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But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? <a href="/nlt/romans/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> We were given this hope when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it. <a href="/esv/romans/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? <a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? <a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For in this hope we were saved; but hope being seen is no hope; for does anyone hope for what he sees? <a href="/kjv/romans/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/romans/8.htm">New King James Version</a> For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? <a href="/nasb_/romans/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? <a href="/nasb/romans/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? <a href="/nasb77/romans/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one also hope for what he sees? <a href="/lsb/romans/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For in hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what he already sees? <a href="/amp/romans/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For in this hope we were saved [by faith]. But hope [the object of] which is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he already sees? <a href="/csb/romans/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Now in this hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? <a href="/hcsb/romans/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now in this hope we were saved, yet hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? <a href="/asv/romans/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> For in hope were we saved: but hope that is seen is not hope: for who hopeth for that which he seeth? <a href="/cev/romans/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And this hope is what saves us. But if we already have what we hope for, there is no need to keep on hoping. <a href="/erv/romans/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> For by hope were we saved: but hope that is seen is not hope: for who hopeth for that which he seeth? <a href="/gwt/romans/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> We were saved with this hope in mind. If we hope for something we already see, it's not really hope. Who hopes for what can be seen? <a href="/gnt/romans/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> For it was by hope that we were saved; but if we see what we hope for, then it is not really hope. For who of us hopes for something we see? <a href="/isv/romans/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> For we were saved with this hope in mind. Now a hope that can be observed is not really hope, for who hopes for what can be seen? <a href="/net/romans/8.htm">NET Bible</a> For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? <a href="/nheb/romans/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? <a href="/wbt/romans/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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? <a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> It is *in hope* that we have been saved. But an object of hope is such no longer when it is present to view; for when a man has a thing before his eyes, how can he be said to hope for it?<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/romans/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Why would one hope for what he can already see? <a href="/web/romans/8.htm">World English Bible</a> For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what anyone beholds, why does he also hope for [it]? <a href="/blb/romans/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For in this hope we were saved; but hope being seen is no hope; for does anyone hope for what he sees? <a href="/ylt/romans/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what any one doth behold, why also doth he hope for it? <a href="/slt/romans/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For by hope were we saved: but hope being seen is not hope: for what any one sees, why does he also hope?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen, is not hope. For what a man seeth, why doth he hope for? <a href="/cpdv/romans/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For we have been saved by hope. But a hope which is seen is not hope. For when a man sees something, why would he hope? <a href="/nabre/romans/8.htm">New American Bible</a> For in hope we were saved. Now hope that sees for itself is not hope. For who hopes for what one sees? <a href="/nrsvce/romans/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For we live in hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for if we see it, why should we yet hope? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Because we live in that hope; but hope that is seen is not hope, for if we see hope, why do we look for it?<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For we are saved by this hope; but hope that is seen is not hope; for, what any one sees, why does he also hope for it? <a href="/godbey/romans/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> For we are saved by hope: but hope which is seen is not hope: for why does any one indeed hope for that which he sees? <a href="/haweis/romans/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For by hope we have been saved: now hope seen is not hope; for that which any man seeth how doth he yet hope for? <a href="/mace/romans/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for we are saved but by hope: but hope supposes things not yet present; for how can a man hope for what he has now in possession? <a href="/wey/romans/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> It is *in hope* that we have been saved. But an object of hope is such no longer when it is present to view; for when a man has a thing before his eyes, how can he be said to hope for it? <a href="/worrell/romans/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> For by hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for that which he sees? <a href="/worsley/romans/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen, is not hope; for what any one sees, how doth he yet hope for? <a href="/parallel/romans/8-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=2016" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">Future Glory</a> …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. 24<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">in this</a> <a href="/greek/1680.htm" title="1680: elpidi (N-DFS) -- Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence.">hope</a> <a href="/greek/4982.htm" title="4982: esōthēmen (V-AIP-1P) -- To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.">we were saved;</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">but</a> <a href="/greek/1680.htm" title="1680: elpis (N-NFS) -- Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence.">hope</a> <a href="/greek/991.htm" title="991: blepomenē (V-PPM/P-NFS) -- (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.">that is seen</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">no</a> <a href="/greek/1680.htm" title="1680: elpis (N-NFS) -- Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence.">hope at all.</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason."></a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">Who</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what."></a> <a href="/greek/1679.htm" title="1679: elpizei (V-PIA-3S) -- To hope, hope for, expect, trust. From elpis; to expect or confide.">hopes for</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">what</a> <a href="/greek/991.htm" title="991: blepei (V-PIA-3S) -- (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.">he can already see?</a> 25But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a> Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-18.htm">2 Corinthians 4:18</a> So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. <a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3-5</a> Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, / and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, / who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. <a href="/titus/2-13.htm">Titus 2:13</a> as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-8.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:8</a> But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation. <a href="/colossians/1-5.htm">Colossians 1:5</a> the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8</a> For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, <a href="/1_corinthians/13-13.htm">1 Corinthians 13:13</a> And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love. <a href="/galatians/5-5.htm">Galatians 5:5</a> But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness. <a href="/1_john/3-2.htm">1 John 3:2-3</a> Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. / And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-19.htm">1 Corinthians 15:19</a> If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-7.htm">2 Corinthians 5:7</a> For we walk by faith, not by sight. <a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18-19</a> Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged. / We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, <a href="/psalms/39-7.htm">Psalm 39:7</a> And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You. <a href="/lamentations/3-26.htm">Lamentations 3:26</a> It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man sees, why does he yet hope for?saved.<a href="/romans/5-2.htm">Romans 5:2</a> By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.<a href="/romans/12-12.htm">Romans 12:12</a> Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;<a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4,13</a> For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope… but hope.<a href="/2_corinthians/4-18.htm">2 Corinthians 4:18</a> While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.<a href="/2_corinthians/5-7.htm">2 Corinthians 5:7</a> (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)<a href="/hebrews/11-1.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a> Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/5-13.htm">Already</a> <a href="/romans/3-18.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/romans/8-21.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/acts/16-19.htm">Hopes</a> <a href="/job/5-16.htm">Hopeth</a> <a href="/romans/4-18.htm">Hoping</a> <a href="/romans/7-20.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/acts/27-39.htm">Object</a> <a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Present</a> <a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/romans/5-10.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/romans/3-26.htm">View</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/13-11.htm">Already</a> <a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/romans/8-25.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/romans/10-3.htm">Hopes</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-7.htm">Hopeth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-10.htm">Hoping</a> <a href="/romans/11-6.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-15.htm">Object</a> <a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Present</a> <a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">View</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 8</div>1. <a href="/romans/8-1.htm">Those who are in Christ are free from condemnation.</a> 5. <a href="/romans/8-5.htm">What harm comes of the flesh;</a> 13. <a href="/romans/8-13.htm">and what good of the Spirit.</a> 19. <a href="/romans/8-19.htm">The glorious deliverance the creation longs for,</a> 29. <a href="/romans/8-29.htm">was beforehand decreed from God.</a> 38. <a href="/romans/8-38.htm">Nothing can sever us from his love.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/romans/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For in this hope we were saved; This phrase refers to the hope of salvation through Jesus Christ. The context of <a href="/romans/8.htm">Romans 8</a> is the assurance of salvation and the future glory that awaits believers. The "hope" mentioned here is the confident expectation of eternal life and redemption. This hope is rooted in the promises of God, as seen throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>, which emphasizes salvation by grace through faith. The concept of hope in the Bible often involves trust in God's promises, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a>, which defines faith as the assurance of things hoped for.but hope that is seen is no hope at all. This part of the verse highlights the nature of biblical hope as something not yet realized or visible. In the cultural context of the time, hope was often associated with the unseen future, contrasting with the tangible and immediate. This aligns with <a href="/2_corinthians/4-18.htm">2 Corinthians 4:18</a>, which encourages believers to fix their eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. The unseen hope is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing trust in God's future fulfillment of His promises, as seen in the lives of the patriarchs like Abraham, who hoped against hope (<a href="/romans/4-18.htm">Romans 4:18</a>).Who hopes for what he can already see? This rhetorical question underscores the essence of hope as anticipation for what is not yet possessed. In the historical context, the early Christians faced persecution and trials, making the unseen hope of future glory particularly significant. This idea is echoed in <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11</a>, where the faith of the ancients is commended because they looked forward to what was promised but not yet received. The question challenges believers to maintain their focus on the eternal and the promises of God, rather than the temporary and visible, as seen in <a href="/colossians/3-2.htm">Colossians 3:2</a>, which instructs believers to set their minds on things above.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the Book of Romans, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological teachings. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_roman_church.htm">The Roman Church</a> The recipients of the letter, the early Christian community in Rome, composed of both Jewish and Gentile believers. 3. <a href="/topical/s/salvation.htm">Salvation</a> The event and process of being saved from sin and its consequences, a central theme in Christian theology. 4. <a href="/topical/h/hope.htm">Hope</a> A significant theme in this passage, referring to the confident expectation of what God has promised. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a> Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the Holy Spirit is a key figure in <a href="/bsb/romans/8.htm">Romans 8</a>, empowering believers and interceding for them.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_hope_in_salvation.htm">Understanding Hope in Salvation</a> Biblical hope is not wishful thinking but a confident expectation based on God's promises. Salvation is both a present reality and a future hope, grounded in the work of Christ. <a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_unseen_hope.htm">The Nature of Unseen Hope</a> True hope is characterized by its focus on the unseen and eternal, rather than the visible and temporary. Believers are called to trust in God's promises, even when they are not immediately visible. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_hope.htm">Living in Hope</a> Christians are encouraged to live with a forward-looking perspective, anticipating the fulfillment of God's promises. This hope should influence daily life, providing strength and perseverance in trials. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The Holy Spirit sustains our hope, reminding us of God's promises and interceding on our behalf. Believers are empowered by the Spirit to maintain hope in the face of challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 8</a> <a href="/q/what_is_hope_if_it_is_already_seen.htm">What is hope if it is already seen?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_christian_bigotry.htm">What is hope if it is already seen?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_greatest_virtue__faith,_hope,_or_love.htm">What is the greatest virtue among faith, hope, and love?</a> <a href="/q/is_hope_an_anchor_for_the_soul.htm">Is hope an anchor for the soul?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) Why do I say that we "wait for the adoption?" Because hope in the future is of the very essence of the Christian's life. It was by hope that he was saved. Hope, at the time when he first believed, made him realise his salvation, though it is still in the future. This is, indeed, implied in the very nature of hope. Its proper object is that which is future and unseen.By hope.--It is usually faith rather than hope that is represented as the means or instrument of salvation. Nor can it quite rightly be said that hope is an aspect of faith, because faith and hope are expressly distinguished and placed as co-ordinate with each other in <a href="/1_corinthians/13-13.htm" title="And now stays faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.">1Corinthians 13:13</a> : "and now abideth faith, hope, and charity, these three." Hope is rather a secondary cause of salvation, because it sets salvation vividly before the believer, and so makes him strive to obtain it.It must not, however, be overlooked that the phrase translated "by hope," may be taken, rather to mean "with" or "in hope." It will then serve to limit the idea of salvation. We were saved, indeed, in an inchoate and imperfect manner, but our full salvation is still a subject for hope, and therefore it is not past but still in the future.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 24, 25. - For by (or, in) hope we were saved; not are saved, as in the Authorized Version. The aorist ἐσώθημεν, like ἐλάβετε in ver. 15, points to the time of conversion. The dative ἐλπίδι, which has no preposition before it, seems here, to have a modal rather than medial sense; for faith, not hope, is that whereby we are ever said to be saved. The meaning is that when the state of salvation was entered upon, hope was an essential element in its appropriation. A condition, not of attainment, but of hope, is therefore the normal condition of the regenerate now; and so, after shortly pointing out the very meaning of hope, the apostle enforces his previous conclusion, that they must be content at present to wait with patience. But hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Now comes in a further thought, and a very interesting one. <a href="/commentaries/romans/8-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. in this τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. hope ἐλπίδι (elpidi) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1680.htm">Strong's 1680: </a> Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence. we were saved; ἐσώθημεν (esōthēmen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4982.htm">Strong's 4982: </a> To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect. but δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. hope ἐλπὶς (elpis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1680.htm">Strong's 1680: </a> Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence. that is seen βλεπομένη (blepomenē) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_991.htm">Strong's 991: </a> (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at. is ἔστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. no οὐκ (ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. hope [at all]. ἐλπίς (elpis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1680.htm">Strong's 1680: </a> Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence. [Who] τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. hopes for ἐλπίζει (elpizei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1679.htm">Strong's 1679: </a> To hope, hope for, expect, trust. From elpis; to expect or confide. what ὃ (ho) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. he can already see? βλέπει (blepei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_991.htm">Strong's 991: </a> (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. 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