The word in Scripture

Hope in the Bible

The word hope appears 130 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Hope in Scripture is not wishful thinking but confident expectation grounded in God's promises. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What hope means in the Bible

Hope in Scripture is not wishful thinking but confident expectation grounded in God's promises.

Where the word hope appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word hope appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.”Psalms 22:9

“Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:”Psalms 146:5

“For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.”Isaiah 38:18

“By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”Romans 5:2

“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”Romans 15:13

“Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.”Philippians 2:23

“And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:”Hebrews 6:11

“For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.”Hebrews 7:19