Revelation 2:3

You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patien

because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin th

being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and

And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.

But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.

Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wic

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and espe

It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.

For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to t

Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.

Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more im

and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;

I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island o

Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon

and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in ou

For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encourage

So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

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

Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone whil

Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers

Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel, along with Cle

Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.

Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for

May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.

in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;

Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of inf

For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.

Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would

as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, women who have worked hard in the Lord. Greet my beloved Persis, who has worked very hard i

to submit to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.

But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admon