Romans 8:25

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

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  • 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Rom 12:12 : 12 Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.
  • Col 1:11 : 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully
  • Heb 10:36 : 36 For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is 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 Rely on the LORD! Be strong and confident! Rely on the LORD!
  • Ps 130:5-7 : 5 I rely on the LORD, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word. 6 I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning. 7 O Israel, hope in the LORD, for the LORD exhibits loyal love, and is more than willing to deliver.
  • Isa 25:9 : 9 At that time they will say,“Look, here is our God! We waited for him and he delivered us. Here is the LORD! We waited for him. Let’s rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!”
  • Isa 26:8 : 8 Yes, as your judgments unfold, O LORD, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.
  • Lam 3:25-26 : 25 ט(Tet) The LORD is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him. 26 It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the LORD.
  • Luke 8:15 : 15 But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing the word, cling to it with an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.
  • Ps 37:7-9 : 7 Wait patiently for the LORD! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes! 8 Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble! 9 Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the LORD are the ones who will possess the land.
  • Ps 62:1 : 1 For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.
  • Ps 62:5-6 : 5 Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me hope. 6 He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be shaken.
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
  • Heb 6:15 : 15 And so by persevering, Abraham inherited the promise.
  • Rom 2:7 : 7 eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,
  • Rom 8:23 : 23 Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies.
  • Heb 12:1-3 : 1 The Lord’s Discipline Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us, 2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up.
  • Jas 1:3-4 : 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.
  • Jas 5:7-9 : 7 Patience in Suffering So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains. 8 You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates! 10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name. 11 Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
  • Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, your brother and the one who shares with you in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.
  • Rev 13:10 : 10 If anyone is meant for captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed by the sword, then by the sword he must be killed.This requires steadfast endurance and faith from the saints.
  • Rev 14:12 : 12 This requires the steadfast endurance of the saints– those who obey God’s commandments and hold to their faith in Jesus.
  • Gen 49:18 : 18 I wait for your deliverance, O LORD.

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    22For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers together until now.

    23Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

    24For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?

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    2through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.

    3Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

    4and endurance, character, and character, hope.

    5And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

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

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    17For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison

    18because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.

  • Heb 10:36-37
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    36For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised.

    37For just a little longer and he who is coming will arrive and not delay.

  • Rom 8:18-19
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    18For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the coming glory that will be revealed to us.

    19For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God.

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    4For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

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    7for we live by faith, not by sight.

  • Ps 130:5
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    5I rely on the LORD, I rely on him with my whole being; I wait for his assuring word.

  • Lam 3:25-26
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    25ט(Tet) The LORD is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him.

    26It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the LORD.

  • Heb 11:1
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    1People Commended for Their Faith Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.

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    12Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.

  • Rom 8:26
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    26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings.

  • Hab 2:3
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    3For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass– it will not arrive late.

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    7Patience in Suffering So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains.

    8You also be patient and strengthen your hearts, for the Lord’s return is near.

  • Heb 6:11-12
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    11But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,

    12so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.

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    7But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!

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    12Therefore, since we have such a hope, we behave with great boldness,

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    18Against hope Abraham believed in hope with the result that he became the father of many nations according to the pronouncement,“so will your descendants be.”

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    18so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

    19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,

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    8You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

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    19For if only in this life we have hope in Christ, we should be pitied more than anyone.

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

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

    4And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.

  • Gal 6:9
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    9So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.

  • Heb 10:23
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    23And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

  • 2 Pet 3:13
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    13But, according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness truly resides.

  • 2 Thess 3:5
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    5Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and the endurance of Christ.

  • Jas 5:11
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    11Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

  • Prov 13:12
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    12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.

  • 1 Cor 9:10
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    10Or is he not surely speaking for our benefit? It was written for us, because the one plowing and threshing ought to work in hope of enjoying the harvest.

  • Titus 2:13
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    13as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

  • Heb 6:9
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    9But in your case, dear friends, even though we speak like this, we are convinced of better things relating to salvation.

  • 1 Thess 5:8
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    8But since we are of the day, we must stay sober by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation.

  • Isa 8:17
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    17I will wait patiently for the LORD, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him.

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    20But our citizenship is in heaven– and we also eagerly await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

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    21But this I call to mind; therefore I have hope: