aSee Luke 8:15
bSee Matt. 5:12
cSee Luke 21:19; James 1:3
dPs. 119:116; Phil. 1:20
eActs 2:17, 18, 33; Titus 3:6; [Gal. 4:6]
f[1 Thess. 1:3; 5:8]
gSee ch. 5:2
hSee Heb. 10:36
iSee Acts 1:14
jSee Gal. 1:4
k2 Thess. 1:11; [John 6:29; Gal. 5:6; Heb. 6:10; James 2:22]
l2 Thess. 1:3, 4; [Col. 1:4; 1 Tim. 1:14; Rev. 2:19]
mRom. 8:25; 15:4
nSee Phil. 2:19
o2 Cor. 1:1; Col. 1:1; Philem. 1; Heb. 13:23
qSee Acts 9:16; 14:22
rSee ch. 2:14
sver. 1, 2
tver. 1, 2
u[1 Cor. 7:5; 2 Cor. 11:3]
vMatt. 4:3
wSee Phil. 2:16
xActs 18:5; [2 Cor. 7:6, 9]
ySee ch. 1:3
z[1 Cor. 11:2]
aaSee Phil. 1:8
ac2 Cor. 1:4
adSee 1 Cor. 16:13
ae1 Thess. 3:11
agver. 12, 17; [ch. 7:6]; See Rom. 4:13
ahch. 12:1-7; Luke 21:19; Rom. 2:7; 12:12; See Matt. 10:22
aich. 13:21; [1 John 2:17]
ajch. 11:39

Romans 2:7

7to those who aby patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;

Romans 5:3-5

3Not only that, but we brejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering cproduces endurance, 4and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5and dhope does not put us to shame, because God’s love ehas been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Romans 8:25

25But if we hope for what we do not see, we fwait for it with patience.

Romans 12:12

12 gRejoice in hope, hbe patient in tribulation, ibe constant in prayer.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

3remembering before jour God and Father kyour work of faith and labor of llove and msteadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 3:2-8

2and we nsent Timothy, oour brother and God’s coworker ▼
▼Some manuscripts servant
 in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, 3that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that qwe are destined for this. 4For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, rjust as it has come to pass, and just as you know. 5For this reason, swhen I could bear it no longer, tI sent to learn about your faith, ufor fear that somehow vthe tempter had tempted you and wour labor would be in vain.

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

6But xnow that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of yyour faith and love and reported zthat you always remember us kindly and aalong to see us, as we long to see you— 7for this reason, brothers, ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters
 in all our distress and affliction acwe have been comforted about you through your faith. 8For now we live, if you adare standing fast in the Lord.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

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

Hebrews 6:15

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

Hebrews 10:36

36For ahyou have need of endurance, so that aiwhen you have done the will of God you may ajreceive what is promised.
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