Luke 21:19

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Luke 21:19

In your patience possess ye your souls.

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But the seed in the good soil means those who listen to the message and keep it in good, true hearts, and yield unfailingly.

Those who by persistently doing right strive for glory, honor, and immortality will have eternal life,

More than that, we ought to glory in our troubles, for we know that trouble produces endurance,

But when we hope for something that we do not see, we wait persistently for it.

For everything that was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that by being steadfast and through the encouragement the Scriptures give, we might hold our hope fast.

for we can never forget before our God and Father your energetic faith, your loving service, and your unwavering expectation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

May the Lord guide your hearts into a sense of God's love and into a steadfastness like Christ's.

But we want each of you to exhibit this same earnestness to the very end with regard to your confidence in your hope,

but you will need endurance if you are to carry out God's will and receive the blessing he has promised.

for you know that the testing of your faith leads to steadfastness,

So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer has to wait for the precious crop from the ground, and be patient with it, until it gets the early and the late rains.

I, John, your brother and companion in the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance that Jesus brings, found myself on the island called Patmos, for uttering God's message and testifying to Jesus.

I know what you have done; your hard work and your endurance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, and that you have tested those who claimed to be apostles when they were not, and have found them to be impostors.

Because you have kept in mind the message of what I endured, I also will keep you safe in the time of testing that is going to come upon the whole world, to test the inhabitants of the earth.

Whoever is destined for captivity will go into captivity; whoever kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. On this fact rests the endurance and fidelity of God's people.

On this fact rests the endurance of God's people, who obey God's commands and cling to their faith in Jesus.