Romans 8:25
But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
World Messianic 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 in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees?
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have waited for your salvation, LORD.
Psalms 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
Psalms 62:5My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.
Isaiah 25:9It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is the LORD! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”
Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
Luke 21:19“By your endurance you will win 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 →