In return for my love they accuse me, even while I make prayer for them.
Romans 12:12 - New Revised Standard Version Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Rejoice and exult in hope; be steadfast and patient in suffering and tribulation; be constant in prayer. American Standard Version (1901) rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer; Common English Bible Be happy in your hope, stand your ground when you’re in trouble, and devote yourselves to prayer. Catholic Public Domain Version in hope, rejoicing; in tribulation, enduring; in prayer, ever-willing; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Rejoicing in hope. Patient in tribulation. Instant in prayer. |
In return for my love they accuse me, even while I make prayer for them.
Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices.
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah
The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
The wicked are overthrown by their evildoing, but the righteous find a refuge in their integrity.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
But as for that in the good soil, these are the ones who, when they hear the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patient endurance.
All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers.
While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for him.
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
while we, for our part, will devote ourselves to prayer and to serving the word.”
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, so that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.
to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me,
Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is not troublesome to me, and for you it is a safeguard.
May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully
To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always wrestling in his prayers on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in everything that God wills.
remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
Therefore we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith during all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring.
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
But as for you, man of God, shun all this; pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.
Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
But recall those earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings,
For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us,
Christ, however, was faithful over God's house as a son, and we are his house if we hold firm the confidence and the pride that belong to hope.
In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
so that you may not become sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.
But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed.
The end of all things is near; therefore be serious and discipline yourselves for the sake of your prayers.
and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with godliness,
If you are to be taken captive, into captivity you go; if you kill with the sword, with the sword you must be killed. Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints.