Romans 8:24

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“For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?”

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BSBPD

“For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For in hope were we saved: but hope that is seen is not hope: for who hopeth for that which he seeth?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what any one doth behold, why also doth he hope for <FI>it<Fi> ?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 8:24 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 33:18Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
  2. Psalms 33:22May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.
  3. Psalms 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
  4. Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
  5. Jeremiah 17:7But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
  6. Zechariah 9:12Return to your stronghold,O prisoners of hope;even today I declarethat I will restore to you double.
  7. Romans 5:2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
  8. Romans 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
  9. Romans 15:4For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
  10. Romans 15:13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  11. 1 Corinthians 13:13And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
  12. 2 Corinthians 4:18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
  13. 2 Corinthians 5:7For we walk by faith, not by sight.
  14. Galatians 5:5But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
  15. Colossians 1:5the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel
  16. Colossians 1:23if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
  17. Colossians 1:27To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
  18. 1 Thessalonians 5:8But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
  19. 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
  20. Titus 2:11For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
  21. Hebrews 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
  22. Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
  23. 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  24. 1 Peter 1:10Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,

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