Bible Verses about 'Scripture of expectation'
- The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing. - The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.”
- And let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water.’
- But the scripture has imprisoned all things under the power of sin, so that what was promised through faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
- Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
- All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.
- For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God.
- For God alone my soul waits in silence,
for my hope is from him. - I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope. - Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, you will find a future,
and your hope will not be cut off. - Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct; for it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
- Because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
- Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.
- Beloved, we are God's children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
- Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory. Selah - Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. - For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.
- For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
- In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
- The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the mind of the wicked is of little worth. - The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
- 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 as you come to know him.
- Guarding the paths of justice
and preserving the way of his faithful ones. - The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.
- Making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
- I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living. - The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot. - Peter said to them, “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.
- Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,
and prosper for us the work of our hands—
O prosper the work of our hands! - Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
and the glory of children is their parents. - The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction. - The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. - Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
- One thing I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
to live in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in his temple. - Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. - By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and all their host by the breath of his mouth. - For all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from the world.
- He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred 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.
- Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.
- 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 obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
- For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Therefore let us go on toward perfection, leaving behind the basic teaching about Christ, and not laying again the foundation: repentance from dead works and faith toward God, instruction about baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
- Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts.
- Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
- Happy are those
who do not follow the advice of the wicked,
or take the path that sinners tread,
or sit in the seat of scoffers.
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