Revelation 2:3

The Letter To The Church In Ephesus

² I know thy works, and thy toil, and thy perseverance, and that thou cannot tolerate evil, and thou examined those who say themselves to be apostles, and are not, and found them false. ³ And thou have perseverance. And thou endured because of my name, and did not become weary. ⁴ Nevertheless, I have against thee because thou left thy first love.

For My Name

For My Sake

Bore Up

John 15:21

But all these things they will do to you because of my name, because they have not known him who sent me.

Psalm 37:7

Rest in LORD, and wait patiently for him. Fret not thyself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.

Psalm 69:7

Because for thy sake I have borne reproach, shame has covered my face.

Micah 7:9

I will bear the indignation of LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case, and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.

Mark 15:21

And they draft a certain Simon, a Cyrenian passing by coming from the countryside, the father of Alexander and Rufus, so that he would take his cross.

Luke 8:15

But those in the good ground, these are those who in an good and right heart, having heard the word, hold it firm, and bring forth fruit in perseverance.

Luke 14:27

And whoever does not bear his cross, and come behind me, cannot be my disciple.

Luke 18:1

And he also spoke a parable to them about it being necessary to always pray, and not to give up,

Luke 21:19

In your perseverance ye gain your souls.

Romans 2:7

to those who indeed seek by perseverance of good work, glory and esteem and immortality--eternal life--

Romans 5:3-4

And not only so, but we also take pride in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance,

Romans 8:25

But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait through patience.

Romans 12:12

rejoicing in hope, enduring tribulation, persevering in prayer,

Romans 15:4-5

For as many things as were written previously were written for our learning, so that through perseverance and through the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.

Romans 16:12

Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, the women who labor in Lord. Salute the beloved Persis who labored many things in Lord.

1 Corinthians 13:7

covers all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

1 Corinthians 16:16

that ye also be subject to such men, and to every man working together and laboring.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Because of this (having this ministry), in as much as we received mercy, we do not become discouraged.

2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we are not discouraged, but even if the outer man of us is perishing, yet the inner man is renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Therefore also we aspire, whether at home or away from home, to be well-pleasing to him.

2 Corinthians 6:5

in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hungerings,

2 Corinthians 10:15

not boasting in things immeasurable, in other men's labors, but having hope of your faith growing in you to be enlarged according to our measure for abundance,

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they helpers of Christ? (I speak as being mad) I more: in toils, more abundantly; in stripes, countless; in prisons, more frequently; in deaths often.

Galatians 6:2

Bear the burdens of each other, and so fulfill the law of the Christ.

Galatians 6:9

And let us not be weary doing good, for in our own time we will reap, not desponding.

Philippians 2:16

Holding firm the word of life, for a boast by me in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

Philippians 4:3

Yes, I ask thee also, genuine yokefellow, help them--the women who labored with me in the good-news--with Clement also, and the rest of my co-workmen whose names are in the book of life.

Colossians 1:11

being strengthened in every ability, according to the dominion of his glory, for all perseverance and longsuffering with joy.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For ye remember, brothers, our labor and the hardship. For, laboring night and day in order not to burden any of you, we preached to you the good-news of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:12

And we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who labor among you, and who lead you in Lord, and who admonish you,

2 Thessalonians 3:5

And may the Lord direct your hearts for the love of God, and for the steadfastness of the Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

nor did we eat bread gratis from any man, but in labor and toil, working night and day in order not to burden any of you.

2 Thessalonians 3:13

But ye, brothers, do not become weary doing good.

1 Timothy 4:10

For we both labor and are reproached for this, because we have hoped in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of the faithful.

1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders who rule well be regarded worthy of double compensation, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labor of love that ye showed toward his name, having served the sanctified, and who are serving.

Hebrews 6:12

so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises.

Hebrews 6:15

And this way, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Hebrews 10:36

For ye have need of perseverance, so that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore we also, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, having put off every weight and cleverly entangling sin, let us run by perseverance the contest being set before us.

Hebrews 12:3-5

For consider the man who endured such hostility against him by sinners, so that ye may not be weary in your souls, being disheartened.

Hebrews 13:13

Let us therefore go forth to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.

James 1:3-4

knowing that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.

James 5:7-11

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, until it receives the early and latter rain.

2 Peter 1:6

and in knowledge, self-control, and in self-control, perseverance, and in perseverance, piety,

Revelation 1:9

I John, your brother and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance in Christ Jesus, happened to be on the isle that is called Patmos because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 3:10

Because thou keep the word of my perseverance, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole inhabited world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.