Hope

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

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? — read the full passage →

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.

The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. — read the full passage →

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. — read the full passage →

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.

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?

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; — read the full passage →

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, — read the full passage →

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; — read the full passage →

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; — read the full passage →

Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. — read the full passage →

Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. — read the full passage →

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. — read the full passage →

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. — read the full passage →

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. — read the full passage →

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.