Hope
70 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
47 sections
- A Better Hope Brought in by Christ
- Abraham
- Be Ready to Give an Answer Concerning
- Blessed
- Connected with Faith and Love
- David
- Encourage Others To
- Encouragement To
- General Scriptures Concerning
- Gladdening
- Good
- Happiness of
- Illustrated by a Helmet
- Illustrated by an Anchor
- Leads to Patience
- Leads to Purity
- Life is the Season of
- Lively
- Makes not Ashamed
- Objects of a Resurrection
- Objects of Christ's Glorious Appearing
- Objects of Eternal Life
- Objects of Glory
- Objects of Righteousness
- Objects of Salvation
- Obtained Through: Faith
- Obtained Through: Grace
- Obtained Through: Patience and Comfort of the Scriptures
- Obtained Through: The Gospel
- Obtained Through: The Word
- Paul
- Saints are Called To
- Saints: Have All, the Same
- Saints: Have, in Death
- Saints: Rejoice In
- Saints: should Abound In
- Saints: should Continue In
- Saints: should Hold Fast
- Saints: should Look for the Object of
- Saints: should not be Ashamed of
- Saints: should not be Moved From
- Seek for Full Assurance of
- Sure and Steadfast
- The Result of Experience
- The Wicked Have No Ground For
- Thessalonians
- Triumphs Over Difficulties
A Better Hope Brought in by Christ
- Hebrews 7:19 ( for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
Abraham
- Romans 4:18 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.”
Be Ready to Give an Answer Concerning
- 1 Peter 3:15 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,
Blessed
- Titus 2:13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Connected with Faith and Love
- 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
David
- Psalm 39:7 And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
Encourage Others To
- Psalm 130:7 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.
Encouragement To
- Hosea 2:15 There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.
- Zechariah 9:12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.
General Scriptures Concerning
- Psalm 9:18 For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
- Psalm 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
- Psalm 31:24 Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
- Psalm 33:18 Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
- Psalm 33:22 May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.
- Psalm 38:15 I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.
- Psalm 39:7 And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
- Psalm 43:5 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.
- Psalm 71:5 For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
- Psalm 71:14 But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
- Psalm 78:5–7 For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children, …
- Psalm 119:74 May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.
- Psalm 119:81 My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
- Psalm 119:116 Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
- Psalm 119:166 I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.
- Psalm 130:7 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.
- Psalm 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
- Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
- Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
- Proverbs 14:32 The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
- Proverbs 23:18 For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
- Proverbs 24:14 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.
- Isaiah 38:18 For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
- Jeremiah 17:7 But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- Lamentations 3:21 Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:
- Lamentations 3:24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
- Lamentations 3:26 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
- Hosea 2:15 There I will give back her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.
- Joel 3:16 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.
- Zechariah 9:12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.
- Acts 23:6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
- Acts 24:14–15 I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets, …
- Acts 26:7–8 the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews. …
- Acts 28:20 So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
- Romans 4:18 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.”
- Romans 5:2–5 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. …
- Romans 8:24–25 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? …
- Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- Romans 15:4 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.
- Romans 15:13 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.
- 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
- 1 Corinthians 15:19 If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.
- 2 Corinthians 3:12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
- Galatians 5:5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
- Ephesians 1:18 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,
- Ephesians 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
- Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
- Philippians 1:20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
- Colossians 1:5 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
- Colossians 1:23 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.
- Colossians 1:27 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.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3 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.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8 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.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
- 1 Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
- Titus 1:2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
- Titus 2:13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
- Titus 3:7 so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
- Hebrews 3:6 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.
- Hebrews 6:11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
- Hebrews 6:18–19 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. …
- Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
- 1 Peter 1:3 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,
- 1 Peter 1:13 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.
- 1 Peter 1:21 Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
- 1 Peter 3:15 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,
- 1 John 3:3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
Gladdening
- Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
Good
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
Happiness of
- Psalm 146:5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
Illustrated by a Helmet
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8 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.
Illustrated by an Anchor
- Hebrews 6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
Leads to Patience
- Romans 8:25 But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3 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.
Leads to Purity
- 1 John 3:3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
Life is the Season of
- Ecclesiastes 9:4 There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.
- Isaiah 38:18 For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
Lively
- 1 Peter 1:3 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,
Makes not Ashamed
- Romans 5:5 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.
Objects of a Resurrection
- Acts 23:6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
- Acts 24:15 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.
Objects of Christ's Glorious Appearing
- Titus 2:13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Objects of Eternal Life
Objects of Glory
- Romans 5:2 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.
- Colossians 1:27 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.
Objects of Righteousness
- Galatians 5:5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
Objects of Salvation
- 1 Thessalonians 5:8 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.
Obtained Through: Faith
- Romans 5:1–2 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, …
- Galatians 5:5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
Obtained Through: Grace
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
Obtained Through: Patience and Comfort of the Scriptures
- Romans 15:4 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.
Obtained Through: The Gospel
- Colossians 1:5 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
- Colossians 1:23 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.
Obtained Through: The Word
- Psalm 119:81 My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
Paul
- Acts 24:15 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.
Saints are Called To
- Ephesians 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
Saints: Have All, the Same
- Ephesians 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
Saints: Have, in Death
- Proverbs 14:32 The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Saints: Rejoice In
- Romans 5:2 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.
- Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
Saints: should Abound In
- Romans 15:13 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.
Saints: should Continue In
- Psalm 71:14 But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.
- 1 Peter 1:13 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.
Saints: should Hold Fast
- Hebrews 3:6 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.
Saints: should Look for the Object of
- Titus 2:13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
Saints: should not be Ashamed of
- Psalm 119:116 Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Saints: should not be Moved From
- Colossians 1:23 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.
Seek for Full Assurance of
- Hebrews 6:11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
Sure and Steadfast
- Hebrews 6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
The Result of Experience
- Romans 5:4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.
The Wicked Have No Ground For
- Ephesians 2:12 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.
Thessalonians
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3 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.
Triumphs Over Difficulties
- Romans 4:18 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.”
Related topics
Hope of the WickedHope in ChristHope in GodHope in God's PromisesHope is the Work of the Holy SpiritHope in the Mercy of God
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.