should have expected ‘faith’ rather than ‘hope’. But hope is more comprehensive since it includes specific promises regarding the future. There is a more definite connection between faith and hope in the next chapter (cf. 11:1). It is moreover worth noting that in 3:6 there is a link between confidence and hope as things worth holding on to. For other references to hope, cf. 6:11, 18, 19; 7:19. Certainly this epistle is forward looking and offers glories to come which outshine the glories of the
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