2 Peter 1:6
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6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness,
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Hebrews 10:36
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36 Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
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Romans 5:3-4
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3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.
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Luke 21:19
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19 By standing firm, you will win your souls.
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2 Peter 1:3
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Growing in Faith
3 By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.
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Hebrews 12:1
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God’s Discipline Proves His Love
12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
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Acts 24:25
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25 As he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the coming day of judgment, Felix became frightened. “Go away for now,” he replied. “When it is more convenient, I’ll call for you again.”
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Revelation 14:12
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12 This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently, obeying his commands and maintaining their faith in Jesus.
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Revelation 2:2
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2 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your hard work and your patient endurance. I know you don’t tolerate evil people. You have examined the claims of those who say they are apostles but are not. You have discovered they are liars.
James 5:7-10
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Patience and Endurance
7 Dear brothers and sisters,[a] be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring. They eagerly look for the valuable harvest to ripen. 8 You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near.
9 Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door!
10 For examples of patience in suffering, dear brothers and sisters, look at the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
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James 1:3-4
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3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
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1 Timothy 3:16
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16 Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith[a]:
Christ[b] was revealed in a human body
and vindicated by the Spirit.[c]
He was seen by angels
and announced to the nations.
He was believed in throughout the world
and taken to heaven in glory.
Galatians 5:23
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23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
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1 Corinthians 9:25
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25 All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.
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Romans 15:4
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4 Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.
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Romans 8:25
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25 But if we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.)
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Revelation 13:10
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10 Anyone who is destined for prison
will be taken to prison.
Anyone destined to die by the sword
will die by the sword.
This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently and remain faithful.
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Revelation 1:9
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Vision of the Son of Man
9 I, John, am your brother and your partner in suffering and in God’s Kingdom and in the patient endurance to which Jesus calls us. I was exiled to the island of Patmos for preaching the word of God and for my testimony about Jesus.
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2 Peter 3:11
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11 Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live,
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Hebrews 6:15
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15 Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.
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Hebrews 6:12
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12 Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance.
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Titus 2:2
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2 Teach the older men to exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. They must have sound faith and be filled with love and patience.
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Titus 1:8
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8 Rather, he must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must love what is good. He must live wisely and be just. He must live a devout and disciplined life.
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Titus 1:1
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Greetings from Paul
1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to[a] those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives.
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- 1:1 Or to strengthen the faith of.
2 Timothy 3:5
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5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!
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