But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience. | But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. |
With all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love. | With all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love. |
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Preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching. | Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. |
Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance. | Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering. |
However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life. | However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. |
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. | But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. |
Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus. | Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus. |
Knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. | Knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. |
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly. | He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly. |
Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil. | Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil. |
Rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer. | Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer. |
Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season if we don’t give up. | And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. |
But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. | But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. |
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city. | He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. |
Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. | Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. |
Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh. | Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! |
Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still. | The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace. |
Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope. | And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. |
The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance. | The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. |
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. | For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. |
For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning. | For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. |
For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise. | For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise. |
Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly. | My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. |
Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him. | Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him. |
May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ. | Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. |