Romans 8:25

But if we hope for that which we do not see, then do we with patience wait for it.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

In Context

24For we were saved only in hope. But hope which is seen is not hope; how can a man hope for that which he seeth?

26In like manner the Spirit also helpeth our weakness; for we know not what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedeth with groans which cannot be expressed in words.

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Cross References

Psalms 37:7Hope thou patiently on the LORD, And in him place thy trust! Be not angry on account of the prosperous,—On account of him that deviseth deceit!

Psalms 62:5My soul, rest thou on God alone, For from him cometh my hope!

Isaiah 25:9In that day shall men say, “Behold, this is our God; We waited for him, and he hath saved us; This is Jehovah, for whom we waited; Let us rejoice and exult in his salvation.”

Lamentations 3:25Jehovah is good to them that trust in him, to the soul that seeketh him.

Luke 21:19By your constancy secure your lives.

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 →

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