In hope, he believed against hope, so that he became the father of many nations; as he had been told, "So shall your descendants be."

through whom we have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of the glory of God.

and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

For the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will, but by the will of him who subjected it in hope;

For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?

But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

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

Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be faithful in prayer.

No, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head."

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through perseverance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.

And again, Isaiah says: "There shall be a root of Jesse; and he who shall rise to rule over the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall hope."

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

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.