5 Bible verses about perseverance, each quoted word for word from the World English Bible, with a one-line note on where it sits in scripture.
Let’s not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season if we don’t give up.
Paul's closing encouragement to a church he'd had to correct sharply earlier in the letter.
Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;
Paul tracing a chain from hardship to character to hope.
Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
Written to a group of believers considering giving up under pressure.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
The closing line of Paul's long argument for why ordinary effort still matters.
But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings:
The writer urges readers to recall the hardships they endured after first believing.
How did Job's endurance become an example remembered long after his suffering ended?
Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
Why would enduring hardship well be considered a path toward lasting reward?
Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord promised to those who love him.
Scripture is quoted word for word from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.
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