18 Bible Verses about expectations

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

For the earnest longing of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God.

And, as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he himself were the Christ,

because of the hope laid up for you in Heaven, of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the Gospel,

men fainting for fear and for expectation of the things coming upon the inhabited earth; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment and fierceness of fire about to devour the opposers.

Blessed be the God and Father of out Lord Jesus Christ, Who, according to His abundant mercy, begat us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead,

Now faith is an assurance of things hoped for, a sure persuasion of things not seen;

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I shall in nothing be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether through life, or through death.

"But love your enemies; and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; because He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

and they did this not as we hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God;

Having, therefore, such hope, we use great boldness of speech;

that having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

For, being free from all men, I made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.

"And, if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what charm have you? even the sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive back as much.

looking for the blissful hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;

And Peter, having come to himself, said, "Now I know truly that the Lord sent forth His angel, and delivered me out of Herod's hand, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

For our citizenship is in Heaven, whence also we are waiting for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;