Romans 8:25
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
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Romans 8:25
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
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The verse highlights that true hope isn't passive wishing; it's an active waiting grounded in the unseen future, which naturally fuels endurance through present difficulties. This patient waiting isn't just about enduring hardship, but about actively sustaining ourselves with the conviction of what God has promised, even when it's not yet visible.
Paul is explaining that creation's groaning (mentioned in the previous verses) is echoed by believers, who also feel the ache of this fallen world while awaiting ultimate redemption. Even though they have the "firstfruits of the Spirit"—a down payment of God's future glory—they still long for the full experience of their adoption and the redemption of their bodies. This verse directly follows their current groaning and waiting, connecting their hope for unseen things with the patience required to endure until those things are realized.
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hypomonē · Greek Noun
Endurance, constancy, or steadfastness. It refers to the character trait of remaining patient and faithful while waiting for God’s promises to be fulfilled, especially under trial.
This passage directly links the Christian's hope to righteousness, showing that through the Spirit, we eagerly await the fulfillment of our hope.
Hebrews 6:11-12This passage expands on the idea of patient waiting, urging believers to show diligence to the very end in order to receive what was promised, highlighting the 'patient endurance' that hope requires.
1 Thessalonians 1:3This verse speaks of the 'work of faith,' 'labor of love,' and 'steadfastness of hope,' directly connecting hope to enduring labor and trials, much like Romans 8:25.
Colossians 1:5This verse reinforces the idea of hope being 'laid up for you in heaven,' a future reality that fuels present endurance, mirroring the unseen object of hope in Romans 8:25.
Titus 2:13This verse describes believers as 'waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,' directly linking the visible manifestation of Christ to our present hope and waiting.
meyerRomans 8:25: "But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."
Romans 8:25 . Διʼ ὑπομ .] With patience , perseveringly. Hebrews 12:1 ; Kühner, II. 1, p. 418. The indicative ἀπεκδεχ ., which is not, with Estius, Koppe, Köllner, and others, to be taken as exspectare debemus , does not announce the virtuous operation (Grotius), but simply the situation , which the circumstance that we hope without seeing involves. The ethical position assigned to us is, that we patiently…
clarkeRomans 8:25: "But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."
But if we hope for that we see not - If we have a well-grounded expectation of our resurrection and final glorification, knowing that such things are necessarily future, and must for a certain time be delayed; then do we patiently wait for them, continue patiently to endure the common ills of life, and whatever tribulations we may be exposed to in consequence of our Christian profession; for we know, Faithf…
The verse highlights that true hope isn't passive wishing; it's an active waiting grounded in the unseen future, which naturally fuels endurance through present difficulties. This patient waiting isn't just about enduring hardship, but about actively sustaining ourselves with the conviction of what God has promised, even when it's not yet visible.
Paul is explaining that creation's groaning (mentioned in the previous verses) is echoed by believers, who also feel the ache of this fallen world while awaiting ultimate redemption. Even though they have the "firstfruits of the Spirit"—a down payment of God's future glory—they still long for the full experience of their adoption and the redemption of their bodies. This verse directly follows their current groaning and waiting, connecting their hope for unseen things with the patience required to endure until those things are realized.
Paul is explaining that creation's groaning (mentioned in the previous verses) is echoed by believers, who also feel the ache of this fallen world while awaiting ultimate redemption. Even though they have the "firstfruits of the Spirit"—a down payment of God's future glory—they still long for the full experience of their adoption and the redemption of their bodies. This verse directly follows their current groaning and waiting, connecting their hope for unseen things with the patience required to endure until those things are realized.
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"But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience." — The verse highlights that true hope isn't passive wishing; it's an active waiting grounded in the unseen future, which naturally fuels endurance through present difficulties. This patient waiting isn…