For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you too were called to the one hope of your calling,

From Paul, ¹  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior ²  and of Christ Jesus our hope,

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain, ¹ 

And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.

“Do not suppose that I will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have placed your hope. ¹ 

But when her owners ¹  saw their hope of profit ²  was gone, they seized ³  Paul and Silas and dragged ⁴  them into the marketplace before the authorities.

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent ¹  storm continued to batter us, ²  we finally abandoned all hope of being saved. ³ 

So for this reason I have asked to see you and speak with you, for I am bound with this chain because of the hope of Israel.” ¹ 

through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice ¹  in the hope of God’s glory.

And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God ¹  has been poured out ²  in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.” ¹ 

For I do not want to see you now in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows.

And our hope for you is steadfast because we know that as you share in ¹  our sufferings, so also you will share in ²  our comfort.

For we do not write you anything other than what ¹  you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely ² 

so that we, who were the first to set our hope ¹  on Christ, ²  would be to the praise of his glory.

Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.

Your faith and love have arisen ¹  from the hope laid up ²  for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel ³