and in his name the Gentiles will hope.”

But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.

Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope.

therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope.

But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.

Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”

having a hope in God, which these men themselves accept, that there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust.

At the same time he hoped that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him.

And now I stand here on trial because of my hope in the promise made by God to our fathers,

to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship night and day. And for this hope I am accused by Jews, O king!

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.

For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I am wearing this chain.”

In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope

For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?

But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles

For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs,

And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles hope.”

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain, and to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.