18 Bible Verses about expectations

Who hopes for what he clearly sees? But if we hope for something that we do not see, we then patiently wait for it.

All nature even is waiting with eager longing for the unveiling of the vision of God's sons.

And while the people were in expectation, and all men were debating in their hearts about John,

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.

"men lifeless through fear, and foreboding of that which is about to come upon the habitable earth. For the powers of the heavens shall be shaken,

but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and a fiery indignation which is about to devour the adversaries.

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;

Now faith is the title-deed of things hoped for; the putting to the proof of things not seen.

So it is my keen expectation and hope that I shall never feel ashamed, but that with fearless courage, now as hither to, Christ may be magnified in my body, whether by my life or by my death.

"But you must love even your enemies and be kind to them, And lend, despairing of no man. Then your reward will be great, And you will be the sons of the Most High; For he is kind even to the ungrateful and to the evil.

And this not as I had expected, but in accordance with the will of God, they first gave themselves to God and to me.

Therefore, cherishing such a hope, I use great freedom of speech.

In order that being justified by his grace, We might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Though free from all men, I make myself the slave of all, that I may win the more.

"And if you lend to those from whom you are hoping to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so as to get as much back.

While we look for the blessed hope and epiphany of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Peter, coming to himself, said, "Now I know for a certainty that the Lord has sent his angel and released me from the hand of Herod, and from all that the Jewish people were anticipating."

But commonwealth is in heaven; and it is from heaven also that we are anxiously awaiting a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,