Romans 8:23 Cross References

Romans 8:23

23: And even we Christians, although we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, also groan to be released from pain and suffering. We, too, wait anxiously for that day when God will give us our full rights as his children, including the new bodies he has promised us.

Hebrews 9:28

  1. so also Christ died only once as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again but not to deal with our sins again. This time he will bring salvation to all those who are eagerly waiting for him.

2 Corinthians 5:2

  1. We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long for the day when we will put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing.
  2. For we will not be spirits without bodies, but we will put on new heavenly bodies.
  3. Our dying bodies make us groan and sigh, but it's not that we want to die and have no bodies at all. We want to slip into our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by everlasting life.
  4. God himself has prepared us for this, and as a guarantee he has given us his Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:19

  1. For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.

Philippians 3:20

  1. But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
  2. He will take these weak mortal bodies of ours and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same mighty power that he will use to conquer everything, everywhere.

Ephesians 1:14

  1. The Spirit is God's guarantee that he will give us everything he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. This is just one more reason for us to praise our glorious God.

Romans 7:24

  1. Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin?

Luke 20:36

  1. And they will never die again. In these respects they are like angels. They are children of God raised up to new life.

Galatians 5:5

  1. But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive everything promised to us who are right with God through faith.

Philippians 1:21

  1. For to me, living is for Christ, and dying is even better.
  2. Yet if I live, that means fruitful service for Christ. I really don't know which is better.
  3. I'm torn between two desires: Sometimes I want to live, and sometimes I long to go and be with Christ. That would be far better for me,

Romans 8:15

  1. So you should not be like cowering, fearful slaves. You should behave instead like God's very own children, adopted into his family--calling him "Father, dear Father."
  2. For his Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our hearts and tells us that we are God's children.

Luke 21:28

  1. So when all these things begin to happen, stand straight and look up, for your salvation is near!"

Romans 8:25

  1. But if we look forward to something we don't have yet, we must wait patiently and confidently.
  2. And the Holy Spirit helps us in our distress. For we don't even know what we should pray for, nor how we should pray. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.

Titus 2:13

  1. while we look forward to that wonderful event when the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be revealed.

1 John 3:2

  1. Yes, dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when he comes we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.

Galatians 5:22

  1. But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  2. gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law.

Ephesians 4:30

  1. And do not bring sorrow to God's Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he is the one who has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

2 Corinthians 7:5

  1. When we arrived in Macedonia there was no rest for us. Outside there was conflict from every direction, and inside there was fear.

Romans 5:5

  1. And this expectation will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

Ephesians 5:9

  1. For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.

1 Peter 1:7

  1. These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold--and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold. So if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.

2 Timothy 4:8

  1. And now the prize awaits me--the crown of righteousness that the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that great day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his glorious return.
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