Romans 8:23

Weymouth NT

And more than that, we ourselves, though we possess the Spirit as a foretaste and pledge of the glorious future, yet we ourselves inwardly sigh, as we wait and long for open recognition as sons through the deliverance of our bodies.

Cross References

Luke 20:36

For indeed they cannot die again; they are like angels, and are sons of God through being sons of the Resurrection.

Luke 21:28

But when all this is beginning to take place, grieve no longer. Lift up your heads, because your deliverance is drawing near.«

Romans 5:11

And not only so, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now obtained that reconciliation.

Romans 5:3

And not only so: we also exult in our sufferings, knowing as we do, that suffering produces fortitude;

Romans 5:5

and that this hope never disappoints, because God's love for us floods our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Romans 7:24

(Unhappy man that I am! who will rescue me from this death-burdened body?

Romans 8:19

For all creation, gazing eagerly as if with outstretched neck, is waiting and longing to see the manifestation of the sons of God.

1 Corinthians 1:7

so that there is no gift of God in which you consciously come short while patiently waiting for the reappearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Corinthians 1:22

and He has also set His seal upon us, and has put His Spirit into our hearts as a pledge and foretaste of future blessing.

2 Corinthians 7:5

For even after our arrival in Macedonia we could get no relief such as human nature craves. We were greatly harassed; there were conflicts without and fears within.

Galatians 5:5

We have not, for through the Spirit we wait with longing hope for an acceptance with God which is to come through faith.

Ephesians 1:14

that Spirit being a pledge and foretaste of our inheritance, in anticipation of its full redemption–the inheritance which He has purchased to be specially His for the extolling of His glory.

Ephesians 4:30

And beware of grieving the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed in preparation for the day of Redemption.

Ephesians 5:9

Live and act as sons of Light –for the effect of the Light is seen in every kind of goodness, uprightness and truth–

2 Timothy 4:8

From this time onward there is reserved for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who love the thought of His Appearing.

Titus 2:13

in expectation of the fulfilment of our blessed hope–the Appearing in glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;

Hebrews 9:28

so the Christ also, having been once offered in sacrifice in order that He might bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, separated from sin, to those who are eagerly expecting Him, to make their salvation complete.

1 Peter 1:7

The sorrow comes in order that the testing of your faith –being more precious than that of gold, which perishes and yet is proved by fire– may be found to result in praise and glory and honour at the re-appearing of Jesus Christ.

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we are to be in the future has not yet been fully revealed. We know that if Christ reappears we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him as He is.