| But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. | But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. |
| Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. | Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. |
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| Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. | With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love. |
| Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. | Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. |
| But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life. | But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. |
| May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had. | May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus. |
| Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. | For you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. |
| But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. | But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. |
| Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly. | Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. |
| Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. | Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful. |
| Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. | Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. |
| Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. | And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. |
| But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. | But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. |
| Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city. | Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. |
| Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. | Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! |
| Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. | Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! |
| The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. | The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent. |
| Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. | Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope. |
| The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. | The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. |
| For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. | For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. |
| For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. | For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. |
| You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. | For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised. |
| In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. | O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. |
| Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him! | Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to 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 Christ’s perseverance. | May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ. |
