Colossians 1:5
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5 which come from your confident hope of what God has reserved for you in heaven. You have had this expectation ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News.
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Colossians 1:5
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5 the faith and love that spring from the hope(A) stored up for you in heaven(B) and about which you have already heard in the true message(C) of the gospel
1 Peter 1:3-4
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The Hope of Eternal Life
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, 4 and we have a priceless inheritance—an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.
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1 Peter 1:3-4
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Praise to God for a Living Hope
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!(A) In his great mercy(B) he has given us new birth(C) into a living hope(D) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,(E) 4 and into an inheritance(F) that can never perish, spoil or fade.(G) This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,(H)
2 Timothy 4:8
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8 And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.
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2 Timothy 4:8
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8 Now there is in store for me(A) the crown of righteousness,(B) which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day(C)—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.(D)
Ephesians 1:13
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13 And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own[a] by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.
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- 1:13 Or he put his seal on you.
Ephesians 1:13
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13 And you also were included in Christ(A) when you heard the message of truth,(B) the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal,(C) the promised Holy Spirit,(D)
Colossians 1:27
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27 For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory.
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Colossians 1:27
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27 To them God has chosen to make known(A) among the Gentiles the glorious riches(B) of this mystery, which is Christ in you,(C) the hope of glory.
Titus 1:2
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2 This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began.
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Titus 1:2
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2 in the hope of eternal life,(A) which God, who does not lie,(B) promised before the beginning of time,(C)
1 Peter 2:2
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2 Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,
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1 Peter 2:2
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2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk,(A) so that by it you may grow up(B) in your salvation,
Hebrews 7:19
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19 For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
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Hebrews 7:19
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19 (for the law made nothing perfect),(A) and a better hope(B) is introduced, by which we draw near to God.(C)
Colossians 1:23
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23 But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it.
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Colossians 1:23
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1 Thessalonians 2:13
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13 Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.
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1 Thessalonians 2:13
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13 And we also thank God continually(A) because, when you received the word of God,(B) which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.
1 Corinthians 15:19
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19 And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world.
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1 Corinthians 15:19
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19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.(A)
Acts 24:15
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15 I have the same hope in God that these men have, that he will raise both the righteous and the unrighteous.
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Acts 24:15
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15 and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection(A) of both the righteous and the wicked.(B)
Acts 23:6
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6 Paul realized that some members of the high council were Sadducees and some were Pharisees, so he shouted, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is in the resurrection of the dead!”
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Acts 23:6
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6 Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees(A) and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers,(B) I am a Pharisee,(C) descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”(D)
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