Romans 12:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in time of trouble and never stop praying.

Cross References

Psalm 109:4

I had pity and prayed for my enemies, but their words to me were harsh and cruel.

Psalm 37:7

Be patient and trust the LORD. Don't let it bother you when all goes well for those who do sinful things.

Psalm 40:1

I patiently waited, LORD, for you to hear my prayer. You listened

Psalm 62:8

Trust God, my friends, and always tell him each one of your concerns. God is our place of safety.

Proverbs 10:28

If you obey the Lord, you will be happy, but there is no future for the wicked.

Proverbs 14:32

In times of trouble the wicked are destroyed, but even at death the innocent have faith.

Matthew 5:12

Be happy and excited! You will have a great reward in heaven. People did these same things to the prophets who lived long ago.

Luke 10:20

But don't be happy because evil spirits obey you. Be happy that your names are written in heaven!

Luke 21:19

You will be saved by being faithful to me.

Luke 8:15

Those seeds that fell on good ground are the people who listen to the message and keep it in good and honest hearts. They last and produce a harvest.

Acts 1:14

The apostles often met together and prayed with a single purpose in mind. The women and Mary the mother of Jesus would meet with them, and so would his brothers.

Acts 12:5

While Peter was being kept in jail, the church never stopped praying to God for him.

Acts 2:42

They spent their time learning from the apostles, and they were like family to each other. They also broke bread and prayed together.

Acts 6:4

We can spend our time praying and serving God by preaching.”

Romans 15:13

I pray that God, who gives hope, will bless you with complete happiness and peace because of your faith. And may the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.

Romans 15:4

And the Scriptures were written to teach and encourage us by giving us hope.

Romans 2:7

He will give eternal life to everyone who has patiently done what is good in the hope of receiving glory, honour, and life that lasts for ever.

Romans 8:25

However, we hope for something we have not yet seen, and we patiently wait for it.

1 Corinthians 13:13

For now there are faith, hope, and love. But of these three, the greatest is love.

2 Corinthians 12:8

Three times I begged the Lord to make this suffering go away.

Philippians 3:1

Finally, my dear friends, be glad that you belong to the Lord. It doesn't bother me to write the same things to you that I have written before. In fact, it is for your own good.

Philippians 4:4

Always be glad because of the Lord! I will say it again: be glad.

Colossians 1:11

His glorious power will make you patient and strong enough to endure anything, and you will be truly happy.

Colossians 1:27

God did this because he wanted you Gentiles to understand his wonderful and glorious mystery. And the mystery is that Christ lives in you, and he is your hope of sharing in God's glory.

Colossians 4:12

Your own Epaphras, who serves Christ Jesus, sends his greetings. He always prays hard that you may fully know what the Lord wants you to do and that you may do it completely.

Colossians 4:2

Never give up praying. And when you pray, keep alert and be thankful.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

we tell God our Father about your faith and loving work and about your firm hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But we belong to the day. So we must stay sober and let our faith and love be like a suit of armour. Our firm hope that we will be saved is our helmet.

2 Thessalonians 1:4

That's why we boast about you to all God's churches. We tell them how patient you are and how you keep on having faith, even though you are going through a lot of trouble and suffering.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

I pray that the Lord will guide you to be as loving as God and as patient as Christ.

1 Timothy 6:11

Timothy, you belong to God, so keep away from all these evil things. Try your best to please God and to be like him. Be faithful, loving, dependable, and gentle.

2 Timothy 3:10

Timothy, you know what I teach and how I live. You know what I want to do and what I believe. You have seen how patient and loving I am, and how in the past I put up with

Titus 2:13

We are filled with hope, as we wait for the glorious return of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Titus 3:7

Jesus treated us much better than we deserve. He made us acceptable to God and gave us the hope of eternal life.

Hebrews 10:32

Don't forget all the hard times you went through when you first received the light.

Hebrews 10:36

Learn to be patient, so that you will please God and be given what he has promised.

Hebrews 12:1

Such a large crowd of witnesses is all around us! So we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially the sin that just won't let go. And we must be determined to run the race that is ahead of us.

Hebrews 3:6

But Christ is the Son in charge of God's people. And we are those people, if we keep on being brave and don't lose hope.

Hebrews 5:7

God had the power to save Jesus from death. And while Jesus was on earth, he begged God with loud crying and tears to save him. He truly worshipped God, and God listened to his prayers.

Hebrews 6:12

Then you would never be lazy. You would be following the example of those who had faith and were patient until God kept his promise to them.

Hebrews 6:15

Then after Abraham had been very patient, he was given what God had promised.

James 5:7

My friends, be patient until the Lord returns. Think of farmers who wait patiently for the spring and summer rains to make their valuable crops grow.

1 Peter 4:13

Be glad for the chance to suffer as Christ suffered. It will prepare you for even greater happiness when he makes his glorious return.

1 Peter 4:7

Everything will soon come to an end. So be serious and be sensible enough to pray.

2 Peter 1:6

self-control, patience, devotion to God,

Revelation 13:10

If you are doomed to be captured, you will be captured. If you are doomed to be killed by a sword, you will be killed by a sword. This means that God's people must learn to endure and be faithful!