Romans 5:4

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And endurance produces character, and character produces hope.

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  • Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the one who endures trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
  • Ps 42:4-5 : 4 My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all day long, 'Where is your God?' 5 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God, with shouts of joy and thanksgiving among the celebrating crowd.
  • Ps 71:14 : 14 But as for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
  • Ps 71:18-24 : 18 Even when I am old and my hair turns gray, O God, do not forsake me, until I declare your power to the next generation, your mighty acts to all who are to come. 19 Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. Who is like you, O God? 20 Though you have shown me many troubles and hardships, you will revive me again. From the depths of the earth, you will bring me up again. 21 You will increase my honor and comfort me once more. 22 I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel. 23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to you—I, whom you have redeemed. 24 My tongue will proclaim your righteousness all day long, for those who sought to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.
  • 2 Cor 1:4-6 : 4 who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. 6 If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces patient endurance of the same sufferings we also endure.
  • 2 Cor 4:8-9 : 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal bodies. 12 So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
  • 2 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 as unknown, yet well-known; as dying, yet behold, we live; as disciplined, but not put to death; 10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
  • 2 Tim 4:16-18 : 16 At my first defense, no one stood by me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be counted against them. 17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully made and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • 1 Pet 1:6-7 : 6 In this you rejoice greatly, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold that perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered for a little while, will Himself restore, establish, strengthen, and uphold you.
  • Josh 10:24-25 : 24 When they brought out these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the warriors who had gone with him, 'Come forward and put your feet on the necks of these kings.' So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks. 25 Then Joshua said to them, 'Do not be afraid or discouraged. Be strong and courageous, for this is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you fight against.'
  • 1 Sam 17:34-37 : 34 David said to Saul, 'Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,' 35 'I went after it, struck it, and rescued the lamb from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its mane, struck it, and killed it.' 36 'Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.' 37 David added, 'The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.' Saul said to David, 'Go, and may the LORD be with you.'
  • Ps 27:2-3 : 2 When evildoers come against me to devour my flesh, my adversaries and my enemies, they stumble and fall. 3 Though an army encamps against me, my heart will not be afraid; though war rises against me, in this I will be confident.
  • Rom 15:4 : 4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

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    1Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

    2Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

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    3because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

    4Let perseverance complete its work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.

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    5And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

  • Rom 8:24-25
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    24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already see?

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    4For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

    5Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus.

  • Gal 5:5
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    5For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.

  • Rom 12:12
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    12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.

  • 2 Pet 1:5-6
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    5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; to virtue, knowledge;

    6to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness;

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    36You need endurance so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

  • 2 Thess 1:4-5
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    4As a result, we ourselves boast about you among the churches of God for your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.

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    13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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    11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that your hope may be fully realized.

    12Then you will not become sluggish, but will imitate those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises.

  • Jas 5:10-11
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    10Take, my brothers and sisters, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord as an example of suffering and patience.

    11See, 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.

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    5Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and the endurance of Christ.

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    7And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you share in our sufferings, you also share in our comfort.

  • 1 Pet 1:6-7
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    6In this you rejoice greatly, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,

    7so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold that perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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    7Therefore, 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.

    8You too must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.

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    11being 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,

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    3We 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.

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    18Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, 'So shall your offspring be.'

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    4to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,

  • Heb 11:1
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    1Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

  • Col 1:5
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    5This faith and love spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven, which you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel.

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    15And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

  • 2 Cor 6:6
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    6in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love;

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    19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

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    10But the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered for a little while, will Himself restore, establish, strengthen, and uphold you.

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    12Blessed is the one who endures trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

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    5Now the one who has prepared us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

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    7To those who seek glory, honor, and immortality by persistence in doing good, He will give eternal life.

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    13Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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    7(For we live by faith, not by sight.)

  • Gal 5:22
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    22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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    7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

  • 2 Cor 1:4
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    4who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

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    10But you have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance.

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    13But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

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    4Instead, in everything we commend ourselves as God’s servants: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,

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    21Yet this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: