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It is a forward-looking attitude that is deeply rooted in the belief that God is faithful and His word is true. Expectation is not merely wishful thinking but is based on the assurance of God's character and His revealed will.<br><br><b>Biblical Foundation:</b> <br>The concept of expectation is woven throughout Scripture, often linked with faith and hope. In the Old Testament, expectation is frequently associated with waiting on the Lord. <a href="/psalms/62-5.htm">Psalm 62:5</a> states, "Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him." Here, expectation is tied to a confident waiting for God's deliverance and provision.<br><br>In the New Testament, expectation is closely related to the hope of salvation and the return of Christ. <a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19</a> speaks of creation's eager expectation: "The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God." This verse highlights the anticipation of future glory and redemption.<br><br><b>Expectation and Faith:</b> <br>Expectation is an integral part of faith. <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a> defines faith as "the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see." Expectation, therefore, is the active component of faith, where believers trust in God's promises and look forward to their fulfillment.<br><br><b>Expectation in Prayer:</b> <br>The Bible encourages believers to approach God with expectation in prayer. Jesus taught His disciples to pray with faith, as seen in <a href="/mark/11-24.htm">Mark 11:24</a> : "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." This verse underscores the importance of expecting God to answer prayers according to His will.<br><br><b>Expectation and the Promises of God:</b> <br>The promises of God are a foundation for expectation. Believers are encouraged to hold onto these promises with confidence. <a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a> reminds us, "But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells." This expectation is based on the certainty of God's word and His unchanging nature.<br><br><b>Expectation and the Return of Christ:</b> <br>A significant aspect of Christian expectation is the anticipation of Christ's return. <a href="/titus/2-13.htm">Titus 2:13</a> describes this as "the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ." This expectation motivates believers to live holy and godly lives as they await the fulfillment of God's ultimate promise.<br><br><b>Expectation in Suffering:</b> <br>Expectation also plays a crucial role in how believers endure suffering. <a href="/romans/8-18.htm">Romans 8:18</a> offers encouragement: "I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us." This perspective allows Christians to endure hardships with the expectation of future glory and vindication.<br><br><b>Conclusion:</b> <br>Expectation, as presented in the Bible, is a dynamic and hopeful anticipation rooted in faith and the promises of God. It is a vital aspect of the Christian life, influencing how believers pray, endure trials, and look forward to the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) That which is expected or looked for.<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of property or rank.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event. Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">EXPECT; EXPECTATION</span><p>eks-pekt', eks-pek-ta'-shun:<br><br>Of the three Greek words, translated in the New Testament by "expect," prosdokao, meaning to look forward toward what will probably occur, whether in hope or dread (<a href="/acts/3-5.htm">Acts 3:5</a> <a href="/luke/3-15.htm">Luke 3:15</a>), is not as intense as ekdechomai (<a href="/hebrews/10-13.htm">Hebrews 10:13</a>), meaning to wait for that of the realization of which one is assured ("as the husbandman waits for the processes of Nature (<a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7</a>), and the patriarchs for the Divine promise," Westcott), or as vivid as the noun apokaradokia (<a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19</a> <a href="/philippians/1-20.htm">Philippians 1:20</a>, "earnest expectation"), which describes the stretching forth of the head toward an object that is anticipated (see Ellicott on <a href="/philippians/1-20.htm">Philippians 1:20</a>). In the Old Testament "expectation" always means that which is expected, as <a href="/proverbs/10-28.htm">Proverbs 10:28</a>, "The expectation of the wicked shall perish."<br><br>H. E. Jacobs<p><span class="encheading">EXPECTATION, MESSIANIC</span><p>mes-i-an'-ik.<br><br>See <a href="../c/christs.htm">CHRISTS, FALSE</a>; <a href="../e/eschatology.htm">ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT</a>; JESUS CHRIST; MESSIAH.<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4329.htm"><span class="l">4329. prosdokia -- <b>expectation</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>expectation</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: prosdokia Phonetic<br> Spelling: (pros-dok-ee'-ah) Short Definition: <b>expectation</b>, waiting Definition <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4329.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1561.htm"><span class="l">1561. ekdoche -- a receiving from, <b>expectation</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> a receiving from, <b>expectation</b>. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: ekdoche<br> Phonetic Spelling: (ek-dokh-ay') Short Definition: a waiting for <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1561.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1680.htm"><span class="l">1680. elpis -- <b>expectation</b>, hope</span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>expectation</b>, hope. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: elpis Phonetic<br> Spelling: (el-pece') Short Definition: hope, <b>expectation</b> Definition: hope <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1680.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/3861.htm"><span class="l">3861. paradoxos -- contrary to opinion or <b>expectation</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> contrary to opinion or <b>expectation</b>. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration:<br> paradoxos Phonetic Spelling: (par-ad'-ox-os) Short Definition: unexpected, strange <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3861.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/603.htm"><span class="l">603. apokaradokia -- strained expectancy</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: apokaradokia Phonetic Spelling:<br> (ap-ok-ar-ad-ok-ee'-ah) Short Definition: eager <b>expectation</b> Definition: eager <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/603.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/4944.htm"><span class="l">4944. sunodino -- to be in travail together</span></a> <br><b>...</b> From sun and odino; to have (parturition) pangs in company (concert, simultaneously)<br> with, ie (figuratively) to sympathize (in <b>expectation</b> of relief from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4944.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/3195.htm"><span class="l">3195. mello -- to be about to</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A strengthened form of melo (through the idea of <b>expectation</b>); to intend, ie Be<br> about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3195.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 9k</font><p><a href="/greek/4053.htm"><span class="l">4053. perissos -- abundant</span></a> <br><b>...</b> adjective, derived from 4012 , "all-around, excess") -- properly , "more than"<br> ("abundantly"); beyond what is anticipated, exceeding <b>expectation</b>; "more abundant <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4053.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/4328.htm"><span class="l">4328. prosdokao -- to await, expect</span></a> <br><b>...</b> from pros and dokeuo (to watch) Definition to await, expect NASB Word Usage expect<br> (2), expecting (2), look (4), looking (2), state of <b>expectation</b> (1), waited <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4328.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4057.htm"><span class="l">4057. perissos -- abundantly</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cognate: 4057 (an adjective, derived from 4012 , "all-around, excess") --<br> "extraordinarily, exceedingly" (J. Thayer); <b>expectation</b>; further than the upper <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4057.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4007.htm"><span class="l">4007. mabbat -- <b>expectation</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 4006, 4007. mabbat or mebbat. 4008 . <b>expectation</b>. Transliteration: mabbat or<br> mebbat Phonetic Spelling: (mab-bawt') Short Definition: hope. <b>...</b> <b>expectation</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4007.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8431.htm"><span class="l">8431. tocheleth -- a hope</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from yachal Definition a hope NASB Word Usage <b>expectation</b> (1), hope<br> (5). Toah. From yachal; <b>expectation</b> -- hope. see HEBREW yachal. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8431.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8615.htm"><span class="l">8615. tiqvah -- cord</span></a><br><b>...</b> tiqvah. 8615a . cord. Transliteration: tiqvah Phonetic Spelling: (tik-vaw') Short<br> Definition: cord. <b>expectation</b> ted, hope, live, thing that I long for <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8615.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7664.htm"><span class="l">7664. seber -- a hope</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from sabar Definition a hope NASB Word Usage hope (2). hope. From sabar;<br> <b>expectation</b> -- hope. see HEBREW sabar. 7663b, 7664. seber. 7665 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7664.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1891.htm"><span class="l">1891. habal -- to act emptily, become vain</span></a><br><b>...</b> be become, make vain. A primitive root; to be vain in act, word, or <b>expectation</b>;<br> specifically to lead astray -- be (become, make) vain. 1890, 1891. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1891.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8615b.htm"><span class="l">8615b. tiqvah -- a hope</span></a><br><b>...</b> a hope. Transliteration: tiqvah Short Definition: hope. Word Origin from qavah<br> Definition a hope NASB Word Usage <b>expectation</b> (3), hope (28), longing (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8615b.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2384.htm"><span class="l">2384. chizzayon -- vision</span></a><br><b>...</b> vision. From chazah; a revelation, <b>expectation</b> by dream -- vision. see HEBREW<br> chazah. 2383, 2384. chizzayon. 2385 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2384.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_37_1891/our_expectation.htm"><span class="l">Our <b>Expectation</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Our <b>Expectation</b>. A Sermon (No.2186). Delivered by. CH SPURGEON,. At [4]the Metropolitan<br> Tabernacle, Newington. "He shall see his seed.""Isaiah 53:10. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/our expectation.htm</font><p><a href="/library/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/april_3_my_expectation_is.htm"><span class="l">April 3. "My <b>Expectation</b> is from Him" (Ps. Lxii. 5).</span></a> <br><b>...</b> APRIL 3. "My <b>expectation</b> is from Him" (Ps. lxii. 5). "My <b>expectation</b> is<br> from Him" (Psalm 62:5). When we believe for a blessing, we <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /april 3 my expectation is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/recognitions_of_clement_/chapter_xi_the_expectation_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The <b>Expectation</b> of the Gentiles.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book V. Chapter XI."The <b>Expectation</b> of the Gentiles. "But that which<br> a prophet of the Jews foretold, that He was to be waited <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/recognitions of clement /chapter xi the expectation of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/newton/messiah_vol_2/sermon_xxxix_jobs_faith_and.htm"><span class="l">Job's Faith and <b>Expectation</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Sermon XXXIX Job's Faith and <b>Expectation</b>. Job's Faith and <b>Expectation</b> Job 19:25,<br> 26. <b>...</b> IV. Job's <b>expectation</b> of seeing Him in his flesh. I. The title. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah vol 2/sermon xxxix jobs faith and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/newton/olney_hymns/hymn_41_faiths_review_and.htm"><span class="l">Faith's Review and <b>Expectation</b>. 1Chr 17:16,17</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I CHRONICLES Hymn 41 Faith's review and <b>expectation</b>. 1Chr 17:16,17. John Newton<br> 8,6,8,6. Faith's review and <b>expectation</b>.1Chr 17:16,17. Amazing grace! <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/newton/olney hymns/hymn 41 faiths review and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/pink/the_redeemers_return/x_the_redeemers_return_is.htm"><span class="l">The Redeemer's Return is Necessitated by the <b>Expectation</b> of the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter One The Need of the Redeemer's Return X. THE REDEEMER'S RETURN<br> IS NECESSITATED BY THE <b>EXPECTATION</b> OF THE DEAD IN CHRIST. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the redeemers return/x the redeemers return is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/calvin/of_prayer--a_perpetual_exercise_of_faith/chapter_52_but_if_our.htm"><span class="l">But if Our Sense is not Able Till after Long <b>Expectation</b> to <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Of Prayer. John Calvin Chapter 52 But if our sense is not able till after<br> long <b>expectation</b> to perceive what the? But if our sense <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../calvin/of prayer--a perpetual exercise of faith/chapter 52 but if our.htm</font><p><a href="/library/neander/the_life_of_jesus_christ_in_its_historical_connexion/section_32_how_far_the.htm"><span class="l">How Far the Baptist Revived the <b>Expectation</b> of a Messiah.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER I. THE CALLING OF THE BAPTIST, AND HIS RELATIONS TO THE JEWS. Section<br> 32. How far the Baptist revived the <b>Expectation</b> of a Messiah. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the life of jesus christ in its historical connexion/section 32 how far the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/thaumaturgus/the_oration_and_panegyric_addressed_to_origen/argument_ii_he_essays_to_speak.htm"><span class="l">He Essays to Speak of the Well-Nigh Divine Endowments of Origen in <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to Speak of the Well-Nigh Divine Endowments of Origen in His Presence, into Whose<br> Hands He Avows Himself to Have Been Led in a Way Beyond All His <b>Expectation</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../argument ii he essays to speak.htm</font><p><a href="/library/clement/the_stromata_or_miscellanies/chapter_vi_the_excellence_and_utility.htm"><span class="l">The Excellence and Utility of Faith.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> being present. And hope is the <b>expectation</b> of the possession of good.<br> Necessarily, then, is <b>expectation</b> founded on faith. Now he <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../clement/the stromata or miscellanies/chapter vi the excellence and utility.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/e/expectation.htm"><span class="l"><b>Expectation</b> (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5. (n.) The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect<br> a cure. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. EXPECT; <b>EXPECTATION</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/expectation.htm - 15k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/expect.htm"><span class="l">Expect (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> will be defeated. 3. (vt) To wait; to stay. 4. (n.) <b>Expectation</b>. Int. Standard<br> Bible Encyclopedia. EXPECT; <b>EXPECTATION</b>. eks-pekt', eks <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/expect.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wait.htm"><span class="l">Wait (223 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. (vi) To stay or rest in <b>expectation</b>; to stop or remain stationary till the arrival<br> of some person or event; to rest in patience; to stay; not to depart. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wait.htm - 41k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/prospect.htm"><span class="l">Prospect (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> state. 6. (v.) That which is hoped for; ground for hope or <b>expectation</b>;<br><b>expectation</b>; probable result; as, the prospect of success. 7 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/prospect.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/promise.htm"><span class="l">Promise (112 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 3. (a.) That which causes hope, <b>expectation</b>, or assurance; especially, that which<br> affords <b>expectation</b> of future distinction; as, a youth of great promise. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/promise.htm - 42k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fulfilment.htm"><span class="l">Fulfilment (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Philippians 1:20 in fulfilment of my eager <b>expectation</b> and hope that I shall never<br> have reason to feel ashamed, but that by my perfect freedom of speech Christ <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fulfilment.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/foreboding.htm"><span class="l">Foreboding (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forebode. 2. (n.) Presage of coming ill; <b>expectation</b> of<br> misfortune. Multi-Version Concordance Foreboding (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/foreboding.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/expectantly.htm"><span class="l">Expectantly (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Luke 3:15 As the people were in <b>expectation</b>, and all men reasoned in their hearts<br> concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ, (See NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/expectantly.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/eager.htm"><span class="l">Eager (43 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB WEY NAS RSV NIV). Romans 8:19 For the creation waits with eager <b>expectation</b><br> for the children of God to be revealed. (WEB WEY NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/eager.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/expectant.htm"><span class="l">Expectant (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (a.) Waiting in <b>expectation</b>; looking for. <b>...</b> 3. (n.) One who waits in <b>expectation</b>;<br> one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/expectant.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/wait-on-the-Lord.html">What does it mean to wait on the Lord? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-expectations.html">What does the Bible say about expectations? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/godly-father.html">What does it mean to be a godly father? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/expectation.htm">Expectation: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Expectation (25 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/15-43.htm">Mark 15:43</a></span><br />Joseph of Arimathaea came, a highly respected member of the Council, who himself also was living in <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> of the Kingdom of God. He summoned up courage to go in to see Pilate and beg for the body of Jesus.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/3-15.htm">Luke 3:15</a></span><br />As the people were in <span class="boldtext">expectation</span>, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/21-26.htm">Luke 21:26</a></span><br />men fainting for fear, and for <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/12-11.htm">Acts 12:11</a></span><br />And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> of the people of the Jews.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/27-33.htm">Acts 27:33</a></span><br />And while it was drawing on to daylight, Paul exhorted them all to partake of food, saying, Ye have passed the fourteenth day watching in <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> without taking food.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/28-6.htm">Acts 28:6</a></span><br />But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.<br /><span class="source">(ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/8-19.htm">Romans 8:19</a></span><br />For the creation waits with eager <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> for the children of God to be revealed. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/philippians/1-20.htm">Philippians 1:20</a></span><br />according to my earnest <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20</a></span><br />We, however, are free citizens of Heaven, and we are waiting with longing <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> for the coming from Heaven of a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/titus/2-13.htm">Titus 2:13</a></span><br />in <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> of the fulfilment of our blessed hope--the Appearing in glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; <br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Hebrews 10:27</a></span><br />but a certain fearful <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> of judgment, and a fierceness of fire which will devour the adversaries. The Letter from James<br /><span class="source">(WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/41-9.htm">Job 41:9</a></span><br />Behold, the hope of him is in vain. Won't one be cast down even at the sight of him?<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/5-3.htm">Psalms 5:3</a></span><br />Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalms 9:18</a></span><br />For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> of the poor shall not perish for ever. <br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/62-5.htm">Psalms 62:5</a></span><br />My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> is from him.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/10-28.htm">Proverbs 10:28</a></span><br />The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> of the wicked shall perish. <br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/11-7.htm">Proverbs 11:7</a></span><br />When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> of power comes to nothing.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/11-23.htm">Proverbs 11:23</a></span><br />The desire of the righteous is only good. The <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> of the wicked is wrath. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/23-18.htm">Proverbs 23:18</a></span><br />For surely there is an end; and thine <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> shall not be cut off. <br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/24-14.htm">Proverbs 24:14</a></span><br />So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> shall not be cut off.<br /><span class="source">(KJV DBY WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm">Isaiah 20:5</a></span><br />They will be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their <span class="boldtext">expectation</span>, and of Egypt their glory.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm">Isaiah 20:6</a></span><br />The inhabitants of this coast land will say in that day,'Behold, this is our <span class="boldtext">expectation</span>, where we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria. And we, how will we escape?'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/lamentations/3-18.htm">Lamentations 3:18</a></span><br />I said, My strength is perished, and my <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> from Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/19-5.htm">Ezekiel 19:5</a></span><br />Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her cubs, and made him a young lion.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Zechariah 9:5</a></span><br />Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her <span class="boldtext">expectation</span> will be disappointed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div 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