Romans 8:24

New International Reader's Version

That’s the hope we had when we were saved. But hope that can be seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?

Cross References

Psalm 146:5

Blessed are those who depend on the God of Jacob for help. Blessed are those who put their hope in the Lord their God.

Psalm 33:18

But the Lord looks with favor on those who respect him. He watches over those who put their hope in his faithful love.

Psalm 33:22

Lord, may your faithful love be with us. We put our hope in you.

Proverbs 14:32

When trouble comes, sinners are brought down. But godly people seek safety in God even as they die.

Jeremiah 17:7

“But I will bless anyone who trusts in me. I will do good things for the person who depends on me.

Zechariah 9:12

Return to your place of safety, you prisoners who still have hope. Even now I announce that I will give you back much more than you had before.

Romans 12:12

When you hope, be joyful. When you suffer, be patient. When you pray, be faithful.

Romans 15:13

May the God who gives hope fill you with great joy. May you have perfect peace as you trust in him. May the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.

Romans 15:4

Everything written in the past was written to teach us. The Scriptures give us strength to go on. They encourage us and give us hope.

Romans 4:18

When there was no reason for hope, Abraham believed because he had hope. He became the father of many nations, exactly as God had promised. God said, “That is how many children you will have.” (Genesis 15:5)

Romans 5:2

Through faith in Jesus we have received God’s grace. In that grace we stand. We are full of joy because we expect to share in God’s glory.

Romans 8:20

The created world was held back from fulfilling its purpose. But this was not the result of its own choice. It was planned that way by the one who held it back. God planned

1 Corinthians 13:13

The three most important things to have are faith, hope and love. But the greatest of them is love.

2 Corinthians 4:18

So we don’t spend all our time looking at what we can see. Instead, we look at what we can’t see. That’s because what can be seen lasts only a short time. But what can’t be seen will last forever.

2 Corinthians 5:7

We live by believing, not by seeing.

Galatians 5:5

But we long to be made completely holy because of our faith in Christ. Through the Holy Spirit we wait for this in hope.

Colossians 1:23

But you must keep your faith steady and firm. You must not move away from the hope the good news holds out to you. This is the good news that you heard. It has been preached to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, now serve the good news.

Colossians 1:27

God has chosen to make known to them the glorious riches of that mystery. He has made it known among the Gentiles. And here is what it is. Christ is in you. He is your hope of glory.

Colossians 1:5

Your faith and love are based on the hope you have. What you hope for is stored up for you in heaven. You have already heard about it. You were told about it when the true message was given to you. I’m talking about the good news

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But we belong to the day. So let us control ourselves. Let us put on our chest the armor of faith and love. Let us put on the hope of salvation like a helmet.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

Our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father loved us. By his grace God gave us comfort that will last forever. The hope he gave us is good. May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father

Titus 3:7

His grace made us right with God. So now we have received the hope of eternal life as God’s children.

Hebrews 11:1

Faith is being sure of what we hope for. It is being sure of what we do not see.

1 Peter 1:21

Because of what Christ has done, you believe in God. It was God who raised him from the dead. And it was God who gave him glory. So your faith and hope are in God.

1 Peter 1:3

Give praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth and a living hope. This hope is living because Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

1 John 3:3

Christ is pure. All who hope to be like him make themselves pure.