- Be joyful in your hope. Be patient in times of affliction. Persevere in prayer.
- It is better to be a patient man rather than a warrior,
one who controls his temper rather than one who captures a city. - The Lord does not delay in keeping his promise, as some think in terms of delay, but he is patient with you. It is not his wish that any should perish but rather that all should be brought to repentance.
- A patient man shows good sense,
but a quick-tempered man displays the height of folly. - Wait quietly for the Lord
and be patient until he comes.
Do not fret over the man who prospers
because of his evil schemes. - Love is patient;
love is charitable.
Love is not envious;
it does not have an inflated opinion of itself;
it is not filled with its own importance.
Love is never rude;
it does not seek its own advantage.
It is not prone to anger;
neither does it brood over setbacks. - With all humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another in a spirit of love.
- May the Lord guide your hearts to the love of God and the steadfastness of Christ.
- But if we hope for what we do not yet see, then we wait for it with patience.
- You need to be steadfast if you want to do the will of God and receive what he has promised.
- Place your hope in the Lord:
be strong and courageous in your heart,
and place your hope in the Lord. - In view of all this, you should make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with piety, and piety with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love.
- Preach the message; be persistent in doing so, whether in season or out of season; convince, reprove, and encourage, but with great patience and instruction.
- Blessed is the man who perseveres when he is tempted, for when he has been proven, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
- For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that by perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we may continue to have hope.
All this took place in order to fulfill what the Lord had announced through the prophet:
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and give birth to a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,”
a name that means “God is with us.” Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified of them, for the Lord, your God, is going forth with you. He will never leave you or abandon you.Next verse!With image