¹⁴ But I will go on ever hoping, and increasing in all your praise.

³ And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.

²⁶ It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.

¹³ So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

³⁵ So do not give up your hope which will be greatly rewarded.

¹⁰ And, truly, you are lovers of all the brothers in Macedonia; but it is our desire that your love may be increased still more;

⁹ And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

²¹ This I keep in mind, and because of this I have hope.

⁷ O Israel, have hope in the Lord; for with the Lord is mercy and full salvation.

⁵ Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God, for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.

⁶ You have been my support from the day of my birth; you took me out of my mother's body; my praise will be ever of you.

¹⁵ Truly, he will put an end to me; I have no hope; but I will not give way in argument before him;

¹⁸ But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.