Waiting

and if what we do not behold we hope for, through continuance we expect <FI>it<Fi> .

in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;

and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap--not desponding;

waiting for the blessed hope and manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ,

Be patient, then, brethren, till the presence of the Lord; lo, the husbandman doth expect the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, till he may receive rain--early and latter;

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

For our citizenship is in the heavens, whence also a Saviour we await--the Lord Jesus Christ--

Be patient, then, brethren, till the presence of the Lord; lo, the husbandman doth expect the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, till he may receive rain--early and latter; — read the full passage →

for we by the Spirit, by faith, a hope of righteousness do wait for,

The love is long-suffering, it is kind, the love doth not envy, the love doth not vaunt itself, is not puffed up,

And being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, <FI>saith he,<Fi> `Ye did hear of me;

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

so that ye are not behind in any gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,

James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail! — read the full passage →

beloved, now, children of God are we, and it was not yet manifested what we shall be, and we have known that if he may be manifested, like him we shall be, because we shall see him as he is;

the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

and so, having patiently endured, he did obtain the promise;

lo, we call happy those who are enduring; the endurance of Job ye heard of, and the end of the Lord ye have seen, that very compassionate is the Lord, and pitying.

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

so also the Christ, once having been offered to bear the sins of many, a second time, apart from a sin-offering, shall appear, to those waiting for him--to salvation!

and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.

so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God.

in all might being made mighty according to the power of His glory, to all endurance and long-suffering with joy.

Joseph of Arimathea, an honourable counsellor, who also himself was waiting for the reign of God, came, boldly entered in unto Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus.

and to wait for His Son from the heavens, whom He did raise out of the dead--Jesus, who is rescuing us from the anger that is coming.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

And not only <FI>so<Fi> , but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance; — read the full passage →

be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time, — read the full passage →

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

And not only <FI>so<Fi> , but also we ourselves, having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves in ourselves do groan, adoption expecting--the redemption of our body;

and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord <FI>is<Fi> as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;

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

for every one--whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.'

and the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the endurance of the Christ.

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

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

with Christ I have been crucified, and live no more do I, and Christ doth live in me; and that which I now live in the flesh--in the faith I live of the Son of God, who did love me and did give himself for me;