Revelation 2:3

The Letter To The Church In Ephesus

² "I know what you've been doing, your toil, and your endurance. I also know that you cannot tolerate evil people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles, but are not, and have found them to be false. ³ You have endured and suffered because of my name, yet you have not grown weary. ⁴ However, I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.

For My Name

For My Sake

Bore Up

John 15:21

They will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.

Psalm 37:7

Be silent in the LORD's presence and wait patiently for him. Don't be angry because of the one whose way prospers or the one who implements evil schemes.

Psalm 69:7

I am being mocked because of you. Dishonor overwhelms me.

Micah 7:9

I will endure the LORD's anger since I have sinned against him until he takes over my defense, administers justice on my behalf, and brings me out to the light, where I will gaze on his righteousness.

Mark 15:21

They forced a certain passer-by named Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, who happened to be coming in from the country, to carry Jesus' cross.

Luke 8:15

But the ones on the good soil are the people who hear the word but also hold on to it with good and honest hearts, producing a crop through endurance."

Luke 14:27

Whoever doesn't carry his cross and follow me can't be my disciple.

Luke 18:1

Jesus told his disciples a parable about their need to pray all the time and never give up.

Luke 21:19

By your endurance you will protect your lives."

Romans 2:7

eternal life to those who strive for glory, honor, and immortality by patiently doing good;

Romans 5:3-4

Not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

Romans 8:25

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

Romans 12:12

Be joyful in hope, patient in trouble, and persistent in prayer.

Romans 15:4-5

For everything that was written long ago was written to instruct us, so that we might have hope through the endurance and encouragement that the Scriptures give us.

Romans 16:12

Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard for the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has toiled diligently for the Lord.

1 Corinthians 13:7

She bears up under everything; believes the best in all; there is no limit to her hope, and never will she fall.

1 Corinthians 16:16

to submit yourselves to people like these and to anyone else who shares their labor and hard work.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, since we have this ministry through the mercy shown to us, we do not get discouraged.

2 Corinthians 4:16

That's why we are not discouraged. No, even if outwardly we are wearing out, inwardly we are being renewed each and every day.

2 Corinthians 5:9

So whether we are at home or away from home, our goal is to be pleasing to him.

2 Corinthians 6:5

in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights, and hunger;

2 Corinthians 10:15

We are not boasting about work done by others that cannot be evaluated. On the contrary, we cherish the hope that your faith may continue to grow and enlarge our sphere of action among you until it overflows.

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they the Messiah's servants? I am insane to talk like this, but I am a far better one! I have been involved in far greater efforts, far more imprisonments, countless beatings, and have faced death more than once.

Galatians 6:2

Practice carrying each other's burdens. In this way you will fulfill the law of the Messiah.

Galatians 6:9

Let's not get tired of doing what is good, for at the right time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Philippians 2:16

as you hold firmly to the word of life. Then I will be proud when the Messiah returns that I did not run in vain or work hard in vain.

Philippians 4:3

Yes, I also ask you, my true partner, to help these women. They have worked hard with me to advance the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

Colossians 1:11

You are being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might, so that you might patiently endure everything with joy

1 Thessalonians 1:3

In the presence of our God and Father, we constantly remember how your faith is active, your love is hard at work, and your hope in our Lord Jesus the Messiah is enduring.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

Brothers, you remember our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not become a burden to any of you while we proclaimed the gospel of God to you.

1 Thessalonians 5:12

Brothers, we ask you to show your appreciation for those who work among you, set an example for you in the Lord, and instruct you.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of the Messiah.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

We did not eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, with toil and labor we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.

2 Thessalonians 3:13

Brothers, do not get tired of doing what is right.

1 Timothy 4:10

To this end we work hard and struggle, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, that is, of those who believe.

1 Timothy 5:17

Elders who handle their duties well should be considered worthy of double compensation, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have ministered to the saints and continue to minister to them.

Hebrews 6:12

Then, instead of being lazy, you will imitate those who are inheriting the promises through faith and patience.

Hebrews 6:15

And so he obtained what he had been promised, because he patiently waited for it.

Hebrews 10:36

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God's will you can receive what he has promised.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, having so vast a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, and throwing off everything that hinders us and especially the sin that so easily entangles us, let us keep running with endurance the race set before us,

Hebrews 12:3-5

Think about the one who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you may not become tired and give up.

Hebrews 13:13

Therefore go to him outside the camp and endure the insults he endured.

James 1:3-4

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

James 5:7-11

So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious crop from his land, being patient with it until it receives the fall and the spring rains.

2 Peter 1:6

your knowledge with self-control, your self-control with endurance, your endurance with godliness,

Revelation 1:9

I am John, your brother and partner in the oppression, kingdom, and patience that comes because of Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.

Revelation 3:10

Because you have obeyed my command to endure, I will keep you from the hour of testing that is coming to the whole world to test those living on the earth.