Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- KJV Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
- BSB Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- NASB Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- NLT I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Quick answer
Paul prays that the God of hope would fill the believers with all joy and peace in believing, so that they may abound in hope by the Spirit's power. Hope, joy, and peace are God's gifts through faith and the Holy Spirit.
Overview
This benediction caps the doctrinal body of Romans. The 'God of hope' fills believers with joy and peace as they trust Him, leading to overflowing hope. Notably, this abounding hope comes 'in the power of the Holy Spirit,' not human effort. The verse gathers the gospel's fruit, joy, peace, and hope, and roots them in faith and the Spirit, fitting the letter's themes.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 19
- 2 Th 2:16–17Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
- Rom 12:12rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;
- 2 Cor 9:8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.
- Gal 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
- Rom 14:17for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- John 14:1“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me.
- Rom 15:5Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus,
- John 14:27Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
- Isa 55:12For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands.
- 1 Pet 1:8whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory —
- Heb 6:11We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
- Rom 5:4–5and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope:
- 1 Tim 1:1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope;
- Joel 3:16Yahweh will roar from Zion, and thunder from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will shake; but Yahweh will be a refuge to his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.
- 1 Th 1:5and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.
- Jer 14:8You hope of Israel, its Savior in the time of trouble, why should you be as a foreigner in the land, and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to stay for a night?
- Eph 1:2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Cor 2:4My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
- Eph 5:18–19Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
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