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Romans 8:25
25But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)
Context of Romans 8:25
23Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. 24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. 26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. 27And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
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εἰ δὲ ὃ οὐ βλέπομεν ἐλπίζομεν, δι᾽ ὑπομονῆς ἀπεκδεχόμεθα.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Romans 8:25
- Romans 8:23Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.
- Romans 2:7To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
- Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
- Genesis 49:18“I look for your deliverance, Lord.
- Psalms 27:14Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
- Psalms 37:7Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
- Psalms 62:1Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
- Psalms 130:5I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
- Isaiah 25:9In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
- Isaiah 26:8Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.
- Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
- Luke 8:15But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
- Luke 21:19Stand firm, and you will win life.
- Colossians 1:11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:5May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
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
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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
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