Being Patient

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Wait for Jehovah: Be strong, and let thy heart take courage; Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

Rest in Jehovah, 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.

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life.

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; — read the full passage →

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.

But forget not this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:

And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and latter rain. — read the full passage →

who would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

Watch therefore: for ye know not on what day your Lord cometh.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.

But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.

For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.

O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; — read the full passage →

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Rest in Jehovah, 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. — read the full passage →

And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.

that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and latter rain.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope:

And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:

And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him;

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods. — read the full passage →

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands. — read the full passage →

The hope of the righteousshall begladness; But the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? — read the full passage →

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness; — read the full passage →

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, — read the full passage →

And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →

And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. — read the full passage →

Here is the patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you;

For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully. — read the full passage →

Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. — read the full passage →

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.