Romans 8:25 Meaning and Explanation
“But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Romans 8:25 Mean?
Paul completes the thought begun in the previous verse. If our hope is set on what we cannot yet see, then the fitting response is to wait for it with patience, enduring steadily until the promise is fulfilled.
Patience is hope stretched out over time. Because the object of our hope is unseen and future, waiting becomes an act of faith. This is not idle waiting but a steadfast endurance, holding fast through delay and difficulty. The believer who truly hopes can wait without despair, for the One who promised is faithful. Such patient waiting is itself a quiet testimony that our confidence rests not in present sight but in the sure word of God in Christ.
Romans 8:25 in the Original Language
hypomone (ὑπομονή), 'patience' -- steadfast endurance, the capacity to remain firm and wait without giving up.
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What does Romans 8:25 mean?
Since our hope is for what we do not yet see, we wait for it with patience.