16 Bible Verses about Steadfastness
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That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves to them:
And turn ye not aside: for then would ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
If iniquity is in thy hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yes, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear:
Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave to the Lord.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive:
Only let your manner of life be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness.
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Discipleship » Conditions of » Steadfastness
Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If ye continue in my word, ye are my disciples indeed;
Paul » Characteristics of » Steadfastness
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » In persevering to the end
And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Wherefore, seeing we also are encompassed with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » In moving forward toward the goal
And Jesus said to him, No man having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went.
Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forward to those things which are before,
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » In enduring hardship
Behold, we count them happy who endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
And ye will be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons: for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
For this is thank-worthy, if a man for conscience towards God endureth grief, suffering wrongfully.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » Even under affliction
That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed to it.
All this is come upon us; yet we have not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; Though thou hast severely broke us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shades of death.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. But in all these things we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us.
Steadfastness » Commanded
Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing from the Lord. A man unsettled in his opinions is unstable in all his ways.
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
Steadfastness » Secured by » God, Power of
Now to him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Who are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Steadfastness » Ministers » Should pray for, in their people
To the end he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
Steadfastness » Remaining steadfast
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
Steadfastness » Exhibited by God in all his purposes and ways
I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even to the end.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoke, and shall he not make it good?
Steadfastness » Who shall not be moved
A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor. read more.
In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoreth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Job, in his religious life
For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In cleaving to God
Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave to the Lord.
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In holding fast our profession
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised:
Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that hath passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In keeping the faith
For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » A man of God, in refusing a reward
And the man of God said to the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:
For he cleaved to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In striving for the faith of the gospel
Only let your manner of life be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write to you concerning the common salvation, it was needful for me to write to you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith, which was once delivered to the saints.
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Paul, in finishing his course
But we are not of them who draw back to perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In holding fast the confidence and rejoicing of the hope
For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end;
But Christ as a son over his own house: whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence, and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.
Steadfastness » The wicked devoid of
And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
For their heart was not right with him, neither were they steadfast in his covenant.
Steadfastness » Ministers » Should exhort to
Confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas; who speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Christ, in going to the cross
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In holding fast what is good
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In standing fast in the faith
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, acquit yourselves like men, be strong.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In the work of the lord
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Steadfastness » Ministers » Encouraged by, in their people
Steadfastness » Want of--illustrated
They on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered, because it lacked moisture.
Steadfastness » A characteristic of saints
Then said Jesus to those Jews who believed on him, If ye continue in my word, ye are my disciples indeed;
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Corinthians
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also ye have received, and in which ye stand;
Steadfastness » Ministers » Exhorted to
Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was committed to thee keep by the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us.
Steadfastness » Principle of--illustrated
Therefore whoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Colossians
For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » David
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
Steadfastness » Ministers » Rejoiced by, in their people
For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In maintaining Christian liberty
Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Caleb
But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land into which he went; and his seed shall possess it.
Steadfastness » Secured by » The intercession of Christ
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Joshua
And if it seemeth evil to you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Josiah, in his duties as a king
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Peter and john
But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Josiah
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
Steadfastness » Godliness necessary to
If thou preparest thy heart, and stretchest out thy hands towards him; If iniquity is in thy hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yes, thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear:
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Three hebrew captives
But if not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Shadrach
But if not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Daniel
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber towards Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before.
Steadfastness » God being steadfast
I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even to the end.
Steadfastness » Saints praise God for
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
Steadfastness » Secured by » The presence of God
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Steadfastness » Secured by » Trust in God
A Psalm of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
Steadfastness » Saints pray for
Steadfastness » Should be manifested » In continuing in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Steadfastness » Exemplified » Primitive Christians
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
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Steadfastness, Examples Of
1 Kings 13:8And the man of God said to the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place: