For the heart
Hope
32 Bible verses about hope, alongside passages from the Grail Message and the Buddha: 52 passages in all, each with its source. Take the one that meets you where you are.
“"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you," says the LORD, "thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future."”
Jeremiah · Jeremiah 29:11 · tr. World English Bible “It is foolish to talk of reverses of fortune or of trials.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume I · 5. Awake! · In the Light of Truth “We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.”
Paul · Romans 8:28 · tr. World English Bible “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope in the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Paul · Romans 15:13 · tr. World English Bible “It is because of the LORD's loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don't fail. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.”
The Bible · Lamentations 3:22-23 · tr. World English Bible “As soon as he honestly wills he can hopefully and gladly begin with it, free from all worry!”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume I · 5. Awake! · In the Light of Truth “Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.”
The Bible · Psalm 42:11 · tr. World English Bible “Even a good man sees evil days, as long as his good deed has not ripened; but when his good deed has ripened, then does the good man see happy days.”
Buddha · Dhammapada, verse 120 · tr. F. Max Müller “Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.”
The Bible · Psalm 30:5 · tr. World English Bible “At any moment you can set out on your way to the Height and make good the past, whatever it may be!”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume II · 1. Responsibility · In the Light of Truth “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast.”
The Bible · Hebrews 6:19 · tr. World English Bible “Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope doesn't disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”
Paul · Romans 5:3-5 · tr. World English Bible “The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the worn out, new.”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching, chapter 22 · tr. James Legge “The provisions must be faith and hope and the remembrance of your good works.”
Zoroastrian Teachings · The Vision of Arda Viraf · as given in S. A. Kapadia, The Teachings of Zoroaster (1905) “I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.”
The Bible · Psalm 27:13 · tr. World English Bible “God's Mercy is so great that He allows wonder upon wonder to arise, so that the help for mankind in the Millennium may be absolutely complete!”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume III · 61. The Primordial Spiritual Planes VI · In the Light of Truth “Behold, the LORD's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness.”
The Bible · Psalm 33:18 · tr. World English Bible “Let your loving kindness be on us, LORD, since we have hoped in you.”
The Bible · Psalm 33:22 · tr. World English Bible “Do not despair, lament or complain when you sometimes fall!”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume III · 2. Ponderers · In the Light of Truth “Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.”
The Bible · Psalm 39:7 · tr. World English Bible “But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.”
The Bible · Psalm 71:14 · tr. World English Bible “I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word.”
The Bible · Psalm 130:5 · tr. World English Bible “Awake and expand, you human spirits, make room for upward flight.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume III · 38. Let there be Light! · In the Light of Truth “The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.”
The Bible · Psalm 147:11 · tr. World English Bible “Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.”
The Bible · Proverbs 23:18 · tr. World English Bible “If he can look up with confidence to God no harm will come to him.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume I · 30. The great Comet · In the Light of Truth “He who formerly was reckless and afterwards became sober, brightens up this world, like the moon when freed from clouds.”
Buddha · Dhammapada, verse 172 · tr. F. Max Müller “So you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.”
The Bible · Proverbs 24:14 · tr. World English Bible “This I recall to my mind; therefore I have hope.”
The Bible · Lamentations 3:21 · tr. World English Bible “Help will only come to him when he himself longs for it.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume II · 31. Departed this life · In the Light of Truth “"The LORD is my portion," says my soul. "Therefore I will hope in him."”
The Bible · Lamentations 3:24 · tr. World English Bible “But as for me, I will look to the LORD. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.”
Micah · Micah 7:7 · tr. World English Bible “Don't rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me.”
Micah · Micah 7:8 · tr. World English Bible “Birth gives each individual the possibility to advance a mighty step upwards.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume II · 10. The mystery of birth · In the Light of Truth “For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? But if we hope for that which we don't see, we wait for it with patience.”
Paul · Romans 8:24-25 · tr. World English Bible “Let's hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.”
The Bible · Hebrews 10:23 · tr. World English Bible “If you would only open your eyes, instead of despairing!”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume I · 19. Once upon a time …! · In the Light of Truth “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
Peter · 1 Peter 1:3 · tr. World English Bible “Misery!--happiness is to be found by its side! Happiness!--misery lurks beneath it!”
Lao Tzu · Tao Te Ching, chapter 58 · tr. James Legge “May that come to you which is better than the good, may that not come to you which is worse than the evil.”
Zoroastrian Teachings · Zoroastrian marriage blessing · as given in S. A. Kapadia, The Teachings of Zoroaster (1905) “You will be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you will search, and will take your rest in safety.”
The Bible · Job 11:18 · tr. World English Bible “Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.”
Zechariah · Zechariah 9:12 · tr. World English Bible “To be natural, however, means to ascend, to strive upwards, following the attraction of the Living Power.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume II · 71. Life · In the Light of Truth “He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.”
Isaiah · Isaiah 42:3 · tr. World English Bible “As on a heap of rubbish cast upon the highway the lily will grow full of sweet perfume and delight, thus the disciple of the truly enlightened Buddha shines forth by his knowledge among those who are like rubbish, among the people that walk in darkness.”
Buddha · Dhammapada, verse 58 · tr. F. Max Müller “Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.”
The Bible · Psalm 126:5 · tr. World English Bible “Whatever you then still encounter is for your own good and brings you nearer to the hour of redemption, of liberation.”
Abd-ru-shin · Volume I · 7. Ascent · In the Light of Truth “I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.”
The Bible · Psalm 121:1-2 · tr. World English Bible “Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed.”
The Bible · Psalm 25:3 · tr. World English Bible “For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.”
The Bible · Psalm 9:18 · tr. World English Bible ““Let us recognise evil at all costs, even at the cost of suffering! Enable us to do so through Thy reciprocal actions whenever we err.” In the recognising also lies the redeeming for those of goodwill!”
Abd-ru-shin · The Lord’s Prayer · The Ten Commandments of God and the Lord’s Prayer “Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God.”
The Bible · Psalm 146:5 · tr. World English Bible