18 Bible Verses about Hope, Nature Of

Or is he speaking altogether for our sake? Yes, for our sake it was written, because the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.

Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that,

And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much back.

At the same time, he was hoping that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him.

I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through, and to be helped by you on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing this in the hope that you will do such things for me. I would rather die than have anyone deprive me of my ground for boasting.

For I do not want to see you now just in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

For we write you nothing but what you can read and understand; and I hope you will understand fully, as you have understood us in part, that you can be proud of us just as we can be of you, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men; but what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience.

I wish that you would bear with me in a little foolishness; but indeed you are bearing with me.

I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news of you.

in the hope that I may somehow arouse to jealousy the kinsmen of my flesh and save some of them.

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with everything to enjoy.

But we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since all this happened.

But we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.

So they watched him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might catch him on what he said, in order to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had desired to see him for a long time, because he had heard about him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.

But when her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities,