Bible Verses about Hope
| ‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’ | For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. |
| Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God. | Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God. |
| Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary. | But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. |
| The Lord will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in From this time and forever. | The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore. |
| Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. | Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
| Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. | Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. |
| And not only this, but we also celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope. | And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. |
| Now faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seen. | Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. |
| But now faith, hope, and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love. | And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. |
| You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word. | You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word. |
| Let’s hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. | Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. |
| Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who wait for the Lord. | Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the Lord. |
| But as for me, I will be on the watch for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. | Therefore I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me. |
| But if we hope for what we do not see, through perseverance we wait eagerly for it. | But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. |
| Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. |
| “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I wait for Him.” | “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” |
| Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; For You I wait all the day. | Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day. |
| And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. | Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. |
| Let Your favor, Lord, be upon us, Just as we have waited for You. | Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You. |
| I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And I wait for His word. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. |
| Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. | Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. |
| The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord anointed me To bring good news to the humble; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to captives And freedom to prisoners. | The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound. |
| But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, but with gentleness and respect. | But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear. |
| To whom God willed to make known what the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles is, the mystery that is Christ in you, the hope of glory. | To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. |
| There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling. | There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling. |
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