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

And they forced a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross??ne Simon, a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus.

For no one who does not take up his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine.

It will bear anything, believe anything, hope for anything, endure anything.

Bear one another's burdens, and in that way carry out the law of the Christ.

Let us, therefore, go out to him, outside the camp, sharing the contempt that he endured,

Hast patience

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.

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.

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

It is by your endurance that you will win your souls.

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.

Be happy in your hope, steadfast in time of trouble, persistent in prayer.

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.

Then, so mighty is his majesty, he will nerve you perfectly with strength for the cheerful exercise of endurance and forbearance in every situation,

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

so that you may never grow careless, but may learn to follow the example of those who through their faith and endurance are the possessors of God's promises.

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

Therefore, let us too, with such a crowd of witnesses about us, throw off every impediment and the entanglement of sin, and run with determination the race for which we are entered,

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.

knowledge with self-control, self-control with steadfastness, steadfastness with piety,

Hast laboured

Remember me to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, those hard workers in the Lord's cause. Remember me to my dear Persis, who has worked so hard for the Lord,

So whether I am at home or away from it, it is my ambition to please him.

beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, and hunger,

I do not indulge in extravagant boasts over work done by others, but I do hope that as your faith increases, my influence may be immensely enlarged through you,

If they are Christian workers?? am talking like a madman!?? am a better one! with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, vastly worse beatings, and in frequent danger of death.

offering men the message of life. Then I will have reason to boast of you on the Day of Christ, because my exertion and labor have not been wasted.

And I beg you, my true comrade, help them, for they toiled at my side in spreading the good news, with Clement and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

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.

You remember, brothers, how we toiled and labored. We worked night and day, when we preached the good news to you, in order not to be a burden to any of you.

We beg you, brothers, to respect those who work with you and who lead you in the service of the Lord, and teach you.

I did not eat anybody's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor I worked night and day, in order not to be a burden to any of you.

It is for this that we toil and struggle, for we have fixed our hopes on the living God, the Savior of all men, especially those who believe.

Elders who do their duties well should be considered as deserving twice as much as they get, particularly those who work at preaching and teaching.

For God is not so unjust as to forget the work you have done and the love you have showed for his cause, in giving help to your fellow-Christians as you still do.

Hast not

He gave them an illustration to show that they must always pray and not give up,

So since by the mercy of God I am engaged in this service, I never lose heart.

Let us not get tired of doing right, for at the proper time we shall reap, if we do not give out.

But you, brothers, must not get tired of doing right.

Think of the opposition that he encountered from those sinners against themselves, if you would not grow weary and faint-hearted.

General references

It is by your endurance that you will win your souls.