2Th 2:16, Heb 7:19, 1Pe 3:15, 1Jo 3:3 | ESV | STEP | Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself , and God our Father , who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace ,

2 Thessalonians 2:16

16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, ^awho loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good ^bhope through grace,

Hebrews 7:19

19 (for ^cthe law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, ^da better hope is introduced, through which ^ewe draw near to God.

1 Peter 3:15

15 but ^fin your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, ^galways being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and ^hrespect,

1 John 3:3

3 And everyone who ⁱthus hopes in him ^jpurifies himself as he is pure.