- Rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer.
- 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.
- 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.
- One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
one 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. - He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a quick temper displays folly. - With all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love.
- May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ.
- But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
- For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.
- Wait for Yahweh.
Be strong, and let your heart take courage.
Yes, wait for Yahweh. - Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, perseverance; and in perseverance, godliness; and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.
- Preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.
- Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord promised to those who love him.
- For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through perseverance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Now all this has happened that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child,
and shall give birth to a son.
They shall call his name Immanuel,”
which is, being interpreted, “God with us.”