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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul finishes reminding the believers in Rome that sometime in the future, God will change their bodies in a glorious way.
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# if we hope for what we do not see
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Here the word "hope" means confidently expect that what one desires will happen. The person who hopes in this way believes that what he desires will happen. Alternate translation: "If we confidently expect to receive what we do not see" or "if we trust God for what we do not see"
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# what we do not see
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Not seeing what we hope for represents not yet having it or experiencing it. Alternate translation: "what we do not yet have" or "what has not yet happened"
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# we wait for it with patience
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"we wait for it patiently"
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