Bible Verses for
the New Year
Verses to begin a new year with hope and a fresh start.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
“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.”
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
“For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?”
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”
“By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.”
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Frequently asked
What are good Bible verses for the new year?
Scripture speaks to the new year in passages such as Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 15:13, Hebrews 11:1. For example, Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
What is a well-known Bible verse for the new year?
Jeremiah 29:11 — “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
What is a short Bible verse for the new year?
Romans 12:12 — “Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”