Berean Standard Bible
“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?”
Paul has been describing how believers and creation groan as they wait for the final redemption of our bodies. He now reflects on the nature of that waiting and the place of hope within it.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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?
World English Bible (WEB)
For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees?
King James Version (KJV)
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)
For in hope were we saved: but hope that is seen is not hope: for who hopeth for that which he seeth?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For our salvation is by hope: but hope which is seen is not hope: for who is hoping for what he sees?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what any one does behold, why also does he hope for it?
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Porque en esperanza somos salvos; mas la esperanza que se ve, no es esperanza; porque lo que alguno ve, ¿á qué esperarlo?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Esa es la esperanza por la cual fuimos salvos. Esperar lo que se puede ver no es esperanza. Si uno ya tiene lo que espera, no tiene que esperarlo más.
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