Romans 8:25

Romans 8:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
• New International Version (NIV)But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.

Context of Romans 8:25

23And not only [that], but even we ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, we also ourselves groan in ourselves, awaiting adoption, [that is] the redemption of our body. 24For we have been saved in hope; but hope seen is not hope; for what any one sees, why does he also hope? But if what we see not we hope, we expect in patience. 26And in like manner the Spirit joins also its help to our weakness; for we do not know what we should pray for as is fitting, but the Spirit itself makes intercession with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27But he who searches the hearts knows what [is] the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes for saints according to God.

Romans 8:25 word by word

εἰ δὲ ὃ οὐ βλέπομεν ἐλπίζομεν, δι᾽ ὑπομονῆς ἀπεκδεχόμεθα.Read the interlinear

• seeβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• hopeἐλπίζωelpizō · to hope/expectG1679

Cross-references for Romans 8:25

• Romans 8:23And not only [that], but even we ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, we also ourselves groan in ourselves, awaiting adoption, [that is] the redemption of our body.
• Romans 2:7to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.
• Romans 12:12As regards hope, rejoicing: as regards tribulation, enduring: as regards prayer, persevering:
• Genesis 49:18I wait for thy salvation, O Jehovah.
• Psalms 27:14Wait for Jehovah; be strong and let thy heart take courage: yea, wait for Jehovah.
• Psalms 37:7Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass.
• Psalms 62:1Upon God alone doth my soul rest peacefully; from him is my salvation.
• Psalms 130:5I wait for Jehovah; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
• Isaiah 25:9And it shall be said in that day, Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is Jehovah, we have waited for him; we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
• Isaiah 26:8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; the desire of [our] soul is to thy name, and to thy memorial.
• Lamentations 3:25Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.
• Luke 8:15But that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
• Luke 21:19By your patient endurance gain your souls.
• Colossians 1:11strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory unto all endurance and longsuffering with joy;
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3remembering unceasingly your work of faith, and labour of love, and enduring constancy of hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;
• 2 Thessalonians 3:5But the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of the Christ.

Commentaries on Romans 8:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25But if we hope for that we see not - If we have a well-grounded expectation of our resurrection and final glorification, knowing that such things are necessarily future, and must for a certain time be delayed; then do we patiently wait for them, continue patiently to endure the common ills of life, and whatever tribulations we may be exposed to in consequence of our Christian profession; for we know, Faithful is he who has promised. Hope is a sort of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25But if we hope … - The effect here stated is one which exists everywhere. Where there is a strong desire for an object, and a corresponding expectation of obtaining it - which constitutes true hope - then we can wait for it with patience. Where there is a strong desire without a corresponding expectation of obtaining it, there is impatience. As the Christian has a strong desire of future glory, and as he has an expectation of obtaining it just in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 The sufferings of the saints strike no deeper than the things of time, last no longer than the present time, are light afflictions, and but for a moment. How vastly different are the sentence of the word and the sentiment of the world, concerning the sufferings of this present time! Indeed the whole creation seems to wait with earnest expectation for the period when the children of God shall be manifested in the glory prepared for them. There…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it--that is, then, patient waiting for it is our fitting attitude.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 8:25

• Holy Spirit
• Hope
• Ignorance
• Patience

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Romans 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings