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- Job – Endurance in Suffering. Job’s story in the Bible is a testament to endurance in the face of immense suffering. Stripped of his wealth, health, and family, Job refused to curse God and die.
- Abraham – Endurance in Waiting. Abraham’s endurance in waiting is a powerful testament to faith and patience. Despite being promised descendants as numerous as the stars, Abraham and his wife Sarah faced years of barrenness before Isaac was born.
- Joseph – Endurance through Betrayal and Imprisonment. As we delve into the story of Joseph in the Bible, we witness a man who endured immense trials and tribulations with remarkable steadfastness.
- Moses – Endurance as a Leader. Moses’s endurance as a leader is truly exemplary in the Bible. From his willingness to confront Pharaoh and demand the release of the Israelites, to guiding them through the wilderness for forty years, Moses displayed unwavering perseverance.
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- Job’s Suffering and Patience (Job 1-42) In the face of extreme loss and suffering, Job exemplifies unwavering endurance and patience. Job’s story, recounted in the book of Job chapters 1 to 42, serves as a powerful testament to the strength of faith and resilience in the midst of profound adversity.
- Joseph’s Trials and Rise to Power (Genesis 37-50) Joseph’s story in the Bible is a powerful testament to endurance and faithfulness in the face of slavery and imprisonment.
- Moses Leading the Israelites (Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy) Moses, the great leader of the Israelites, demonstrated remarkable endurance and faithfulness in the wilderness.
- Daniel in Babylon (Daniel 1-6) In the book of Daniel, we find a remarkable story of endurance and faithfulness amidst the challenges of living in a foreign land under hostile regimes.
- James 5:7–11
- 1 Peter 2:19–20
- Hebrews 12:7
- James 1:2–4
- 2 Timothy 2:11–13
- Romans 5:1–5
- 2 Timothy 4:7
- Hebrews 12:1–2
- 2 Corinthians 4:16–18
- Colossians 1:10–12
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Be patient, therefore, brothers, 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 the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of th...
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The attention turns from rich to poor, from the evil oppressors to the righteous oppressed, from presumption to patience. Rather than fighting back, they are called to patient endurance and to trust in God to vindicate them. The righteous are to wait until the coming of the Lord (see 1 Thess. 4:15), when he will right all wrongs. The early and the late rains describe the Palestinian climate, in which the autumn rains occur just after sowing and the spring rains just before harvest (Jer. 5:24;...
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For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. Read More
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“Gracious thing” comes from “grace” (Gk. charis) and in this context seems to be synonymous with credit. Both words indicate that God’s people will receive a reward from him if they endure suffering righteously. Compare Luke 6:34–35, where charis is translated “credit” and is parallel with “reward” (Gk. misthos). “Gracious thing” could also mean that patient endurance of suffering is evidence of God’s grace at work. The two interpretations are compatible, for along with God’s enabling grace c...
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It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? Read More
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God is viewed as speaking through the proverb; God’s discipline proves that he considers believers to be his sons (on sonship, see Heb. 2:10), since God chastises every son whom he receives (Heb. 12:6; see Heb.12:7–8). Discipline (Gk. paideia) was a common term for childrearing through instruction, training, and correction; however, here Hebrews focuses on the call for perseverance (endure in Heb 12:7) in the painful tests of life (Heb. 12:11). These tests are to their benefit, prove their so...
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Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. Read More
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Trials test faith in order to make spiritual pilgrimages complete. They are part of the “good gifts” (James 1:17) God gives his people in order to make them whole. Trials are designed to produce spiritual maturity and should therefore be counted as joy. Trials are “tests” that challenge faith (James 1:2–5). When trials occur, one should count it all joy—not meaning mere worldly, temporal happiness, but rather spiritual, enduring, “complete joy” in the Lord who is sovereign over all things, in...
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The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself. Read More
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The trustworthy statement moves from comfort to challenge and back to comfort: 2 Timothy 2:11 is a reminder of life even in the face of death; 2 Timothy 2:12 calls for perseverance; 2 Timothy 2:13 is a reminder of God’s preserving power and faithfulness. In this context, to deny him must entail a more serious offense than being faithless. Denying Christ envisions final apostasy, in contrast with a temporary lapse in trusting Christ (“if we are faithless”). Those who deny Jesus will be judged...
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Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit...
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“The grace in which we stand” refers to the secure position of the believer’s standing (as a blessing of justification), and the “hope of the glory of God” refers to the promise that Christians will be glorified and perfected at the last day—a hope that results in joy. The people of God rejoice not only in future glory but in present trials and sufferings, not because trials are pleasant but because they produce a step-by-step transformation that makes believers more like Christ. Followers of...
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I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Read More
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Using athletic imagery (as is typical of Paul; cf. 1 Cor. 9:24–27; Phil. 3:14), he affirms at the close of his life that he has engaged himself in the one event truly worth one’s life (i.e., the gospel mission). Some have objected that Paul’s statement sounds prideful. But there is no claim of personal glory here. Paul is simply saying that he has finally completed the course God ordained for him (see Acts 20:24). He has done, clearly by God’s grace (1 Cor. 15:10), what he is exhorting Timoth...
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Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Read More
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Given past examples of faith (Heb. 11) and of Jesus’ own endurance of the cross (Heb.12:1–2), Christians are to run with endurance the race of faith, knowing that God disciplines his children for their good (Heb.12:3–11). The readers are thus also cautioned against rejecting God’s grace (Heb. 12:12–17, 25), since (in comparison with lesser yet still awesome events at Mount Sinai) the overwhelming final judgment will surely come, when God will fully establish his rule and when all the saints w...
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So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. Read More
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This refers to the weakening of the physical body in contrast with the strengthening of the spirit, and also assumes a contrast between Paul’s life of suffering in this present evil age (his outer self) and the moral and spiritual transformation of his life into the image of God as seen in Christ (his inner self; see 2 Cor. 3:18). For the inner/outer contrast in reference to the believer’s moral transformation amid worldly evil, see Rom. 6:5–6; Eph. 3:16; Eph. 4:20–24; Col. 3:5–14.
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Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy; giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. Read More
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Spiritual power was a key issue in the Greco-Roman world. People sought power through connection with various gods and pagan rituals in order to protect them from evil spirits and to help them acquire wealth or influence. Paul wants the Colossians to know that he prays regularly that God would impart his power to them, not for selfish aims but so that they can live for God in a worthy manner. The purpose (as indicated by the word “for”) of this God-given power is to provide the divine strengt...
- Romans 5:3. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- Hebrews 10:36. 36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
- James 1:2-3. 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
- Colossians 1:11. 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,
Jul 13, 2020 · Here are the 40 most powerful Bible scriptures on endurance and perseverance. James 5:11. Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful. James 1:12.
19 Powerful Bible Verses For Endurance and Perseverance. The word of God is replete with stories and verses that speak about endurance. This is because not giving up as a child of God has many benefits. It teaches perseverance, strengthens faith, and will lead to receiving a crown of righteousness.
Examples of Endurance in the Bible. One of the best examples of endurance in the Bible is the story of Jesus. Just think about it: The King, and Creator, of the universe, was born into a family so poor they could only afford turtledoves for the temple sacrifice (Luke 2:24).
