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Hope, in its general sense, is the anticipation of a future outcome. It is a subjective expectation which may be either firmly based or misdirected.

Hope that an event will take place

1 Corinthians 9:10; 1 Timothy 3:14 See also Esther 9:1; Luke 6:34; Acts 24:26 Felix hoped Paul would offer him a bribe; Romans 15:24 Paul hoped to visit Rome on his way to Spain; 1 Corinthians 9:15; Corinthians 16:7; 2 Corinthians 1:13-14; Corinthians 5:11; Corinthians 11:1

Paul hopes to send Timothy to the Philippians:

Philippians 2:19,23 Phm 22; 2Jn 12; 3Jn 14

Hope for a positive outcome

Ecclesiastes 9:4 See also Ruth 1:12; 2 Kings 4:28; Proverbs 19:18; Romans 11:14

Misplaced or vain hope

Psalm 33:17; Jeremiah 23:16 See also Job 8:13-14; Job 11:20; Proverbs 26:12; Proverbs 29:20; Jeremiah 50:7; 1 Timothy 6:17

Hope removed or not satisfied

Job 30:26; Jeremiah 8:15 See also Job 6:19-20; Job 14:7-12; Job 19:10; Job 27:8; Isaiah 38:18; Jeremiah 13:16; Jeremiah 14:19; Lamentations 3:18; Ezekiel 37:11; Zechariah 9:5; Luke 24:21 The two disciples share their hopes with Jesus Christ on the Emmaus road; 1 Thessalonians 4:13

The malicious hope of the wicked

Proverbs 10:28 See also Proverbs 11:7,23; Proverbs 24:19-20; Luke 20:20; Luke 23:8; Acts 16:19

See also

1345  covenant
4918  dawn
5835  disappointment
5914  optimism
7774  prophets, false
8112  certainty