Romans 8:25 “But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.”

Romans 8:25

But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

But if we hope for that we see not, we doe with patience abide for it.

Darby Translation

But if what we see not we hope, we expect in patience.

Young's Literal Translation

and if what we do not behold we hope for, through continuance we expect [it].

Bible in Basic English

But if we have hope for that which we see not, then we will be able to go on waiting for it.

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Cross references

“with patience”

Romans 12:12 Hebrews 10:36 Psalm 27:14 James 5:7–11 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Hebrews 12:1–3

Romans 12:12 · BSB

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

Hebrews 10:36 · BSB

You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

Psalm 27:14 · BSB

Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

James 5:7–11 · BSB

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

1 Thessalonians 1:3 · BSB

and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 12:1–3 · BSB

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

24For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.

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