Not 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.
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to brin
who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are
The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God.
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
When these things begin to happen, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may resul
From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on
for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He ha
For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outs