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Romans 8:24–25

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24For ain hope we were saved, but bhope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what he already sees?

25But aif we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we eagerly wait for it.

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Cross references

  1. aRom 8:20; 1 Thess 5:8; Titus 3:7
  2. bRom 4:18; 2 Cor 5:7; Heb 11:1
  3. a1 Thess 1:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now in this hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? Now if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.

NLTNew Living Translation

We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it. But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For in hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we await it eagerly with patient endurance.

KJV 1900King 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? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.