Revelation 2:3

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Revelation 2:3

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Summary

Revelation 2:3

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

Hast borne

Hebrews 13:13

Hast patience

Hast laboured

Hast not

Hebrews 12:3

General references

Luke 21:19

Bible References

Hast borne

For I have endured insults because of You,
and shame has covered my face.

Because I have sinned against Him,
I must endure the Lord’s rage
until He argues my case
and establishes justice for me.
He will bring me into the light;
I will see His salvation.

They forced a man coming in from the country, who was passing by, to carry Jesus’ cross. He was Simon, a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus.

Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

It bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.

Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Let us then go to Him outside the camp, bearing His disgrace.

Hast patience

I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of God’s word and the testimony about Jesus.

Because you have kept My command to endure, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is going to come over the whole world to test those who live on the earth.

Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him;
do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way,
by the man who carries out evil plans.

But the seed in the good ground—these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it and by enduring, bear fruit.

By your endurance gain your lives.

eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;

And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,

But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience.

Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.

For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.

May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy

May the Lord direct your hearts to God’s love and Christ’s endurance.

so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.

Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

Therefore, brothers, be patient until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth and is patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.

knowledge with self-control, self-control with endurance, endurance with godliness,

Hast laboured

Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard in the Lord.
Greet my dear friend Persis, who has worked very hard in the Lord.

also to submit to such people, and to everyone who works and labors with them.

Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to Him.

by beatings, by imprisonments,
by riots, by labors,
by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,

We are not bragging beyond measure about other people’s labors. But we have the hope that as your faith increases, our area of ministry will be greatly enlarged,

Are they servants of Christ?
I’m talking like a madman—I’m a better one:
with far more labors,
many more imprisonments,
far worse beatings, near death many times.

Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.

Yes, I also ask you, true partner, to help these women who have contended for the gospel at my side, along with Clement and the rest of my coworkers whose names are in the book of life.

We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work of faith, labor of love, and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ,

For you remember our labor and hardship, brothers. Working night and day so that we would not burden any of you, we preached God’s gospel to you.

Now we ask you, brothers, to give recognition to those who labor among you and lead you in the Lord and admonish you,

we did not eat anyone’s food free of charge; instead, we labored and struggled, working night and day, so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

In fact, we labor and strive for this, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, especially of those who believe.

The elders who are good leaders should be considered worthy of an ample honorarium, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.

For God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you showed for His name when you served the saints—and you continue to serve them.

Hast not

He then told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not become discouraged:

Therefore, since we have this ministry because we were shown mercy, we do not give up.

So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.

Brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.

For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you won’t grow weary and lose heart.

General references

By your endurance gain your lives.