1 Thessalonians 1:3
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.
2 Thessalonians 1:11
And in this regard we pray for you always, that our God will make you worthy of his calling and fulfill by his power your every desire for goodness and every work of faith,
Romans 15:4
For 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.
1 Corinthians 13:13
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight -- the only thing that matters is faith working through love.
2 Thessalonians 1:3
We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.
Revelation 2:19
I know your deeds: your love, faith, service, and steadfast endurance. In fact, your more recent deeds are greater than your earlier ones.
Genesis 29:20
So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great.
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth -- only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile -- like chasing the wind!
Song of Songs 8:7
Surging waters cannot quench love; floodwaters cannot overflow it. If someone were to offer all his possessions to buy love, the offer would be utterly despised.
John 6:27-29
Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life -- the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him."
John 14:15
"If you love me, you will obey my commandments.
John 14:21-23
The person who has my commandments and obeys them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him."
John 15:10
If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commandments and remain in his love.
John 21:15-17
Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?" He replied, "Yes, Lord, you know I love you." Jesus told him, "Feed my lambs."
Acts 3:19
Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,
Acts 10:31
and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.
Romans 2:7
eternal life to those who by perseverance in good works seek glory and honor and immortality,
Romans 5:3-5
Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
Romans 8:24-25
For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?
Romans 12:12
Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.
Romans 15:13
Now 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.
Romans 16:6
Greet Mary, who has worked very hard for you.
Romans 16:26
but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith --
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up.
1 Corinthians 15:58
So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
For the love of Christ controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ died for all; therefore all have died.
2 Corinthians 8:7-9
But as you excel in everything -- in faith, in speech, in knowledge, and in all eagerness and in the love from us that is in you -- make sure that you excel in this act of kindness too.
Galatians 1:4
who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father,
Galatians 5:13
For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another.
Galatians 6:9
So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.
1 Thessalonians 2:13-14
And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God's message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God's message, which is at work among you who believe.
1 Thessalonians 3:6
But now Timothy has come to us from you and given us the good news of your faith and love and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us just as we also long to see you!
1 Timothy 2:3
Such prayer for all is good and welcomed before God our Savior,
2 Timothy 1:3-5
I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.
Hebrews 4:11
Thus we must make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
Hebrews 6:10-11
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.
Hebrews 6:15
And so by persevering, Abraham inherited the promise.
Hebrews 10:36
For you need endurance in order to do God's will and so receive what is promised.
Hebrews 11:7-8
By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Hebrews 11:17
By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son.
Hebrews 11:24-34
By faith, when he grew up, Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Hebrews 13:21
equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
James 1:3-4
because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
James 2:17-26
So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.
James 5:7-8
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.
1 Peter 3:4
but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God's sight.
1 John 3:3
And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure).
1 John 3:18
Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.
1 John 3:21
Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,
1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments do not weigh us down,
Revelation 2:2-4
I know your works as well as your labor and steadfast endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have even put to the test those who refer to themselves as apostles (but are not), and have discovered that they are false.
Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept my admonition to endure steadfastly, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.