120 Bible verses about Perseverance

Think of perseverance like holding steady, staying strong. Salvation belongs to those who hold on, who stay the course, right to the very end. You're going to face tough times, good times, things that try to trip you up and pull your focus. But in those moments, don't let your feelings take over. Let the Spirit be your guide.

Perseverance makes you unstoppable in the face of challenges. It helps you hold on even when you haven't seen God's promise fulfilled yet. It gives you the strength to keep going, no matter what, and pushes you to reach your goals. It's the key to living a determined life, walking in God's ways.

Keep pressing on, keep persevering. It will strengthen your faith and draw you closer to our Heavenly Father. Perseverance means doing good, doing what pleases God, no matter what's going on, even when temptation comes knocking.

Perseverance and love for Jesus will keep you from falling because your eyes are fixed on Him. Remember, God is pleased with those who persevere, who don't give up, who don't stray from His word, and who believe in Him wholeheartedly. (2 Thessalonians 1:4) We boast about your perseverance and faith in the face of all kinds of persecution and hardship in all the churches of God.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.And let patience have {\i its} perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.\par

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness;and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope:and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of {\i our} faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.\par

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

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.\par

with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

Here is the patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.\par

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

And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;\par\tab For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.

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

Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing {\i I do}, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before.I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us:

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.\par

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

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.\par

so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which ye endure;

And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.\par

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

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

Wait for Jehovah:\par\tab Be strong, and let thy heart take courage;\par\tab Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.\par

But he that looketh into the perfect law, the {\i law} of liberty, and {\i so} continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.

If any man {\i is} for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man is to be slain with the sword, with the sword must he be slain. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.\par

But if we hope for that which we see not, {\i then} do we with patience wait for it.\par

Ye shall observe to do therefore as Jehovah your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it.\par

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.

Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.

Even as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide ye in my love.

Commit thy way unto Jehovah;\par\tab Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.

These all with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.\par

Continue stedfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh stedfastness;and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope:

And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.\par

I will run the way of thy commandments,\par\tab When thou shalt enlarge my heart.\par

pray without ceasing;

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain.

But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Whosoever goeth onward and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same hath both the Father and the Son.

Ye were running well; who hindered you that ye should not obey the truth?

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings:\par\tab His heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah.

Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

But I will hope continually,\par\tab And will praise thee yet more and more.

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul?\par\tab And {\i why} art thou disquieted within me?\par\tab Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him\par\tab {\i For} the help of his countenance.\par

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, ye have been put to grief in manifold trials,that the proof of your faith, {\i being} more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

I wait for Jehovah, my soul doth wait,\par\tab And in his word do I hope.

For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.

And he saith unto them, {\cf6 Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.}\par

Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall;\par\tab But Jehovah helped me.

And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.\par

to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:

for we are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end:

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.Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee;\par\tab For thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.\par

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

Be strong, and let your heart take courage,\par\tab All ye that hope in Jehovah.\par

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again;\par\tab But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Not that we have lordship over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for in faith ye stand fast.\par

Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me:\par\tab Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, {\i endureth} for ever;\par\tab Forsake not the works of thine own hands.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

let us hold fast the confession of our hope that it waver not; for he is faithful that promised:

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

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

Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

Now faith is assurance of {\i things} hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

I laid me down and slept;\par\tab I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people\par\tab That have set themselves against me round about.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Return unto thy rest, O my soul;\par\tab For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing {\i unto him}; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and {\i that} he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

What then shall we say to these things? If God {\i is} for us, who {\i is} against us?He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?

Great peace have they that love thy law;\par\tab And they have no occasion of stumbling.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and {\b ye shall find rest unto your souls.}For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.}\par

Hatred stirreth up strifes;\par\tab But love covereth all transgressions.

{\i I had fainted}, unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah\par\tab In the land of the living.Wait for Jehovah:\par\tab Be strong, and let thy heart take courage;\par\tab Yea, wait thou for Jehovah.\par

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, {\i which is} your spiritual service.

{\b A Song of Ascents.}\par\par\tab Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.Lord, hear my voice:\par\tab Let thine ears be attentive\par\tab To the voice of my supplications.

Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees;and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed.\par

So then, my beloved, even as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

But as for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God:\par\tab I trust in the lovingkindness of God for ever and ever.

For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, {\b But the righteous shall live by faith.}\par

My son, forget not my law;\par\tab But let thy heart keep my commandments:For length of days, and years of life,\par\tab And peace, will they add to thee.

My God with his lovingkindness will meet me:\par\tab God will let me see {\i my desire} upon mine enemies.

For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, {\i even} our faith.

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee;\par\tab And let thine ordinances help me.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you:but insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.

And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.

Behold, God is my helper:\par\tab The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.

(for we walk by faith, not by sight);

My times are in thy hand:\par\tab Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.\par

In the day that I called thou answeredst me,\par\tab Thou didst encourage me with strength in my soul.

Then touched he their eyes, saying, {\cf6 According to your faith be it done unto you.}

My flesh and my heart faileth;\par\tab {\i But} God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under law, but under grace.\par

Why art thou cast down, O my soul?\par\tab And why art thou disquieted within me?\par\tab Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him,\par\tab {\i Who is} the help of my countenance, and my God.\par

Create in me a clean heart, O God;\par\tab And renew a right spirit within me.

I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried:\par\tab I hoped in thy words.

Thou art my hiding-place and my shield:\par\tab I hope in thy word.

Let not thy heart envy sinners;\par\tab But {\i be thou} in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:

Thou wilt keep {\i him} in perfect peace, {\i whose} mind {\i is} stayed {\i on thee}; because he trusteth in thee.

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

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