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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.
 
+# if we hope for what we do not see
+
+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"
+
+# what we do not see
+
+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"
+
+# we wait for it with patience
+
+"we wait for it patiently"