Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

We desire

Romans 12:8
The speaker to his exhortation. Let the man who gives in charity do so with a generous heart; let him who is in authority exercise due diligence; let him who shows kindness do so in a cheerful spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear Brothers, stand firm, unshaken, always diligent in the Lord's work, for you know that, in union with him, your toil is not in vain.
Galatians 6:9
Let us never tire of doing right, for at the proper season we shall reap our harvest, if we do not grow weary.
Philippians 1:9
And what I pray for is this--that your love may grow yet stronger and stronger, with increasing knowledge and all discernment,
Philippians 3:15
Let all of us, then, whose faith is mature, think thus. Then, if on any matter you think otherwise, God will make that also plain to you.
1 Thessalonians 4:10
And indeed you do act in this spirit towards all the Brethren throughout Macedonia. Yet, Brothers, we urge you to still further efforts.
2 Thessalonians 3:13
You, Brothers, must not grow weary of doing what is right.
2 Peter 1:5
Yes, and for this very reason do your best to supplement your faith by goodness, goodness by knowledge,
2 Peter 3:14
Therefore, dear friends, in expectation of these things, make every effort to be found by him spotless, blameless, and at peace.

To the

Hebrews 3:6
the faithfulness of Christ was that of a Son set over the House of God. And we are his House--if only we retain, unshaken to the end, the courage and confidence inspired by our hope.
Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near to God in all sincerity of heart and in perfect faith, with our hearts purified by the sprinkled blood from all consciousness of wrong, and with our bodies washed with pure water.
Colossians 2:2
In the hope that they, being bound to one another by love, and keeping in view the full blessedness of a firm conviction, may be encouraged to strive for a perfect knowledge of God's hidden Truth,
1 Thessalonians 1:5
Because the Good News that we brought came home to you, not merely as so many words, but with a power and a fulness of conviction due to the Holy Spirit. For you know the life that we lived among you for your good.
2 Peter 1:10
Therefore, Brothers, do your best to put God's Call and Selection of you beyond all doubt; for, if you do this, you will never fall.
1 John 3:14
We know that we have passed out of Death into Life, because we love our Brothers. The man who does not love remains in a state of Death.

Of hope

Hebrews 6:18
For he intended us to find great encouragement in these two unchangeable things, which make it impossible for God to prove false--we, I mean, who fled for safety where we might lay hold on the hope set before us.
Romans 5:2
It is through him that, by reason of our faith, we have obtained admission to that place in God's favor in which we not stand. So let us exult in our hope of attaining God's glorious ideal.
Romans 8:24
By our hope we were saved. But the thing hoped for is no longer an object of hope when it is before our eyes; for who hopes for what is before his eyes?
Romans 12:12
Rejoicing in your hope; steadfast under persecution; persevering in prayer;
Romans 15:13
May God, who inspires our hope, grant you perfect happiness and peace in your faith, till you are filled with this hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 13:13
Meanwhile Faith, Hope, and Love endure-these three, but the greatest of these is Love.
Galatians 5:5
For we, by the help of the Spirit, are eagerly waiting for the fulfillment of our hope--that we may be pronounced righteous as the result of faith.
Colossians 1:5
On account of the hope which awaits its fulfillment in Heaven. Of this hope you heard long ago in the true Message of the Good News which reached you--
2 Thessalonians 2:16
And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and, in his loving-kindness, gave us unfailing consolation and good ground for hope,
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has, in his great mercy, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 John 3:1
Think what love the Father has shown us in allowing us to be called 'Children of God'; as indeed we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it has not learned to know him.

General references

Luke 14:30
And say 'Here is a man who began to build and was not able to finish!'
Luke 21:19
By your endurance you shall win yourselves Life.
Hebrews 13:1
Let your love for the Brethren continue. :24 Give our greeting to all your Leaders, and to all Christ's People. Our friends from Italy send their greetings to you.