Waiting

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

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

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

looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

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.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

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 →

For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

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

and, being assembled together with them, he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, ye heard from me:

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

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.

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

Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

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

so Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time, apart from sin, to them that wait for him, unto salvation.

and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.

Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.

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

there came Joseph of Arimathæa, a councillor of honorable estate, who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God; and he boldly went in unto Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.

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. — read the full passage →

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

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

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; — read the full passage →

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for our adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

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.

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

for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

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

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.