Bible Verses about 'Scripture of expectation'
- Whoever believes in me,
as Scripture has said,
‘Streams of living water
shall flow from within him.’ - As Scripture asserts, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.”
- All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in uprightness, so that the man of God may be proficient and equipped for good work of every kind.
- But according to Scripture all things have been confined under sin, so that through faith in Jesus Christ what was promised might be given to those who believe.
- The hope of the righteous brings them joy,
but the expectations of the wicked are frustrated. - Then the other disciple who had reached the tomb first also went inside, and he saw and believed. They still did not understand the Scripture indicating that he must rise from the dead.
- Indeed, creation itself eagerly awaits the revelation of the children of God.
- I wait for the Lord in anxious expectation;
I place my hope in his word. - In God alone be at rest, O my soul;
it is from him that my hope comes. - He who called you is holy. Therefore, be holy yourselves in all your conduct. For Scripture says, “Be holy, for I am holy.”
- In much the same manner
will wisdom be sweet to your soul.
If you find it, you will have a future,
and your hope will not be cut off. - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
- No prophecy ever came from human initiative. Rather, when people spoke as messengers of God, they did so under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
- Go and learn what this text means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.
- Beloved,
we are God’s children now.
What we shall be
has not yet been revealed.
However, we do know that when he appears
we shall be like him,
for we shall see him as he really is.
Everyone who has this hope in him
keeps himself pure,
just as he is pure. - Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts:
he is the King of glory. Selah - And take the helmet of salvation as well as the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
- For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but rather a spirit of power and of love and of wisdom.
- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. - Those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
- By his own choice he gave us birth through the way of truth so that we may be a kind of firstfruits of all his creation.
- The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law.
- I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation to know him.
- The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
- The tongue of the just man is like pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is without worth. - For he guards the paths of justice
and keeps watch over the way of his faithful ones. - I am confident that I will behold the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living. - Make every possible effort to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
- Peter answered, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
- You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.
- The lips of the righteous utter words of kindness,
but the mouth of the wicked knows only how to pervert. - May the favor of the Lord, our God, rest upon us.
And may the work of our hands prosper—
indeed, may the work of our hands prosper. - A good man produces good from the store of goodness in his heart, whereas an evil man produces evil from the store of evil within him. For the mouth speaks from the abundance of the heart.
- Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
and the glory of children is their parents. - For everything that is in the world—
the concupiscence of the flesh,
the concupiscence of the eyes,
and the pride of life—
comes not from the Father
but from the world. - The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools are those who despise wisdom and instruction. - Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stand in the way of sinners,
nor sit in the company of scoffers. - The righteous is remembered with blessings,
but the name of the wicked fades away. - What is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him? - The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,
and all their host by the breath of his mouth. - Blessings are showered on the head of the righteous,
but sorrow will cover the face of the wicked. - There is only one thing I ask of the Lord,
just one thing I seek:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
so that I may enjoy the beauty of the Lord
and gaze on his temple. - He has rescued us from the power of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
- What is born of the flesh is flesh,
and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. - Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the world.
- Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.
- Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts.
- Put on the armor of God so that you will be able to stand firm against the deceit of the devil.
- The reward of humility and fear of the Lord
is wealth, honor, and life. - Therefore, let us leave behind the basic teaching about Christ and advance toward maturity. We must not be forever laying the foundation: repentance for actions that lead to death, faith in God, instruction about baptisms and the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
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For everyone born of Godconquers the world.
And the victory that conquers the world
is our faith.