What Does the Bible Say About Hope?

“Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. unto this: or, thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land, etc”

“So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:”

“But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape , and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. they shall: Heb. flight shall perish from them the giving: or, a puff of breath”

“For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?”

“If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;”

“This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.”

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

“Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. rest: Heb. dwell confidently”

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

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

“Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.”

“The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.”

“For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. in: or, thee do I wait for hear: or, answer”

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

“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.”

“For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.”

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

“For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:”

“That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:”

“That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:”

“They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.”

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

“Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.”

“LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.”

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

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

“The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.”

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

“The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.”

“For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. end: or, reward”

“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.”

“For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.”

“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. renew: Heb. change”

“Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.”

“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. expected: Heb. end and expectation”

“This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. recall: Heb. make to return to my heart”

“The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.”

“It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.”

“And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.”

“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. hope: Heb. place of repair, or, harbour”

“Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.”

“Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;”

“Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.”

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

“Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.”

“For with God nothing shall be impossible.”

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”

“And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”

“If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.”

“These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily , whether those things were so.”

“But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.”

“But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:”

“And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.”

“And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers:”

“Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. day and night: Gr. night and day”

“Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?”

“For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”

“Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.”

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

“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;”

“And patience, experience; and experience, hope:”

“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?”

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

“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.”

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

“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.”

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

“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,”

“That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:”

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

“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”

“According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.”

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

“For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;”

“If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;”

“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: in: or, among”

“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; In: or, For”

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; glorious: Gr. the appearance of the glory of the great God, and of our Saviour Jesus Christ”

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

“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.”

“And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:”

“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:”

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

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. substance: or, ground, or, confidence”

“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; temptations: or, trials”

“Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.”

“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.”