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Romans 8:23-25
New English Translation
Romans 8:23-25
New English Translation
23 Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit,[a] groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption,[b] the redemption of our bodies.[c] 24 For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with endurance.[d]
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- Romans 8:23 tn Or “who have the Spirit as firstfruits.” The genitive πνεύματος (pneumatos) can be understood here as possessive (“the firstfruits belonging to the Spirit”) although it is much more likely that this is a genitive of apposition (“the firstfruits, namely, the Spirit”); cf. TEV, NLT.
- Romans 8:23 tn See the note on “adoption” in v. 15.
- Romans 8:23 tn Grk “body.”
- Romans 8:25 tn Or “perseverance.”
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