Bible Verses About Expectancy
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for expectancy, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 622 votes, led by Jeremiah 29:11. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Expectancy
Jeremiah 29:1171 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Acts 3:556 votes
And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
Psalms 62:550 votes
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Acts 1:835 votes
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Romans 13:1125 votes
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Genesis 6:323 votes
And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Psalms 90:1021 votes
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
2 Timothy 3:1-519 votes
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
Matthew 24:4217 votes
Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Matthew 24:4417 votes
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
John 10:1017 votes
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Acts 2:3817 votes
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Revelation 1:117 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Matthew 24:1315 votes
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Romans 8:2815 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Matthew 24:314 votes
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
John 3:1-3614 votes
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
John 3:1613 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Romans 6:2313 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 John 1:913 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Proverbs 10:2812 votes
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Romans 3:2312 votes
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
2 Timothy 3:1612 votes
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
1 Peter 2:18-2512 votes
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Genesis 1:2711 votes
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
What does the Bible say about expectancy?
Readers most often cite Jeremiah 29:11 on the subject of expectancy. Across 622 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Acts 3:5, Psalms 62:5, Acts 1:8. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.