But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;

in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:

Faith

And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

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

By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life:

But if we hope for that which we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;

If any man is for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man shall kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Here is the patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Inherit

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?

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

By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.

But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the place concerning the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

And this is the promise which he promised us, even the life eternal.

And I heard the voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.

General references

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

And thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.