aSee Gal. 1:4
b2 Thess. 1:11; [John 6:29; Gal. 5:6; Heb. 6:10; James 2:22]
c2 Thess. 1:3, 4; [Col. 1:4; 1 Tim. 1:14; Rev. 2:19]
dRom. 8:25; 15:4
e[2 Cor. 7:14]; See 1 Thess. 2:19
f[1 Thess. 1:8]; See 1 Cor. 7:17
g[Mark 10:30]; See 1 Thess. 2:14
h1 Thess. 3:11
ich. 13:7; [ch. 10:36]
kver. 12, 17; [ch. 7:6]; See Rom. 4:13
lch. 12:1-7; Luke 21:19; Rom. 2:7; 12:12; See Matt. 10:22
mch. 13:21; [1 John 2:17]
nch. 11:39
oSee Eph. 4:22
pSee 1 Cor. 9:24
qSee ch. 10:36
rch. 6:18
s1 Pet. 1:7
tRom. 5:3; [ch. 5:11; Heb. 10:36; 2 Pet. 1:6]
u1 Thess. 5:23; See Matt. 5:48
wSee Deut. 11:14
x1 Thess. 3:13
y1 Pet. 4:7; [Rom. 13:11, 12; Phil. 4:5; Heb. 10:25, 37]
zMatt. 7:1
aa[1 Pet. 4:5; Rev. 22:12]
abMatt. 24:33; Mark 13:29; [1 Cor. 4:5]
acMatt. 5:12; 23:34; Acts 7:52; Heb. 11:32-38

1 Thessalonians 1:3

3remembering before aour God and Father byour work of faith and labor of clove and dsteadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:4

4Therefore ewe ourselves boast about you fin the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith gin all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

5May the Lord hdirect your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.

Hebrews 6:12

12so that you may not be sluggish, but iimitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Hebrews 6:15

15And thus Abraham, ▼
▼Greek he
 khaving patiently waited, obtained the promise.

Hebrews 10:36

36For lyou have need of endurance, so that mwhen you have done the will of God you may nreceive what is promised.

Hebrews 12:1

Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith

1Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and osin which clings so closely, and plet us run qwith endurance the race that is rset before us,

James 1:3-4

3for you know that sthe testing of your faith tproduces steadfastness. 4And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be uperfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

James 5:7-10

Patience in Suffering

7Be patient, therefore, brothers, ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters; also verses 9, 10, 12, 19
 until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives wthe early and the late rains. 8You also, be patient. xEstablish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord yis at hand. 9Do not grumble against one another, brothers, zso that you may not be judged; behold, aathe Judge is standing abat the door. 10As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take acthe prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
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