being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience with joy;
but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
So the apostles went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the name of Jesus.
To those who by patient endurance in good works seek glory, honor, and immortality, he will give eternal life;
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, be men of courage, and be strong.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that this extraordinary power is from God and not from us.
I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he would grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
with all humility and gentleness, and with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
your knowledge with self-control, your self-control with endurance, your endurance with godliness,
to the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, power and authority, both now and forevermore. Amen.
This calls for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to their faith in Jesus.