so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;

But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”

Therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.

But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities.

so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them.

Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see you and speak with you, because for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”

And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers.

Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would be saved was finally given up.

To this promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. For this hope’s sake, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.