bearsallthings,believesallthings,hopesall things,enduresall things.
So Jacobservedsevenyearsfor Racheland they seemedto him but a fewdaysbecause of his lovefor her.
"ThoughHe slayme, I will hopein Him. NeverthelessI will arguemy waysbeforeHim.
Teachme gooddiscernmentand knowledge,For I believein Your commandments.
Hatredstirsup strife,But lovecoversalltransgressions.
"You will be hatedby allbecauseof My name,but it is the one who has enduredto the endwho will be saved.
And Jesussaidto him, "'IfYou can?'All thingsare possibleto him who believes."
Nowwe who are strongoughtto bearthe weaknessesof thosewithout strengthand not [just] pleaseourselves.
For in hopewe have been saved,but hopethat is seenis not hope;for whohopesfor whathe [already] sees?
Loveis patient,loveis kind[and] is not jealous;lovedoes not brag[and] is not arrogant,
Ifotherssharethe rightover you, do we not more?Nevertheless,we did not usethisright,but we endureall thingssothat we will causenohindranceto the gospelof Christ.
Bearone another'sburdens,and therebyfulfillthe lawof Christ.
"I spoketo you at that time,saying,I am not ableto bear[the burden] of you alone.
"Whenhe foundher in the field,the engagedgirlcriedout, but therewas noone to saveher.
therefore,we ourselvesspeak proudlyof you amongthe churchesof Godfor your perseveranceand faithin the midst of allyour persecutionsand afflictionswhichyou endure.
The Lord'sbond-servantmustnot be quarrelsome,but be kindto all,able to teach,patient when wronged,
persecutions,[and] sufferings,suchas happenedto me at Antioch,at Iconium[and] at Lystra;whatpersecutionsI endured,and out of them allthe Lordrescuedme!
But you, be soberin all things,endure hardship,dothe workof an evangelist,fulfillyour ministry.
So,let us goout to Him outsidethe camp,bearingHis reproach.
Blessedis a manwhoperseveresunder trial;for once he has beenapproved,he will receivethe crownof lifewhich[the Lord] has promisedto thosewho loveHim.
and He Himselfboreour sinsin His bodyon the cross,sothat we might dieto sinand liveto righteousness;for by His woundsyou were healed.
Aboveall,keepferventin your lovefor one another,becauselovecoversa multitudeof sins.
