Abraham was patient, and so he received what God had promised.

As for us, we have this large crowd of witnesses around us. So then, let us rid ourselves of everything that gets in the way, and of the sin which holds on to us so tightly, and let us run with determination the race that lies before us.

Be patient and wait for the LORD to act; don't be worried about those who prosper or those who succeed in their evil plans.

I waited patiently for the LORD's help; then he listened to me and heard my cry.

Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.

But whoever holds out to the end will be saved.

The seeds that fell in good soil stand for those who hear the message and retain it in a good and obedient heart, and they persist until they bear fruit.

Stand firm, and you will save yourselves.

Some people keep on doing good, and seek glory, honor, and immortal life; to them God will give eternal life.

We also boast of our troubles, because we know that trouble produces endurance,

endurance brings God's approval, and his approval creates hope.

But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

Everything written in the Scriptures was written to teach us, in order that we might have hope through the patience and encouragement which the Scriptures give us.

And may God, the source of patience and encouragement, enable you to have the same point of view among yourselves by following the example of Christ Jesus,

Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.

So let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest.

May you be made strong with all the strength which comes from his glorious power, so that you may be able to endure everything with patience. And with joy give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to have your share of what God has reserved for his people in the kingdom of light.

For we remember before our God and Father how you put your faith into practice, how your love made you work so hard, and how your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ is firm.

for you know that when your faith succeeds in facing such trials, the result is the ability to endure.

Make sure that your endurance carries you all the way without failing, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

Be patient, then, my friends, until the Lord comes. See how patient farmers are as they wait for their land to produce precious crops. They wait patiently for the autumn and spring rains.

Do not complain against one another, my friends, so that God will not judge you. The Judge is near, ready to appear.

We call them happy because they endured. You have heard of Job's patience, and you know how the Lord provided for him in the end. For the Lord is full of mercy and compassion.

Whoever is meant to be captured will surely be captured; whoever is meant to be killed by the sword will surely be killed by the sword. This calls for endurance and faith on the part of God's people."

This calls for endurance on the part of God's people, those who obey God's commandments and are faithful to Jesus.

(SEE 13:20)

"Not everyone who calls me 'Lord, Lord' will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only those who do what my Father in heaven wants them to do.

Whoever does what my Father in heaven wants is my brother, my sister, and my mother."

Which one of the two did what his father wanted?" "The older one," they answered. So Jesus said to them, "I tell you: the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you.

Whoever is willing to do what God wants will know whether what I teach comes from God or whether I speak on my own authority.

After removing him, God made David their king. This is what God said about him: 'I have found that David son of Jesse is the kind of man I like, a man who will do all I want him to do.'

For David served God's purposes in his own time, and then he died, was buried with his ancestors, and his body rotted in the grave.

Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God---what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect.

Do this not only when they are watching you, because you want to gain their approval; but with all your heart do what God wants, as slaves of Christ.

Greetings from Epaphras, another member of your group and a servant of Christ Jesus. He always prays fervently for you, asking God to make you stand firm, as mature and fully convinced Christians, in complete obedience to God's will.

The world and everything in it that people desire is passing away; but those who do the will of God live forever.

We do not want you to become lazy, but to be like those who believe and are patient, and so receive what God has promised.

Abraham was patient, and so he received what God had promised.

To those who were to receive what he promised, God wanted to make it very clear that he would never change his purpose; so he added his vow to the promise.

For this reason Christ is the one who arranges a new covenant, so that those who have been called by God may receive the eternal blessings that God has promised. This can be done because there has been a death which sets people free from the wrongs they did while the first covenant was in effect.

Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. For Christ is the real Master you serve.

because you are receiving the salvation of your souls, which is the purpose of your faith in him.