Ephesians 2:12
were once upon a time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, strangers to the covenants of the Promise, without hope and without God in the world.
Galatians 4:8
But once, when you Gentiles had no knowledge of God, you were slaves to gods which have no real being.
Colossians 1:21
And you, alienated as you once were, hostile at heart in your evil deeds,
1 Thessalonians 4:13
But I would not have you ignorant, brothers, about those who are falling asleep. You must not sorrow like other men, who have no hope.
Ephesians 4:18
having their understanding darkened, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.
1 Thessalonians 4:5
Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles who know not God.
Luke 1:72
"He showed mercy to our forefathers, He remembered his holy covenant,
John 4:22
You are worshiping something you do not know. we know what we worship, for salvation comes from the Jews.
John 10:16
"I have other sheep also, which do not belong to this fold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.
John 15:5
"I am the Vine you are the branches. He who abides in me and I in him, bears abundant fruit; because apart from me you can do nothing.
Acts 3:25
"You are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, "And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Acts 14:15-16
"Men, why are you doing all this? We also are men, with natures like your own! We are bringing you good tidings, that you are to turn from these empty things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that in them is.
Acts 28:20
This is the reason why I begged you to see and speak with me. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain."
Romans 1:28-32
And just as they refused to continue to retain God in their knowledge, so did God cast them out to an outcast mind, to do those things which were indecent.
Romans 9:4-5
For they are Israelites; to them belong the sonship, the Shekinah glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law; the service of the temple, and the promises;
Romans 9:8
That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as his posterity.
1 Corinthians 8:4-6
Now as to eating food that has been offered to idols, we know well that an idol has no real existence in the universe, and that there is no God but One.
1 Corinthians 10:19-20
What then shall we say? that an offering to an idol is anything? or that an idol is really anything?
Galatians 3:16-17
Now it was to Abraham that the promises were spoken, and to his offspring. God did not say, "offsprings" as if speaking of many, but "and to your offspring," as of one; and this is Christ.
Colossians 1:5
because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Long ago you heard of this hope in the message which came to you of the truth of the gospel.
Colossians 1:27
To them God willed to make known among the Gentiles how glorious are the riches of that secret truth, which is "Christ in you, the hope of glory."
2 Thessalonians 2:16
And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and a good hope in grace,
1 Timothy 1:1
Paul, and apostle of Jesus Christ by command of God our Saviour and Jesus Christ our Hope,
Hebrews 6:18
that by means of two immutable things??is promise and his oath??n which it is impossible for God to break faith, we refugees may have strong encouragement to grasp the hope set before us.
Hebrews 11:34
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, proved valiant in warfare, and routed armies of aliens.
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whose great mercy we have been born anew into a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;
1 Peter 1:21
Through him you believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope are now in God.
1 Peter 3:15
But consecrate Christ in your hearts, as Lord. Be always in readiness to make and answer to any one who asks you a reason for the hope that is within you, yet with gentleness and reverence.
1 John 3:3
And every one who is holding this hope in him is purifying himself, even as he is pure.