Patience

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

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

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

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

Rest in the Lord, 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.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Rest in the Lord, 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 →

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

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

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

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

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

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

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

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

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

And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

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

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

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. — read the full passage →

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

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; — 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?

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

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

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

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

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

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

In your patience possess ye your souls.

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

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

And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

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

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

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. — read the full passage →

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 →

Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. — read the full passage →

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

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

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. — read the full passage →

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. — read the full passage →

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. — read the full passage →

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? — read the full passage →

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. — read the full passage →

Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: — read the full passage →

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.