Romans 8:24

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?

Cross-reference

Romans 5:2 Parallel

In Romans 5:2, Paul introduces the hope of glory accessed by faith — the very hope Romans 8:24 says we are saved in, though not yet seen.

Romans 4:18 Parallel

Romans 4:18 shows Abraham hoping against hope in God's promise — a direct example of the unseen hope that saves in Romans 8:24.

Romans 2:7 Parallel

Romans 2:7 promises eternal life to those seeking glory and immortality — the same inheritance hoped for in Romans 8:24.

Romans 15:4 Parallel

Romans 15:4 grounds hope in scriptural teaching and encouragement — the source that sustains the hope described in Romans 8:24.

Romans 15:13 prays for overflowing hope from God — the divine origin of the hope in which Romans 8:24 says we are saved.

Romans 12:12 exhorts rejoicing in hope and patient endurance — applying the unseen hope of Romans 8:24 to daily Christian living.

1 Thessalonians 5:8 pictures hope of salvation as a helmet, connecting to the saving hope in Romans 8:24.

Colossians 1:27 defines Christ as the hope of glory, the unseen reality we hope for, deepening the meaning of hope.

2 Thessalonians 2:16 speaks of the good hope given by grace, echoing the source of hope in Romans 8:24.

Colossians 1:5 describes hope stored in heaven, the unseen object of our faith, paralleling hope not seen.

Galatians 5:5 echoes waiting by faith for the hope of righteousness, matching the unseen hope theme.

2 Corinthians 5:7 says we walk by faith, not sight — parallel to hoping for what we do not see.

2 Corinthians 4:18 contrasts seen and unseen — the unseen are eternal, matching hope's unseen nature.

1 Corinthians 13:13 lists hope among the three enduring virtues, reinforcing that hope remains even when unseen.

Titus 2:11 Parallel

Titus 2:13 calls Christ's appearing the blessed hope we wait for, directly paralleling the unseen hope we are saved in.

Hebrews 6:18 encourages holding fast to the hope set before us, reinforcing the steadfast hope of Romans 8:24.

Hebrews 6:18 encourages holding fast to the hope set before us, reinforcing the steadfast hope of Romans 8:24.

Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as assurance of things hoped for and conviction of things unseen — directly linking to hope not seen.

1 Peter 1:3 Parallel

1 Peter 1:3 calls being born again to a 'living hope' through the resurrection — directly echoing the hope we are saved in.

Titus 2:13 Parallel

Titus 2:13 calls Christ's appearing 'the blessed hope' — the unseen object of the hope that saves in Romans 8:24.

Titus 3:7 Related theme

Titus 3:7 says we are heirs with the hope of eternal life — precisely the hope in which we were saved according to Romans 8:24.

Ephesians 1:18 Related theme

Ephesians 1:18 prays that believers know the hope to which they are called — the very hope that saves us in Romans 8:24.

James 5:7 Parallel

In James 5:7, the farmer’s patient waiting for the harvest illustrates the same attitude of hoping for what is not yet seen.

1 John 3:3 Parallel

1 John 3:3 applies hope in Christ to a purifying life — showing hope's practical outworking.

1 Thessalonians 1:3 Related theme

1 Thessalonians 1:3 links hope in the Lord with endurance — the same future hope from Romans 8:24 that fuels perseverance.

Colossians 1:23 urges holding fast to the hope of the gospel, linking hope to perseverance as in Romans 8:24.

John 3:36 Related theme

John 3:36 presents eternal life as a present gift for believers, complementing the future hope that saves in Romans 8:24.

Hebrews 6:11 Related theme

Hebrews 6:11 urges diligence to fully realize what we hope for — the same unseen hope from Romans 8:24 that must be pursued.

Jeremiah 17:7 blesses those who trust in the Lord — trust that parallels the unseen hope of Romans 8:24.

Psalm 146:5 Parallel

Psalm 146:5 blesses those whose hope is in the Lord — the same confident expectation that Romans 8:24 says characterizes salvation.

Psalm 130:7 Parallel

Psalm 130:7 calls Israel to hope in the LORD for redemption — a parallel call to hopeful trust.

Psalm 33:22 Parallel

Psalm 33:22 asks for God's love as we hope in him — a prayerful expression of the hope Romans 8:24 defines as unseen.

Psalm 33:18 Parallel

Psalm 33:18 says the Lord watches those whose hope is in his unfailing love — the same object of hope as Romans 8:24's salvation hope.

1 Corinthians 13:7 Related theme

1 Corinthians 13:7 lists hope as a trait of love — the same hope that characterizes salvation in Romans 8:24.

Zechariah 9:12 calls captives 'prisoners of hope' awaiting restoration — an OT image of the hopeful waiting in Romans 8:24.

Proverbs 14:32 says the righteous have a refuge even in death — an OT counterpart to the hope of salvation in Romans 8:24.

1 Peter 1:21 Related theme

1 Peter 1:21 states that faith and hope are in God who raised Jesus — reinforcing the object of our hope.