Depending on the translation you are using, Paul speaks of hope in the New Testament more than thirty times.
In the King James version * The word Paul appears 156 times * The word Paul's appears 6 times
In the NKJ version the word hope appears 69 times.
More importantly how many times did Jesus use the word 'hope'? Only two times and it was used in the context of chastisement. Now I find that interesting!
The word 'hope' appears 156 times in the KJV Bible.
144 times in the New and Old
49 times.
Paul mentions "hope" over 35 times in the epistles of Romans through Titus (Philemon doesn't contain the word). Hope is also spoken of six times in the letter to the Hebrews.
In the King James version the word - Paul - appears 156 times the word - Paul's - appears 6 times
In the King James version * The word Paul appears 156 times * The word Paul's appears 6 times
16 times.
In the NKJ version the word hope appears 69 times.
There is no book of Paul in the Bible. Paul wrote letters or epistles.
More importantly how many times did Jesus use the word 'hope'? Only two times and it was used in the context of chastisement. Now I find that interesting!
Including variations like "believes" and "believed," the word appears in Paul's epistles approximately sixty times.
The word 'hope' appears 156 times in the KJV Bible.
144 times in the New and Old
In the NIV Bible, the word ‘hope’ is mentioned 167 times in 157 verses.