- Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.
- The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
- And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
- Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.
- Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him:
fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. - He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. - He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding:
but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. - With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love.
- But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
- For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
- Wait on the Lord: be of good courage,
and he shall strengthen thine heart:
wait, I say, on the Lord. - And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
- Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
- Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
- For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself;
but the simple pass on, and are punished.