But ifwe hopefor whatwe do not see,with perseverancewe wait eagerlyfor it.
"For Your salvationI wait,O LORD.
Waitfor the LORD;Be strongand let your hearttakecourage;Yes, waitfor the LORD.
My soul[waits] in silencefor Godonly;From Him is my salvation.
And it will be saidin that day,"Behold,thisis our Godfor whom we have waitedthat He might saveus. Thisis the LORDfor whom we have waited;Let us rejoiceand be gladin His salvation."
Indeed,[while following] the wayof Your judgments,O LORD,We have waitedfor You eagerly;Your name,even Your memory,is the desireof [our] souls.
"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.
rejoicingin hope,perseveringin tribulation,devotedto prayer,
to thosewho by perseverancein doinggoodseekfor gloryand honorand immortality,eternallife;
And not onlythis, but alsowe ourselves,havingthe first fruitsof the Spirit,evenwe ourselvesgroanwithinourselves,waiting eagerlyfor [our] adoption as sons,the redemptionof our body.
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,
May the Lorddirectyour heartsinto the loveof Godand into the steadfastnessof Christ.
For you haveneedof endurance,sothat when you have donethe willof God,you may receivewhat was promised.
sothat you will not be sluggish,but imitatorsof thosewho throughfaithand patienceinheritthe promises.
And so,having patiently waited,he obtainedthe promise.
I, John,your brotherand fellow partakerin the tribulationand kingdomand perseverance[which are] in Jesus,was on the islandcalledPatmosbecauseof the wordof Godand the testimonyof Jesus.
Ifanyone[is destined] for captivity,to captivityhe goes;ifanyonekillswith the sword,with the swordhe mustbe killed.Hereis the perseveranceand the faithof the saints.
Hereis the perseveranceof the saintswho keepthe commandmentsof Godand their faithin Jesus.
