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Bible Verses About Hope: 15 Scriptures

Bible verses about hope: 15 Scriptures on hope in God, enduring hope, and hope that does not disappoint, with plain notes and links.

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By Christopher McAllister

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Published September 28, 2026Updated October 25, 20266 min read1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)

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"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."

— 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about hope want Scripture that steadies the future — not wishful thinking, but hope tied to God. This page is a numbered list of fifteen passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Faith, hope, and love sit together in 1 Corinthians 13:13 and The greatest of these is love. Verses that name faith, hope and love together are gathered under Bible verses about faith, hope and love. Neighbor-love that hope fuels is under Bible verses about loving your neighbor. Inward renewing is Bible verses about renewal. The Romans 15:13 title is Bible verses about God of hope. The Fear of Isaac name is Bible verses about the God of Isaac. For hope that renews strength, see Isaiah 40:31; for hope nothing can cut off, see Romans 8:38-39. Hope in Scripture often means waiting on the Lord; see Bible verses about waiting on God. For words that put courage into someone else, see Bible verses about encouragement. Hope waits for God's timing; see Bible verses about God's timing.

15 Bible verses about hope

  1. Romans 15:13. "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." God is named the God of hope; hope overflows as trust meets the Spirit's power.

  2. Romans 5:5. "And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us." Hope is not embarrassed in the end because God's love is already poured out. See Romans 5:8 and Bible verses about God's love.

  3. 1 Corinthians 13:13. "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." Hope remains with faith and love; love is named greatest among the three. See 1 Corinthians 13:13, 1 Corinthians 13:13 meaning, and Faith, hope, and love.

  4. Hebrews 11:1. "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." Hope names what faith is confident about before it is visible.

  5. Jeremiah 29:11. "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" Spoken to exiles, the promise includes hope and a future from God's plans — not from their control.

  6. Psalm 42:11. "Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." Hope is directed: put your hope in God, even while the soul is still downcast.

  7. Psalm 39:7. "But now, Lord, what do I look to? My hope is in you." Hope has an object. The psalmist looks to the Lord, not to a vague optimism.

  8. Lamentations 3:21-23. "Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Hope rises when great love and morning mercies are called to mind. See Bible verses about God's love.

  9. Romans 8:24-25. "For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently." Hope waits for what is not yet seen — patiently. See Bible verses about patience.

  10. 1 Peter 1:3. "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." Hope is living because it is tied to the resurrection, not to a temporary mood.

  11. Titus 2:13. "While we wait for the blessed hope — the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ." The blessed hope has a face: Jesus appearing in glory.

  12. Isaiah 40:31. "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Hoping in the Lord renews strength for the long walk, not only the dramatic soar.

  13. Psalm 71:5. "For you have been my hope, Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth." Hope can be a lifelong habit with the Lord, not a last resort.

  14. Romans 12:12. "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Hope sits beside patience and prayer when affliction is still present. See Bible verses for encouragement and Comfort Bible verses.

  15. 1 Corinthians 13:7. "It [love] always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." Love keeps hoping; hope is part of how love endures. See 1 Corinthians 13:7 and Love and hope.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse for a hard night, a hospital hallway, or a journal line — not fifteen. Read it out loud. If you need love beside hope, open Love and hope or 1 Corinthians 13:13. For wider encouragement, use Bible verses for encouragement. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day. For the turn of the year, see Bible verses for the New Year. For the waiting weeks before Christmas, see Bible verses for Advent. The Hope of Israel list is on Bible verses about Hope of Israel. The Hope of Glory list is on Bible verses about the Hope of Glory. For Elisha who received a double portion and took up the mantle, open Bible verses about Elisha. For Isaac the son of promise bound on Moriah, open Bible verses about Isaac.

Questions people ask

What is the best Bible verse about hope?

Romans 15:13 and Romans 5:5 are strong starting places: God of hope, and hope that does not put us to shame because God's love is poured out.

Which verse says faith, hope, and love remain?

1 Corinthians 13:13. See 1 Corinthians 13:13 and The greatest of these is love.

What does "hope does not disappoint" mean?

Romans 5:5 (NIV: "hope does not put us to shame") ties that confidence to God's love already poured into our hearts by the Spirit — not to circumstances improving on our schedule.

Is biblical hope the same as optimism?

No. These verses locate hope in God, Christ's resurrection, and promises still unseen (Hebrews 11:1, Romans 8:24-25), not in a sunny forecast.

Read Love and hope, Faith, hope, and love, and Bible verses for encouragement. When the question is God's purpose rather than hope itself, see Bible verses about purpose. When hope is the Spirit's seal on a future, see Bible verses about the Holy Spirit. When hope has to answer an empty room, see Bible verses about loneliness. For the home that hope waits for, see Bible verses about heaven. When hope sits with mourning, see Bible verses about grief. When hope has to face dying, see Bible verses about death. When the question is waiting for the Lord rather than hope itself, see Bible verses about waiting. When the question is what God has said he will do rather than hope itself, see Bible verses about promises. When the soul is cast down, see Bible verses about depression. When hope is Christ's rising, see Bible verses about resurrection. When the question is believers as living stones in God's house rather than hope itself, see Bible verses about the living stone. When the question is Christ the foundation Rock rather than hope itself, see Bible verses about the Rock. When the question is Jesus as the forerunner who entered the sanctuary ahead of us, see Bible verses about the forerunner. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

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