PATIENCE


Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (C) 1978 by the New 
York Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

GEN 26:15  So all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the time 
of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up, filling them with earth.

16  Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Move away from us; you have become too 
powerful for us."

17  So Isaac moved away from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and 
settled there.

18  Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the time of his father 
Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he 
gave them the same names his father had given them.

19  Isaac's servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water 
there.

20  But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen and said, 
"The water is ours!" So he named the well Esek, because they disputed with 
him.

21  Then they dug another well, but they quarreled over that one also; so 
he named it Sitnah.

22  He moved on from there and dug another well, and no one quarreled over 
it. He named it Rehoboth, saying, "Now the LORD has given us room and we 
will flourish in the land."

EXO 16:7  and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he 
has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we, that you should grumble 
against us?"

8  Moses also said, "You will know that it was the LORD when he gives you 
meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, 
because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we? You are not 
grumbling against us, but against the LORD."

JOB 1:21  and said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will 
depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD 
be praised."

PSA 37:7  Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret 
when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

8  Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret--it leads only to 
evil.

9  For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will 
inherit the land.

40:1  I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.

PRO 15:18  A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms 
a quarrel.

ECC 7:8  The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is 
better than pride.

LAM 3:26  it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

27  It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is young.

LUK 2:25  Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous 
and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy 
Spirit was upon him.

8:15  But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good 
heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

21:19  By standing firm you will gain life.

ROM 2:7  To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and 
immortality, he will give eternal life.

5:3  Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know 
that suffering produces perseverance;

4  perseverance, character; and character, hope.

8:25  But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.

12:12  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

15:4  For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, 
so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might 
have hope.

5  May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of 
unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus,

1CO 13:4  Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not 
boast, it is not proud.

5  It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it 
keeps no record of wrongs.

2CO 6:4  Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in 
great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;

5  in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and 
hunger;

6  in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and 
in sincere love;

12:12  The things that mark an apostle--signs, wonders and miracles--were 
done among you with great perseverance.

GAL 6:9  Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we 
will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

EPH 4:1  As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy 
of the calling you have received.

2  Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in 
love.

COL 1:10  And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the 
Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, 
growing in the knowledge of God,

11  being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so 
that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully

3:12  Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe 
yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

13  Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have 
against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

1TH 1:3  We continually remember before our God and Father your work 
produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired 
by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

5:14  And we urge you, brothers, warn those who are idle, encourage the 
timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone.

2TH 1:4  Therefore, among God's churches we boast about your perseverance 
and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.

3:5  May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's 
perseverance.

1TI 3:2  Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one 
wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

3  not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a 
lover of money.

6:11  But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, 
godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

2TI 2:24  And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind 
to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.

25  Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will 
grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,

3:10  You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, 
faith, patience, love, endurance,

TIT 2:1  You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.

2  Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, 
and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.

9  Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to 
please them, not to talk back to them,

HEB 6:12  We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who 
through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

15  And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

10:36  You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, 
you will receive what he has promised.

12:1  Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of 
witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so 
easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for 
us.

JAM 1:3  because you know that the testing of your faith develops 
perseverance.

4  Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and 
complete, not lacking anything.

19  My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to 
listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

5:7  Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the 
farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is 
for the autumn and spring rains.

8  You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near.

10  Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the 
prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

11  As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have 
heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought 
about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

1PE 2:19  For it is commendable if a man bears up under the pain of unjust 
suffering because he is conscious of God.

20  But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong 
and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is 
commendable before God.

21  To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you 
an example, that you should follow in his steps.

22  "He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth."

23  When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he 
suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who 
judges justly.

2PE 1:5  For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith 
goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;

6  and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and 
to perseverance, godliness;

REV 1:9  I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom 
and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos 
because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

2:2  I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that 
you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be 
apostles but are not, and have found them false.

3  You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not 
grown weary.

19  I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, 
and that you are now doing more than you did at first.

13:10  If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity he will go. If 
anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. 
This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the 
saints.

14:12  This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints who obey 
God's commandments and remain faithful to Jesus.

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