What does Romans 15:13 mean?

Romans 15:13 (KJV) reads: "Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope." It sits in Romans chapter 15, a piece of doctrinal letter on the gospel of grace from the New Testament, and is most often read as a verse about new year. The meaning sharpens when you read the verses immediately around it and notice how Romans as a whole is arguing its case.

What is the context of Romans 15:13 in Romans?

Romans 15:13 belongs to Romans 15, which fits inside Romans's wider message as doctrinal letter on the gospel of grace. Before applying the verse, read at least the paragraph it appears in so you can see who is speaking, who is being addressed, and what situation prompted the words.

Is Romans 15:13 from the Old or New Testament?

Romans 15:13 is from the New Testament — specifically the book of Romans, chapter 15. That matters because New Testament verses are written after the resurrection and speak directly into the life of the church under the new covenant.

What translation of Romans 15:13 is used here?

Every verse on Bible Sundays is quoted from the King James Version (KJV), the public-domain English translation first published in 1611. We use the KJV consistently so the wording you memorise on one page matches the wording on every other page of the site.

How can I memorise Romans 15:13?

Read Romans 15:13 aloud three times, write it out by hand once, then try to recite it from memory. Repeat morning and evening for a week. Pair it with the theme of new year so your mind has a natural retrieval cue. Reviewing on day 1, day 3, day 7 and day 30 locks it in for the long term.

How should I apply Romans 15:13 today?

Identify one specific situation in the next 24 hours — a conversation, a decision, a fear, a temptation around new year — where Romans 15:13 should change your response. Pray the verse back to God for that situation, then act on it. Application is what turns reading into obedience.

New Year Card Verse

Romans 15:13 for New Year Cards

A free, printable, share-ready KJV card verse. Pick a theme, download as a high-resolution image, or copy the text for handwritten cards.

For New Year

“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope.”

Romans 15:13

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Why Romans 15:13 works for new year cards

A prayer-blessing of joy, peace, and abounding hope for the new year.

"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope."

Read Romans 15 (KJV) →

How to use this new year card

Pick a theme above that matches the recipient's taste — botanical for weddings and showers, midnight for solemn occasions, kraft for rustic.
Download the PNG at 1200×1500 — Pinterest-optimized and high enough resolution for printing on standard 5×7 cardstock.
Send digitally via text, email, or social, or print and pair with a handwritten note inside.
Reference the chapter — readers often want to look up the surrounding context. Tap the link above to read Romans 15 in the KJV.

More New Year card verses

Lamentations 3:22-23

"It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."

Isaiah 43:19

"Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert."

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."

Philippians 3:13-14

"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark."

2 Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."

Psalm 90:12

"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."

Proverbs 16:3

"Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established."

Isaiah 40:31

"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles."

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