And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so persistently harasses us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret over him who prospers in his way, because of him who works out wicked devices.

i1 [To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] i0 par I waited patiently for Jehovah, and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

And you will be hated by everyone on account of My name. But he who endures to the end will be kept safe.

But he who endures to the end shall be kept safe.

But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the Word with an honest and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with steadfastness.

By your steadfastness possess your souls.

eternal life to those who steadfastly doing good, seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility;

And not only that, but we also exult in afflictions, knowing that affliction produces perseverance;

and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope.

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

For whatever things were written before were written for our instruction, that we through the patience and encouragement of the Scriptures might have hope.

Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be of the same mind toward one another, according to Christ Jesus,

covers all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due time we shall reap if we do not faint.

strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;

remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,

knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

But let patience have its perfecting work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.

Do not grumble against one another, brethren, that you not be condemned. Behold, the Judge stands at the door.

Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the endurance of Job and seen the outcome brought about by the Lord; that the Lord is very kind and merciful.

He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

Here is the perseverance of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven.

For whoever does the will of My Father in Heaven, that one is My brother and sister and mother.

Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to Him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.

If anyone wants to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak out of Myself.

And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He bore witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.

For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and saw corruption;

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,

Epaphras, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand complete and full-grown in all the will of God;

And the world is passing away, and its lust; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

that you do not become slothful, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, pledged it by an oath,

And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

receiving the outcome of your faith; the salvation of your souls.