Verse 25

But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.

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  • 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 We remember your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by the hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father.
  • Rom 12:12 : 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.
  • Col 1:11 : 11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might, so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father,
  • Heb 10:36 : 36 You need endurance so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.
  • Luke 21:19 : 19 By your endurance, you will gain your lives.
  • 2 Thess 3:5 : 5 Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and the endurance of Christ.
  • Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord.
  • Ps 130:5-7 : 5 I wait for the LORD; my soul waits, and I put my hope in His word. 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. 7 Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is steadfast love, and with Him is abundant redemption.
  • Isa 25:9 : 9 In that day it will be said: ‘Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD; we trusted in him. Let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.’
  • Isa 26:8 : 8 Yes, LORD, walking in the way of Your judgments, we wait for You; Your name and Your renown are the desire of our soul.
  • Lam 3:25-26 : 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
  • Luke 8:15 : 15 But the seed on good soil represents those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and produce a harvest through perseverance.
  • Ps 37:7-9 : 7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out wicked schemes. 8 Cease from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it only leads to evil. 9 For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD will inherit the land.
  • Ps 62:1 : 1 For the director of music, according to Jeduthun, a psalm of David.
  • Ps 62:5-6 : 5 Surely they intend to topple him from his lofty place; they delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse. Selah. 6 Truly my soul, be still before God, for my hope comes from Him.
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 Then you will not become sluggish, but will imitate those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises.
  • Heb 6:15 : 15 And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.
  • Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by persistence in doing good, He will give eternal life.
  • Rom 8:23 : 23 And not only that, but we ourselves who have the firstfruits of the Spirit—we also groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
  • Heb 12:1-3 : 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set before us. 2 Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising its shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
  • Jas 1:3-4 : 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance complete its work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.
  • Jas 5:7-9 : 7 Therefore, be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and late rains. 8 You too must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door. 10 Take, my brothers and sisters, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord as an example of suffering and patience. 11 See, we consider those who have endured to be blessed. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen the Lord's outcome—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
  • Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, your brother and companion in the tribulation, kingdom, and perseverance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
  • Rev 13:10 : 10 If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed. This calls for the endurance and faith of the saints.
  • Rev 14:12 : 12 Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and hold fast to faith in Jesus.
  • Gen 49:18 : 18 I wait for your salvation, Lord.