33 Bible Verses about Being Patient

Be patient, then, brothers, till the arrival of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious crop of the land, biding his time patiently till he gets the autumn and the spring rains;

have patience yourselves, strengthen your hearts, for the arrival of the Lord is at hand.

let your hope be a joy to you; be stedfast in trouble, attend to prayer,

I obtained mercy, for the purpose of furnishing Christ Jesus with the chief illustration of his utter patience; I was to be the typical instance of all who were to believe in him and gain eternal life.

Steady patience is what you need, so that after doing the will of God you may get what you have been promised.

But if we hope for something that we do not see, we wait for it patiently.

only, let your endurance be a finished product, so that you may be finished and complete, with never a defect.

The Lord is not slow with what he promises, according to certain people's idea of slowness; no, he is longsuffering for your sake, he does not wish any to perish but all to betake them to repentance.

sure that the sterling temper of your faith produces endurance;

Hold out stedfast and you win your souls.

endurance produces character, and character produces hope ??5 a hope which never disappoints us, since God's love floods our hearts through the holy Spirit which has been given to us.

This is what shows the patience of the saints ??they who keep God's commands and the faith of Jesus.

Where is the credit in standing punishment for having done wrong? No, if you stand suffering for having done right, that is what God counts a merit.

Love is very patient, very kind. Love knows no jealousy; love makes no parade, gives itself no airs,

with perfect modesty and gentleness, showing forbearance to one another patiently, zealous in love

See, we call the stedfast happy; you have heard of the stedfastness of Job, and you have seen the end of the Lord with him, seen that the Lord is very compassionate and pitiful.

As an example of fortitude and endurance, brothers, take the prophets who have spoken in the name of the Lord.

May the Lord direct your hearts towards God's love and towards Christ's patience!

And the Lord's servant must not be a man of strife; he must be kind to everybody, a skilled teacher, a man who will not resent injuries;

So his fellow-servant fell down and implored him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.'

May his glorious might nerve you with full power to endure and to be patient cheerfully, whatever comes,

And consider that the longsuffering of our Lord means salvation; as indeed our beloved brother Paul has written to you out of the wisdom vouchsafed to him,

Thus it was that Abraham by his stedfastness obtained what he had been promised.

so that instead of being slack you may imitate those who inherit the promises by their stedfast faith.

as we recall your active faith and labour of love and patient hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

I know your doings, your love and loyalty and service and patient endurance; I know you are doing more than you did at first.

always slow to expose, always eager to believe the best, always hopeful, always patient.

Because you have kept the word of my patient endurance, I will keep you safe through the hour of trial which is coming upon the whole world to test the dwellers on earth.

Tell the older men to be temperate, serious, masters of themselves, sound in faith, in love, and in stedfastness.

Welcome a man of weak faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his scruples.

May the God who inspires stedfastness and encouragement grant you such harmony with one another, after Christ Jesus,

eternal life to those who by patiently doing good aim at glory, honour, and immortality,

with innocence, insight, patience, kindness, the holy Spirit, unaffected love,