33 Bible Verses about expectations
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When the wicked man dies,
his expectation comes to nothing,
and hope placed in wealth vanishes.
Rest in God alone, my soul,
for my hope comes from Him.
Now the people were waiting expectantly, and all of them were debating in their minds whether John might be the Messiah.
At daybreak, Lord, You hear my voice;
at daybreak I plead my case to You and watch expectantly.
The desire of the righteous turns out well,
but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.
because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the message of truth, the gospel
realize that wisdom is the same for you.
If you find it, you will have a future,
and your hope will never fade.
For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever.
People will faint from fear and expectation of the things that are coming on the world, because the celestial powers will be shaken.
Then I thought: My future is lost,
as well as my hope from the Lord.
but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire about to consume the adversaries.
Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen.
My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all boldness, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life or by death.
But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.
and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves especially to the Lord, then to us by God’s will.
Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
so that having been justified by His grace,
we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
Although I am a free man and not anyone’s slave, I have made myself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people.
And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners to be repaid in full.
while we wait for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
For I know the plans I have for you”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.”
but our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
But the sight of the wicked will fail.
Their way of escape will be cut off,
and their only hope is their last breath.
