James 5:11

New American Bible - revised edition

Indeed we call blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, because “the Lord is compassionate and merciful.”

Cross References

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who perseveres in temptation, for when he has been proved he will receive the crown of life that he promised to those who love him.

Exodus 34:6

So the Lord passed before him and proclaimed: The Lord, the Lord, a God gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love and fidelity,

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved.

2 Peter 2:9

then the Lord knows how to rescue the devout from trial and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,

Psalm 86:15

But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in mercy and truth.

Job 2:10

But he said to her, “You speak as foolish women do. We accept good things from God; should we not accept evil?” Through all this, Job did not sin in what he said. Job’s Three Friends.

1 Peter 1:13

Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, live soberly, and set your hopes completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Luke 6:36

Be merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful. Judging Others.

Lamentations 3:22

The Lord’s acts of mercy are not exhausted, his compassion is not spent;

Psalm 103:8

Merciful and gracious is the Lord, slow to anger, abounding in mercy.

Numbers 14:18

‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in kindness, forgiving iniquity and rebellion; yet certainly not declaring the guilty guiltless, but punishing children to the third and fourth generation for their parents’ iniquity.’

Hebrews 10:39

We are not among those who draw back and perish, but among those who have faith and will possess life.

Hebrews 3:14

We have become partners of Christ if only we hold the beginning of the reality firm until the end,

Ephesians 2:4

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love he had for us,

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like you, who removes guilt and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance; Who does not persist in anger forever, but instead delights in mercy,

1 Chronicles 21:13

Then David said to Gad: “I am in serious trouble. But let me fall into the hand of the Lord, whose mercy is very great, rather than into hands of men.”

Hebrews 3:6

but Christ was faithful as a son placed over his house. We are his house, if [only] we hold fast to our confidence and pride in our hope. Israel’s Infidelity a Warning.

Ephesians 1:6

for the praise of the glory of his grace that he granted us in the beloved. Fulfillment Through Christ.

Romans 2:4

Or do you hold his priceless kindness, forbearance, and patience in low esteem, unaware that the kindness of God would lead you to repentance?

Luke 1:50

His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him.

Jonah 4:2

He prayed to the Lord, “O Lord, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I fled at first toward Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger, abounding in kindness, repenting of punishment.

Joel 2:13

Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the Lord, your God, For he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting in punishment.

Isaiah 63:9

in their every affliction. It was not an envoy or a messenger, but his presence that saved them. Because of his love and pity the Lord redeemed them, Lifting them up and carrying them all the days of old.

Isaiah 63:7

The loving deeds of the Lord I will recall, the glorious acts of the Lord, Because of all the Lord has done for us, the immense goodness to the house of Israel, Which he has granted according to his mercy and his many loving deeds.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a lofty one.

Psalm 119:132

Turn to me and be gracious, according to your judgment for those who love your name.

Psalm 116:5

Gracious is the Lord and righteous; yes, our God is merciful.

Psalm 103:13

As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.

Psalm 94:12

Blessed the one whom you guide, Lord, whom you teach by your instruction,

Psalm 86:5

Lord, you are good and forgiving, most merciful to all who call on you.

Psalm 78:38

But God being compassionate forgave their sin; he did not utterly destroy them. Time and again he turned back his anger, unwilling to unleash all his rage.

Psalm 37:37

Observe the person of integrity and mark the upright; Because there is a future for a man of peace.

Job 23:10

Yet he knows my way; if he tested me, I should come forth like gold.

Job 1:2

Seven sons and three daughters were born to him;

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to obey and no longer remembered the wonders you had worked for them. They were obdurate and appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and rich in mercy; you did not forsake them.

2 Chronicles 30:9

If you return to the Lord, your kinfolk and your children will find mercy with their captors and return to this land. The Lord, your God, is gracious and merciful and he will not turn away his face from you if you return to him.”

Daniel 9:9

But to the Lord, our God, belong compassion and forgiveness, though we rebelled against him

Psalm 145:8

The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in mercy.

Psalm 51:1

For the leader. A psalm of David,

Nehemiah 9:31

Yet in your great mercy you did not completely destroy them and did not forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.

Job 1:1

In the land of Uz there was a blameless and upright man named Job, who feared God and avoided evil.

James 1:2

Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials,

1 Peter 3:14

But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, blessed are you. Do not be afraid or terrified with fear of them,

Luke 11:10

For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.