Romans 8:25
But if we have tikvah for what we do not see, we eagerly await it with savlanut.
Orthodox Jewish 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
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have waited for Thy Yeshu'ah (Salvation), Hashem. 1
Psalms 37:7Rest in Hashem, and wait patiently for Him; 1 fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his derech, 1 because of the ish who bringeth wicked schemes to pass. 1
Psalms 62:5Truly they consult to bring down a person of prominence; 1 they delight in kazav (lie, falsehood, deceptive thing); 1 they make a brocha with their mouth, 1 but they curse inwardly. 1 Selah 1
Isaiah 25:9And it shall be said in Yom HaHu, 1 Hinei, this is Eloheinu; 1 we have waited for Him, and He will save us; 1 this is Hashem; we have waited for Him, 1 we will be glad and have simcha in His Yeshu'ah (Salvation). 1
Lamentations 3:25Hashem is tov unto them that wait for Him, 1 to the nefesh that seeketh Him. 1
Luke 21:19In your savlanut (patience) and endurance you will gain your nefashot (souls).
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 →