Rut 1:11-13, Pro 13:12, Eze 37:11, Mar 5:35-36, Luk 1:18, Rom 4:19, 5:5, 8:24 | ESV | STEP | But Naomi said , Turn back , my daughters ; why will you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb that they may become your husbands ?

11 But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Have I yet sons in my womb ^athat they may become your husbands? 12 Turn back, my daughters; go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, even if I should have a husband this night and should bear sons, 13 would you therefore wait till they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, for it is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that ^bthe hand of the Lord has gone out against me.”

Proverbs 13:12

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
^cbut a desire fulfilled is ^da tree of life.

Ezekiel 37:11

11 Then he said to me, ^e“Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and ^four hope is lost; ^gwe are indeed cut off.’

Mark 5:35-36

35 While he was still speaking, there came from ^hthe ruler’s house some who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why ⁱtrouble ^jthe Teacher any further?” 36 But overhearing ^{▼▼Or ignoring; some manuscripts hearing} what they said, Jesus said to ^lthe ruler of the synagogue, “Do not fear, only believe.”

Luke 1:18

18 And Zechariah said to the angel, ^m“How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”

Romans 4:19

19 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was ⁿas good as dead ( ^osince he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered ^pthe barrenness ^{▼▼Greek deadness} of Sarah’s womb.

Romans 5:5

5 and ^rhope does not put us to shame, because God’s love ^shas been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Romans 8:24

24 For ^tin this hope we were saved. Now ^uhope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees?