Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
Remember your leaders who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their fait
You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then
Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stum
Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering pro
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin th
And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the fai
And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affli
who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
“If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowi
Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God
‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not
For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their h
and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in ou
One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the