Romans 8:24

For in tikvah (hope) we were delivered in eschatological salvation. But tikvah (hope) which is seen is not tikvah, for who hopes for what he sees?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

23And not only so, but also we ourselves who have the bikkurim (first fruits) of the Ruach Hakodesh also groan within ourselves, eagerly awaiting the Mishpat HaBanim Adoption, that is, the pedut geviyyateinu + 8:23 ransom for Geulah redemption of our body Gn 47:18 for the Techiyah from HaMesim. + 8:23 See Ro 3:24-25; 9:4

25But if we have tikvah for what we do not see, we eagerly await it with savlanut.

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Cross References

Psalms 33:18Hinei, the eye of Hashem is upon them that fear Him, 1 upon them that hope in His chesed; 1

Psalms 146:5Ashrei is he that hath El Ya'akov for his ezer, 1 whose hope is in Hashem Elohav: 1

Jeremiah 17:7Baruch hagever asher yivtach ba Hashem (Blessed is the man that trusteth in Hashem ), 1 and whose mivtach (confidence) Hashem is. 1

Romans 5:2Through whom also we have HaSha'ar la Hashem + 5:2 Ps 118:20 (gate to appoach G-dʼs presence, access of the Tzaddikim) by emunah into this unmerited Chen v'Chesed in which we stand and glory in tikvah of the kavod Eloheinu.

Romans 15:4For as much as was written beforehand was written for our limudei kodesh, in order that through savlanut and through the nechamah of the Kitvei Hakodesh we might hold fast tikvah (hope).

1 Corinthians 13:13But now remain emunah, tikvah, and ahavah, these shalosh (three). And the greatest of these is ahavah.

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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