Bible Verses About perseverance
Scripture answer
Faith is a long race. These verses encourage endurance when you feel like giving up.
Start with Hebrews 12:1-2, Galatians 6:9, James 1:2-4; read each passage in its chapter.
Hebrews 12:1-2
Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.
Read in contextGalatians 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.
Read in contextJames 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
Read in contextRomans 5:3-4
We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Read in context2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:14
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextJames 1:12
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:31
They will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Read in contextRomans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
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