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 Paul continues to remind the believers in Rome that sometime in the future, God will change their bodies in a glorious way.
 
-# waiting for our adoption, the redemption of our body
+# as we wait eagerly for our adoption, the redemption of our body
 
-The abstract nouns "adoption" and "redemption" can be stated as verbs. Alternate translation: "waiting for God to adopt us and redeem our bodies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
+The abstract nouns "adoption" and "redemption" can be stated as verbs. Alternate translation: "as we wait eagerly for God to adopt us and redeem our bodies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])