 In reality, apart from the obvious - 'hop' being 'hope' - the verse actually states that 'charity' (rendered as 'love' in most modern English translations) is the greatest.This is the first episode of the show to talk about Listers childhood, and how he was raised an orphan after being found in a cardboard box under a pool table in a pub.This would be mentioned sporadically throughout the following series but isn't fully explored until the season 7 episode Ouroboros.