For by hope were we saved (τη γαρ ελπιδ εσωθημεν). First aorist passive indicative of σωζω. The case of ελπιδ is not certain, the …

For we are saved by hope. It cannot be said that hope is the instrument or condition of salvation. Most commentators have underst…

Why do I say that we “wait for the adoption?” Because hope in the future is of the very essence of the Christian’s life. It was by hope that he was…

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? But if we hope for that we see not…

In keeping with the eager waiting of those who long for their complete salvation (v.23) is the emphasis on hope (vv.24–25; cf. also 5:4). The Chris…

For by hope, etc. Paul strengthens his exhortation by another argument, for our salvation cannot be separated from some kind of d…

For we are saved by hope
We who have received the firstfruits, who were in a lost perishing condition, and by nature…

The sufferings of the saints strike no deeper than the things of time, last no longer than the present time, are light afflictions, and only for a …

1. After demonstrating the excellence of future glory from the longing of creation, the Apostle now demonstrates the same from the longing o…