Rom 8:24-25, 2Ti 4:8 | ISV | STEP | For we were saved with this hope in mind. Now hope that is seen is not really hope, for who hopes for what can be seen?

Romans 8:24-25

24 For we were saved with this hope in mind. ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks in mind} Now hope that is seen is not really hope, for who hopes for what can be seen?2Cor 5:7; Heb 11:1 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.

2 Timothy 4:8

8 The victor's crown of righteousness is now waiting for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who eagerly wait for his appearing.1Cor 9:25; 2Tim 1:12; James 1:12; 1Pet 5:4; Rev 2:10