rejoicingin hope,perseveringin tribulation,devotedto prayer,
In returnfor my lovethey actas my accusers;But I am [in] prayer.
Restin the LORDand waitpatientlyfor Him; Do not fretbecause of him who prospersin his way,Because of the manwho carriesout wickedschemes.
I waitedpatientlyfor the LORD;And He inclinedto me and heardmy cry.
Trustin Him at alltimes,O people;Pourout your heartbeforeHim; Godis a refugefor us. Selah.
The hopeof the righteousis gladness,But the expectationof the wickedperishes.
The wickedis thrustdownby his wrongdoing,But the righteoushasa refugewhen he dies.
"Rejoiceand be glad,for your rewardin heavenis great;for in the same waythey persecutedthe prophetswho were beforeyou.
"Neverthelessdo not rejoicein this,that the spiritsare subjectto you, but rejoicethat your namesare recordedin heaven."
"By your enduranceyou will gainyour lives.
"But the [seed] in the goodsoil,theseare the ones whohave heardthe wordin an honestand goodheart,and hold it fast,and bear fruitwith perseverance.
Theseallwith one mindwere continually devoting themselvesto prayer,alongwith [the] women,and Marythe motherof Jesus,and with His brothers.
SoPeterwas keptin the prison,but prayerfor him was being madeferventlyby the churchto God.
They were continually devoting themselvesto the apostles'teachingand to fellowship,to the breakingof breadand to prayer.
"But we will devote ourselvesto prayerand to the ministryof the word."
Nowmay the Godof hopefillyou with alljoyand peacein believing,sothat you will aboundin hopeby the powerof the HolySpirit.
For whateverwas written in earlier timeswas writtenfor our instruction,sothat throughperseveranceand the encouragementof the Scriptureswe might havehope.
to thosewho by perseverancein doinggoodseekfor gloryand honorand immortality,eternallife;
But ifwe hopefor whatwe do not see,with perseverancewe wait eagerlyfor it.
But nowfaith,hope,love,abidethesethree;but the greatestof theseis love.
ConcerningthisI imploredthe Lordthree timesthat it might leaveme.
Finally,my brethren,rejoicein the Lord.To writethe same things[again] is notroubleto me, and it is a safeguardfor you.
Rejoicein the Lordalways;againI will say,rejoice!
strengthenedwith allpower,accordingto His gloriousmight,for the attaining of allsteadfastnessand patience;joyously
to whomGodwilledto make knownwhatis the richesof the gloryof thismysteryamongthe Gentiles,whichis Christin you, the hopeof glory.
Epaphras,whois one of your number,a bondslaveof JesusChrist,sends you his greetings,alwayslaboring earnestlyfor you in his prayers,that you may standperfectand fully assuredin allthe willof God.
Devote yourselvesto prayer,keeping alertin it with [an attitude of] thanksgiving;
constantlybearing in mindyour workof faithand laborof loveand steadfastnessof hopein our LordJesusChristin the presenceof our Godand Father,
But since we are of [the] day,let us be sober,having puton the breastplateof faithand love,and as a helmet,the hopeof salvation.
therefore,we ourselvesspeak proudlyof you amongthe churchesof Godfor your perseveranceand faithin the midst of allyour persecutionsand afflictionswhichyou endure.
May the Lorddirectyour heartsinto the loveof Godand into the steadfastnessof Christ.
But fleefrom these things,you manof God,and pursuerighteousness,godliness,faith,love,perseverance[and] gentleness.
Now you followedmy teaching,conduct,purpose,faith,patience,love,perseverance,
lookingfor the blessedhopeand the appearingof the gloryof our greatGodand Savior,ChristJesus,
sothat being justifiedby His gracewe would be madeheirsaccordingto [the] hopeof eternallife.
But rememberthe formerdays,when,after being enlightened,you endureda greatconflictof sufferings,
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,
but Christ[was faithful] as a SonoverHis house--whosehousewe are, ifwe hold fastour confidenceand the boastof our hopefirmuntilthe end.
In the daysof His flesh,He offeredup bothprayersand supplicationswith loudcryingand tearsto the One ableto saveHim from death,and He was heardbecauseof His piety.
sothat you will not be sluggish,but imitatorsof thosewho throughfaithand patienceinheritthe promises.
And so,having patiently waited,he obtainedthe promise.
Thereforebe patient,brethren,untilthe comingof the Lord.The farmerwaitsfor the preciousproduceof the soil,being patientaboutit, untilit getsthe earlyand laterains.
but to the degreethat you sharethe sufferingsof Christ,keep on rejoicing,sothat alsoat the revelationof His gloryyou may rejoicewith exultation.
The endof all thingsis near;therefore,be of sound judgmentand sober[spirit] for the purpose of prayer.
and in [your] knowledge,self-control,and in [your] self-control,perseverance,and in [your] perseverance,godliness,
Ifanyone[is destined] for captivity,to captivityhe goes;ifanyonekillswith the sword,with the swordhe mustbe killed.Hereis the perseveranceand the faithof the saints.
