Romans 8:25

Christian hope is for what we cannot yet see, so it expresses itself in patient, persevering waiting. This trains believers to trust God's promises over present circumstances.

Cross-references · 26

• Rom 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
• Heb 10:36You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
• Ps 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
• Lam 3:25–26The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
• 1 Th 1:3and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Jas 5:7–11Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
• Heb 12:1–3Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
• Luke 21:19By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
• Ps 130:5–7I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.
• Col 1:11being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
• Gen 49:18I await Your salvation, O LORD.
• Ps 37:7–9Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
• Isa 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
• 2 Th 3:5May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
• Ps 62:5–6Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
• Rom 8:23Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
• Rom 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
• Heb 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
• Ps 62:1For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
• Luke 8:15But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
• Rev 1:9I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
• Isa 26:8Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
• Jas 1:3–4because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
• Rev 14:12Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
• Rev 13:10“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
• Heb 6:15And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.

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