Romans 8:24

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For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?

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  • 1 Thess 5:8 : 8 But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation.
  • Heb 11:1 : 1 People Commended for Their Faith Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.
  • 2 Cor 5:7 : 7 for we live by faith, not by sight.
  • 2 Cor 4:18 : 18 because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.
  • 1 Pet 1:3 : 3 New Birth to Joy and Holiness Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  • 1 Pet 1:10-11 : 10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who predicted the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully. 11 They probed into what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ and his subsequent glory.
  • 1 Pet 1:21 : 21 Through him you now trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
  • 1 John 3:3 : 3 And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure).
  • Gal 5:5 : 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness.
  • Col 1:5 : 5 Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel
  • Col 1:23 : 23 if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm, without shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.
  • Col 1:27 : 27 God wanted to make known to them the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
  • 2 Thess 2:16 : 16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,
  • Titus 2:11-13 : 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. 12 It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
  • Heb 6:18-19 : 18 so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,
  • Ps 33:18 : 18 Look, the LORD takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness
  • Ps 33:22 : 22 May we experience your faithfulness, O LORD, for we wait for you.
  • Ps 146:5 : 5 How blessed is the one whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
  • Prov 14:32 : 32 An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.
  • Jer 17:7 : 7 My blessing is on those people who trust in me, who put their confidence in me.
  • Zech 9:12 : 12 Return to the stronghold, you prisoners, with hope; today I declare that I will return double what was taken from you.
  • Rom 5:2 : 2 through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.
  • Rom 12:12 : 12 Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.
  • Rom 15:4 : 4 For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.
  • Rom 15:13 : 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 13:13 : 13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

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  • 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.

  • 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness.

  • 18 Against hope Abraham believed in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations according to the pronouncement,“so will your descendants be.”

  • Rom 8:22-23
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    22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers together until now.

    23 Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

  • 19 For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.

  • Heb 6:18-19
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    18 so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

    19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,

  • Rom 5:4-5
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    4 and endurance, character, and character, hope.

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

  • 18 because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.

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    8 But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation.

    9 For God did not destine us for wrath but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 People Commended for Their Faith Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.

  • 7 And so, since we have been justified by his grace, we become heirs with the confident expectation of eternal life.”

  • 12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we behave with great boldness,

  • 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

  • 7 for we live by faith, not by sight.

  • Rom 8:18-20
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    18 For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the coming glory that will be revealed to us.

    19 For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God.

    20 For the creation was subjected to futility– not willingly but because of God who subjected it– in hope

  • 4 For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

  • 5 Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel

  • 13 as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

  • 2 through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.

  • 7 But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!

  • 21 Through him you now trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

  • 15 where then is my hope? And my hope, who sees it?

  • 8 You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

  • 20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.

  • 11 But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,

  • 9 But in your case, dear friends, even though we speak like this, we are convinced of better things relating to salvation.

  • 10 Or is he not surely speaking for our benefit? It was written for us, because the one plowing and threshing ought to work in hope of enjoying the harvest.

  • 26 It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the LORD.

  • 11 On the contrary, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they are.”

  • 24 but also for our sake, to whom it will be credited, those who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

  • 10 In fact this is why we work hard and struggle, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of believers.

  • 17 ע(Ayin)The People of Jerusalem Lament: Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.

  • 4 that is, into an inheritance imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. It is reserved in heaven for you,

  • 21 But this I call to mind; therefore I have hope:

  • 10 He delivered us from so great a risk of death, and he will deliver us. We have set our hope on him that he will deliver us yet again,

  • 6 And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors,

  • 20 But our citizenship is in heaven– and we also eagerly await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

  • 8 For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;

  • 13 Therefore, get your minds ready for action by being fully sober, and set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

  • 3 And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure).

  • 81 כ(Kaf) I desperately long for your deliverance. I find hope in your word.

  • 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before time began.

  • 28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.

  • 7 And our hope for you is steadfast because we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.