25 Bible Verses about Patience

Then do not become slack, but be imitators of those who through faith and patience are inheriting the promises.

Be patient, then, brothers, till the coming of the Lord. Behold the farmer who waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it gets the early and the latter rains. So you also must be patient. Stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is at hand! Do not make complaints against each other, brothers, lest you yourselves be condemned. Behold the Judge is standing before the very door! read more.
Take, my brothers, for an example the suffering and the patience of the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Remember we count those that were stedfast happy. You have heard of the stedfastness of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord with him, seen how the Lord is full of tenderness.

Now there was in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon. He was righteous and devout, and was waiting for the consolation of Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him.

And, brothers, we urge you to admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, sustain the weak, lose patience with none.

"In your patience you shall purchase your souls.

Rejoice in hope; be patient under affliction; continue stedfast in prayer.

But let endurance have its perfect work, so that you may be perfect and entire, not lacking in anything.

Be patient, then, brothers, till the coming of the Lord. Behold the farmer who waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it gets the early and the latter rains.

So that I myself am boasting about you among the churches of God, boasting of the stedfastness and faith which you are displaying in all the troubles and afflictions which you are enduring.

Remember we count those that were stedfast happy. You have heard of the stedfastness of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord with him, seen how the Lord is full of tenderness.

I know your works and your toil and stedfastness, and that you cannot endure evil men, and that you tested those who called themselves apostles, though they are not, and how you found them false.

I, John, who am your brother and who share with you in the woes and kingdom and stedfastness of Jesus, found myself in the island called Patmos, for the sake of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

And so by patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the promise.

And, brothers, we urge you to admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, sustain the weak, lose patience with none.

Seeing then that we are encircled with this great cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and the sin that clings about us. Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured a cross, despising shame, and has now taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. Compare yourselves with him who endured such hostility against himself at the hands of sinners, lest you grow weary, fainting in your souls.

Be patient, then, brothers, till the coming of the Lord. Behold the farmer who waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it gets the early and the latter rains. So you also must be patient. Stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is at hand!

As for brotherly love, be tenderly affectionate one to another, in honor preferring one another. In your diligence be free from sloth. Be glowing in spirit. Slave for the master. Rejoice in hope; be patient under affliction; continue stedfast in prayer.

For you need stedfastness, so that after having done the will of God, you may receive the promise, For yet a very, very little while, and then The Coming One will have come, without delay.

So that I myself am boasting about you among the churches of God, boasting of the stedfastness and faith which you are displaying in all the troubles and afflictions which you are enduring.

Then do not become slack, but be imitators of those who through faith and patience are inheriting the promises.

Whoever is destined to go into captivity, goes into captivity. Whoever shall kill with the sword, shall surely be killed by the sword. (Here is the endurance and faith of the saints.)

May the Lord incline your hearts to the love of God and to the stedfastness of Christ.

so that you lack no divine gift, while you are waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But he made no answer, not even to one charge; insomuch that the Governor was greatly astonished.

Now the portion of Scripture which he was reading was as follows. He was led a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is dumb, So he opened not his mouth.

I know your works and your toil and stedfastness, and that you cannot endure evil men, and that you tested those who called themselves apostles, though they are not, and how you found them false. You are holding fast, and have borne up for my name's sake, and have not grown weary.

Then do not become slack, but be imitators of those who through faith and patience are inheriting the promises.

For you need stedfastness, so that after having done the will of God, you may receive the promise,

But we are not, for we through the Spirit are eagerly waiting by faith for a hope of righteousness (a hope well founded);

Who hopes for what he clearly sees? But if we hope for something that we do not see, we then patiently wait for it.

And let us not be weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.

eternal life to those who by patience in well-doing strive for glory and honor and immortality;

And not only so, but we are actually exulting also even in our troubles; for we know that trouble works fortitude, and fortitude character, and character, hope??5 a hope which never disappoints us. For through the Holy Spirit who has given to us, the "brimming river of the love of God" has overflowed in our hearts.

My brothers, when you are beset by various temptations, count it all joy, because you know that the testing of your faith is working out endurance.

"In your patience you shall purchase your souls.

Rejoice in hope; be patient under affliction; continue stedfast in prayer.

"Thereupon his slave threw himself on his knees before him, crying, "'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all!'

"especially since you are an export in all Jewish customs and questions. I pray you, expert in all Jewish customs and questions. I pray you, hear me with patience.

And not only so, but we are actually exulting also even in our troubles; for we know that trouble works fortitude,

because you know that the testing of your faith is working out endurance.

And, brothers, we urge you to admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, sustain the weak, lose patience with none.

Remember we count those that were stedfast happy. You have heard of the stedfastness of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord with him, seen how the Lord is full of tenderness.

Remember we count those that were stedfast happy. You have heard of the stedfastness of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord with him, seen how the Lord is full of tenderness.

but in every way I am striving to commend myself as God's minister by stedfast endurance, by afflictions, by troubles, by distresses,

that you may be strengthened in every kind of strength by the might of his glory for every kind of patience and fortitude with good cheer.

that you may be strengthened in every kind of strength by the might of his glory for every kind of patience and fortitude with good cheer.

that you may be strengthened in every kind of strength by the might of his glory for every kind of patience and fortitude with good cheer.

But you, Timothy, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aims, my faith, patience, love, endurance,

I, John, who am your brother and who share with you in the woes and kingdom and stedfastness of Jesus, found myself in the island called Patmos, for the sake of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you by the God and Father of Jesus our Lord. For his power divine has granted to us everything needful for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue. read more.
By these he has granted his promises to us, precious and splendid; so that through them you may become partners of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. For this very reason do your best to add to your faith manliness, and to manliness knowledge, and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control stedfastness, and to stedfastness piety, and to piety brotherly love, and to brotherly love, love itself. For if these virtues are yours in abounding measure, they render you not idle nor unfruitful, until you come into the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For the man who lacks these virtues is blind, short-sighted, forgetful of his cleansing from his old sins. So, brothers, take diligent care to make your calling and election sure; for if you do this, you will never stumble. For so the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you.

But you, O servant of God, flee from these things, and run after integrity, piety, faith, love, stedfastness, gentleness.

Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you by the God and Father of Jesus our Lord. For his power divine has granted to us everything needful for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue. read more.
By these he has granted his promises to us, precious and splendid; so that through them you may become partners of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. For this very reason do your best to add to your faith manliness, and to manliness knowledge, and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control stedfastness, and to stedfastness piety, and to piety brotherly love, and to brotherly love, love itself. For if these virtues are yours in abounding measure, they render you not idle nor unfruitful, until you come into the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For the man who lacks these virtues is blind, short-sighted, forgetful of his cleansing from his old sins.

Now we who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to seek our own pleasure. Let each one of us try to make his neighbor happy for his good, unto his upbuilding. For even Christ pleased not himself; but as it is written, The reproaches of those who were reproaching thee fell upon me. read more.
For everything that was written of old has been written for our instruction, that through patience, and through the comfort of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

Seeing then that we are encircled with this great cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and the sin that clings about us. Let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

And so by patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the promise.

For what credit is it if, when you are struck for a fault, you take it patiently? But if when you are doing well and suffer for it, you always take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control stedfastness, and to stedfastness piety,

and to knowledge self-control, and to self-control stedfastness, and to stedfastness piety,

For everything that was written of old has been written for our instruction, that through patience, and through the comfort of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be in full sympathy with one another, in accordance with the example of Jesus Christ;

and fortitude character, and character, hope??5 a hope which never disappoints us. For through the Holy Spirit who has given to us, the "brimming river of the love of God" has overflowed in our hearts.

"In your patience you shall purchase your souls.

"And that in the good soil is those who have listened to the message and, in an honest and good heart, hold fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Now there was in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon. He was righteous and devout, and was waiting for the consolation of Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him.

But let endurance have its perfect work, so that you may be perfect and entire, not lacking in anything.

Be patient, then, brothers, till the coming of the Lord. Behold the farmer who waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it gets the early and the latter rains.

I know your works and your toil and stedfastness, and that you cannot endure evil men, and that you tested those who called themselves apostles, though they are not, and how you found them false. You are holding fast, and have borne up for my name's sake, and have not grown weary.

Take, my brothers, for an example the suffering and the patience of the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

But you, Timothy, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aims, my faith, patience, love, endurance,

So that I myself am boasting about you among the churches of God, boasting of the stedfastness and faith which you are displaying in all the troubles and afflictions which you are enduring.

I know your works and your love and faith and service and endurance; I know that your last works are more than the first.

Now there was in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon. He was righteous and devout, and was waiting for the consolation of Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him.

I, John, who am your brother and who share with you in the woes and kingdom and stedfastness of Jesus, found myself in the island called Patmos, for the sake of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

In truth the signs of the true apostle were wrought among you in all patience by signs and marvels and powers.