²³^aAnd not only this, but also we ourselves, having ^bthe first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves ^cgroan within ourselves, ^dwaiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, ^ethe redemption of our body.

²⁴For ^ain hope we have been 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 wait eagerly for it.

Our Victory in Christ

²⁶In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for ^awe do not know how to pray as we should, but ^bthe Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;

²⁷and ^aHe who searches the hearts knows what ^bthe mind of the Spirit is, because He ^cintercedes for the ¹saints according to the will of God.

²⁸And we know that ¹God causes ^aall things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are ^bcalled according to His purpose.

Read in Logos

Romans 8:23: And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

Footnotes

1Or in hope; because the creation
1Or holy ones
1One early ms reads all things work together for good

Cross references

a Gen 3:17–19
b Ps 39:5f; Eccl 1:2
c Gen 3:17; 5:29
a Acts 3:21; 2 Pet 3:13; Rev 21:1
a Jer 12:4, 11
a Rom 5:3
b Rom 8:16; 2 Cor 1:22
c 2 Cor 5:2, 4
d Rom 8:15, 19, 25; Gal 5:5
e Rom 7:24
a Rom 8:20; 1 Thess 5:8; Titus 3:7
b Rom 4:18; 2 Cor 5:7; Heb 11:1
a 1 Thess 1:3
a Matt 20:22; 2 Cor 12:8
b John 14:16; Rom 8:15f; Eph 6:18
a Ps 139:1f; Luke 16:15; Acts 1:24; Rev 2:23
b Rom 8:6
c Rom 8:34
a Rom 8:32
b Rom 8:30; 9:24; 11:29; 1 Cor 1:9; Gal 1:6, 15; 5:8; Eph 1:11; 3:11; 2 Thess 2:14; Heb 9:15; 1 Pet 2:9; 3:9