For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”

And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond comparison. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.

Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.

so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,

The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.

Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”

Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.

But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.

as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?

You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.

and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”

I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.

I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.

The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.

But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness, in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.

And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.

You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.

Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.

I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.

In His name the nations will put their hope.”

Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.

Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.

Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:

God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.

if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel

that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.

remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.

We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond comparison. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.

The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.