Romans 8:24
For we were saved by hope. Yet hope that's already seen isn't hope at all. Who hopes for what they can already see?
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25Since we're hoping for what we haven't yet seen, we wait for it patiently.
Cross References
Psalms 33:18The Lord watches over those who reverently follow him, those who place their hope in his trustworthy love
Psalms 146:5Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them—their hope is in the Lord their God—
Jeremiah 17:7Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, who put their confidence in him.
Romans 5:2It's through Jesus, trusting in him, that we've gained access to this position of grace where we now stand, looking forward with happiness and confidence to sharing in God's glory.
Romans 15:4These Scriptures were written down in the past to help us understand, and to encourage us so that we could wait patiently in hope.
1 Corinthians 13:13Trust, hope, and love last forever—but the most important is love.
Matthew Henry on Romans 8:18-26
The Believer's Privileges. ( a. d. 58.) 17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath… Read the whole commentary →