and you haveperseveranceand have enduredfor My name'ssake,and have not grown weary.
Restin the LORDand waitpatientlyfor Him; Do not fretbecause of him who prospersin his way,Because of the manwho carriesout wickedschemes.
Becausefor Your sakeI have bornereproach;Dishonorhas coveredmy face.
I will bearthe indignationof the LORDBecauseI have sinnedagainst Him, UntilHe pleadsmy caseand executesjusticefor me. He will bringme out to the light,[And] I will seeHis righteousness.
They pressed into servicea passer-bycomingfrom the country,Simonof Cyrene(the fatherof Alexanderand Rufus),to bearHis cross.
"Whoeverdoes not carryhis owncrossand comeafterMe cannotbe My disciple.
NowHe was tellingthem a parableto show that at all timesthey oughtto prayand not to lose heart,
"By your enduranceyou will gainyour lives.
Simonansweredand said,"Master,we worked hardallnightand caughtnothing,but I will do as You say[and] let downthe nets."
"But the [seed] in the goodsoil,theseare the ones whohave heardthe wordin an honestand goodheart,and hold it fast,and bear fruitwith perseverance.
"But allthese thingsthey will doto you for My name'ssake,becausethey do not knowthe One who sentMe.
rejoicingin hope,perseveringin tribulation,devotedto prayer,
GreetTryphaenaand Tryphosa,workersin the Lord.GreetPersisthe beloved,whohas workedhardin the Lord.
to thosewho by perseverancein doinggoodseekfor gloryand honorand immortality,eternallife;
But ifwe hopefor whatwe do not see,with perseverancewe wait eagerlyfor it.
bearsallthings,believesallthings,hopesall things,enduresall things.
that you alsobe in subjectionto such menand to everyonewho helps in the workand labors.
not boastingbeyond[our] measure,[that] [is], in other men'slabors,but with the hopethat as your faithgrows,we will be, withinour sphere,enlargedevenmoreby you,
Are they servantsof Christ?--I speakas if insane--I more so;in far morelabors,in far moreimprisonments,beatentimes without number,oftenin danger of death.
Therefore,since we havethisministry,as we received mercy,we do not lose heart,
Thereforewe do not lose heart,but thoughour outermanis decaying,yetour inner manis being reneweddayby day.
Thereforewe alsohave as our ambition,whetherat homeorabsent,to be pleasingto Him.
in beatings,in imprisonments,in tumults,in labors,in sleeplessness,in hunger,
Bearone another'sburdens,and therebyfulfillthe lawof Christ.
Let us not lose heartin doinggood,for in duetimewe will reapif we do not grow weary.
holding fastthe wordof life,sothat in the dayof ChristI will have reason to glorybecauseI did not runin vainnortoilin vain.
Indeed,true companion,I askyou alsoto helpthesewomenwhohave shared my strugglein [the cause of] the gospel,togetherwith Clementalsoand the restof my fellow workers,whosenamesare in the bookof life.
strengthenedwith allpower,accordingto His gloriousmight,for the attaining of allsteadfastnessand patience;joyously
constantlybearing in mindyour workof faithand laborof loveand steadfastnessof hopein our LordJesusChristin the presenceof our Godand Father,
For you recall,brethren,our laborand hardship,[how] workingnightand daysoas not to be a burdento anyof you, we proclaimedto you the gospelof God.
But we requestof you, brethren,that you appreciatethosewho diligently laboramongyou, and have charge overyou in the Lordand give you instruction,
But as for you, brethren,do not grow wearyof doing good.
May the Lorddirectyour heartsinto the loveof Godand into the steadfastnessof Christ.
nordid we eatanyone'sbreadwithout payingfor it, but with laborand hardshipwe [kept] workingnightand daysothat we would not be a burdento anyof you;
For it is for thiswe laborand strive,becausewe have fixed our hopeon the livingGod,whois the Saviorof allmen,especiallyof believers.
The elderswho rulewellare to be considered worthyof doublehonor,especiallythosewho work hardat preachingand teaching.
For you haveneedof endurance,sothat when you have donethe willof God,you may receivewhat was promised.
Therefore,since we haveso greata cloudof witnessessurroundingus, let us alsolay asideeveryencumbranceand the sinwhich so easily entanglesus, and let us runwith endurancethe racethat is set beforeus,
So,let us goout to Him outsidethe camp,bearingHis reproach.
For Godis not unjustso as to forgetyour workand the lovewhichyou have showntowardHis name,in having ministeredand in still ministeringto the saints.
sothat you will not be sluggish,but imitatorsof thosewho throughfaithand patienceinheritthe promises.
And so,having patiently waited,he obtainedthe promise.
and in [your] knowledge,self-control,and in [your] self-control,perseverance,and in [your] perseverance,godliness,
I, John,your brotherand fellow partakerin the tribulationand kingdomand perseverance[which are] in Jesus,was on the islandcalledPatmosbecauseof the wordof Godand the testimonyof Jesus.
Becauseyou have keptthe wordof My perseverance,I alsowill keepyou from the hourof testing,that [hour] which is aboutto comeupon the wholeworld,to testthosewho dwellon the earth.
