8 StudyLight
A historic verse by verse commentary on the passage.
Background & Word Study
The Church Fathers
Questions preachers ask
What is creation waiting for?
The whole creation groans in labor pains, and we with it, awaiting the redemption of our bodies; present suffering is nothing beside the glory soon to be revealed.
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