Romans 8:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 Remembering constantly your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of God our Father;
  • Rom 12:12 : 12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing steadfastly in prayer;
  • Col 1:11 : 11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;
  • Heb 10:36 : 36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.
  • Luke 21:19 : 19 In your patience possess your souls.
  • 2 Thess 3:5 : 5 May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patient waiting for Christ.
  • Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD.
  • Ps 130:5-7 : 5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning; yes, more than those who watch for the morning. 7 Let Israel hope in the LORD, for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is abundant redemption.
  • Isa 25:9 : 9 And it will 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.
  • Isa 26:8 : 8 Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O LORD, we have waited for You; the desire of our soul is for Your name and for the remembrance of You.
  • Lam 3:25-26 : 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
  • Luke 8:15 : 15 But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
  • Ps 37:7-9 : 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. 8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
  • Ps 62:1 : 1 Truly my soul waits upon God; from Him comes my salvation.
  • Ps 62:5-6 : 5 My soul, wait only upon God; for my expectation is from Him. 6 He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved.
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 That you not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
  • Heb 6:15 : 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
  • Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:
  • Rom 8:23 : 23 And not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.
  • Heb 12:1-3 : 1 Therefore, seeing we also are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider him who endured such hostility from sinners against himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your minds.
  • Jas 1:3-4 : 3 Knowing this, that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
  • Jas 5:7-9 : 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain. 8 Be also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door. 10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction and of patience. 11 Behold, we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate and full of mercy.
  • Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, who am also your brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was on the island called Patmos, for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
  • Rev 13:10 : 10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
  • Rev 14:12 : 12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
  • Gen 49:18 : 18 I have waited for your salvation, O LORD.

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  • Rom 8:22-24
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    22For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.

    23And not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

    24For we are saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?

  • Rom 5:2-5
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    2Through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

    3And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces patience;

    4And patience, character; and character, hope:

    5And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.

  • Gal 5:5
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    5For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

  • 2 Cor 4:17-18
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    17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

    18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporary; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

  • Heb 10:36-37
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    36For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

    37For yet a little while, and he who is coming will come and will not tarry.

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    18For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

    19For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.

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    4For whatever things were written in the past were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

  • 2 Cor 5:7
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    7For we walk by faith, not by sight.

  • Ps 130:5
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    5I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word do I hope.

  • Lam 3:25-26
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    25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

    26It is good that one should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

  • Heb 11:1
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    1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

  • Rom 12:12
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    12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

  • Rom 8:26
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    26Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

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    3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak and not lie: though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.

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    7Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receives the early and latter rain.

    8Be also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is near.

  • Heb 6:11-12
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    11And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end,

    12That you not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

  • Ps 39:7
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    7And now, Lord, what do I wait for? my hope is in you.

  • 2 Cor 3:12
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    12Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:

  • Rom 4:18
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    18Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, So shall your descendants be.

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    18That by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us:

    19This hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the inner sanctuary behind the veil,

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    8Whom having not seen you love; in whom, though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,

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    19If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most miserable.

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    13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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    3Knowing this, that the testing of your faith produces patience.

    4But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

  • Gal 6:9
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    9And let us not grow weary in doing good: for in due season we shall reap, if we do not faint.

  • Heb 10:23
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    23Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful;

  • 2 Pet 3:13
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    13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

  • 2 Thess 3:5
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    5May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patient waiting for Christ.

  • Jas 5:11
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    11Behold, we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate and full of mercy.

  • Prov 13:12
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    12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

  • 1 Cor 9:10
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    10Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.

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    13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ;

  • Heb 6:9
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    9But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, things that accompany salvation, though we speak in this manner.

  • 1 Thess 5:8
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    8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.

  • Isa 8:17
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    17And I will wait upon the LORD, who hides His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for Him.

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    20For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

  • Lam 3:21
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    21This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope.