# Connecting Statement: 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 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]])