Romans 8:24

Romans 8:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
• New International Version (NIV)For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?
• English Standard Version (ESV)For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?
• New King James Version (NKJV)For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?

Context of Romans 8:24

22For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. 23And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body. For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? 25But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it. 26In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;

Romans 8:24 word by word

τῇ γὰρ ἐλπίδι ἐσώθημεν· ἐλπὶς δὲ βλεπομένη οὐκ ἔστιν ἐλπίς· ὃ γὰρ βλέπει τίς, ἐλπίζει;Read the interlinear

• in hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
• we have been savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• that is seenβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• for whoτιςtis · oneG5100
• for whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739

Cross-references for Romans 8:24

• Romans 5:2through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.
• Romans 12:12rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,
• Romans 15:4For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
• Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope for His lovingkindness,
• Psalms 146:5How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
• Proverbs 14:32The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing, But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.
• Jeremiah 17:7Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord And whose trust is the Lord.
• Zechariah 9:12Return to the stronghold, O prisoners who have the hope; This very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you.
• 1 Corinthians 13:13But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.
• Galatians 5:5For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.
• Colossians 1:5because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel
• 1 Thessalonians 5:8But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,
• Hebrews 6:18so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.
• 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• 1 John 3:3And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

Commentaries on Romans 8:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24For we are saved by hope - We are supported and are comfortable in the expectation we have of receiving from the hand of our God all the good we need in the troubles and adversities of this life, and of having our bodies raised from corruption and death at the general resurrection. Hope that is seen is not hope - As hope signifies the expectation of future good, so it necessarily supposes that the object of it is not seen, i.e. not enjoyed; for to see, in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24For we are saved by hope - It cannot be said that hope is the instrument or condition of salvation. Most commentators have understood this as meaning that we have as yet attained salvation only in hope; that we have arrived only to a condition in which we hope for future glory; and that we are in an attitude of waiting for the future state of adoption. But perhaps the word “saved” may mean here simply, we are kept, preserved, sustained in our trials, by…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. 2424. For we are saved by hope--rather, "For in hope we are saved"; that is, it is more a salvation in hope than as yet in actual possession. but hope that is seen is not hope--for the very meaning of hope is, the expectation that something now future will become present. for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?--the latter ending when the other comes.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 8:24

• Holy Spirit
• Hope
• Ignorance

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