Quotes About Hope

And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.

Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”

The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”

and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ëIt is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.í”

As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”

At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.

“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,

And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,

the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.

Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.

For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me

and said, ëDo not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.í

So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.

However, we must run aground on some island.”

On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.

Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.