but he will be saved who holds out to the very end.
and you will be hated by all men on account of my name; but he will be saved who holds out to the very end.
Have no fear of what you are to suffer. The devil indeed is going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested; you will have a distressful ten days. Be faithful, though you have to die for it, and I will give you the crown of Life.
We are not the men to shrink back and be lost, but to have faith and so to win our souls.
For we only participate in Christ provided that we keep firm to the very end the confidence with which we started,
eternal life to those who by patiently doing good aim at glory, honour, and immortality,
and to the very end he will guarantee that you are vindicated on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
As for the seed in the good soil, that means those who hear and hold fast the word in a good and sound heart and so bear fruit stedfastly.
Christ is faithful as a Son over God's house. Now we are this house of God, if we will only keep confident and proud of our hope.
You will hear of wars and rumours of wars; see and do not be alarmed. These have to come, but it is not the end yet.
And in most of you love will grow cold by the increase of iniquity;
Hold out stedfast and you win your souls.