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

Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face.

I will bear the indignation of Jehovah, because I have sinned against him. He will plead my cause, and execute judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light and I will see his righteousness.

Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus was passing by on the road. They compelled (forced) him to go with them, that he might carry his stake.

Those who do not carry their own stake and come after me may not be my disciples.

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

Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.

Let us therefore go forth to him outside the camp, bearing his reproach.

Hast patience

I, John, your brother and companion in tribulation and kingdom and perseverance (patience) of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Because you have kept the word of my patience (endurance), I also will keep you from the hour of testing. This will come upon the whole world to test (scrutinize) (discipline) (examine) those who dwell on the earth.

Surrender to Jehovah and wait patiently for him. Do not be preoccupied with an evildoer who succeeds in his way when he carries out his schemes.

The good ground represents the honest and good-hearted people. They hear the word, hold fast to it and produce forth fruit with patience.

You will gain your lives because of your endurance.

[He offers] everlasting life for those who search for incorruptible glory and honor by enduring in good works.

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our tribulations knowing that tribulation produces endurance.

If we hope for what we do not see, do we have patience to wait for it?

Rejoice in hope! Be patient in tribulation. Continue in prayer.

The things written in earlier times were written for our instruction, that we through endurance and the encouragement from the Scriptures might have hope.

God will strengthen you with all power, according to the might of his glory, to all patience and longsuffering with joy.

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience (steadfastness) of Christ.

We desire that you are not lazy, but follow those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

You need to persevere in order to do the will of God and receive what he promises.

A great cloud of witnesses surround us. Therefore let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that easily entangles us. Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.

Know that the testing of your faith produces patience (endurance).

Be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and late rains.

Include self-control with your knowledge. Supply patience to your self-control. Your patience should be helped by godliness.

Hast laboured

Greet Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord.

That you submit yourselves to such, and to every one that helps with us, and labors.

We make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to him.

in beatings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watching, in fasting;

We did not boast beyond our assignment in other men's labors. Having hope that, as your faith grows, we shall be made great among you according to our territory for further abundance.

Are they ministers of Christ? I speak as a fool. I am more in labors more abundant, beaten beyond number, in prisons more frequent, in deaths often.

Hold fast to the word of life so I may rejoice in the day of Christ. That way I will not have labored in vain.

Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the good news, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

We continually remember your work of faith, labor of love, and patience, and your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

You may remember, brothers, our labor and hardship. We worked day and night that we would not burden any of you when we preached the good news of God to you.

We ask you, brothers, to appreciate those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you.

We did not eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, we worked hard and struggled night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.

This is why we labor and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

For God is not unrighteous (unjust) to forget your work and the love you showed for his name. You ministered to the holy ones and continue to minister.

Hast not

He spoke an illustration to them emphasizing the need to pray and not become tired:

We have this ministry to do, even as we obtained mercy, we do not lose heart.

Let us not grow tired of doing good things for in due season we shall harvest, if we do not faint.

Brothers, do not grow weary of doing good.

Consider him who endured such contrary talk by sinners against him. You should not get tired and give up in your mind (heart).

General references

You will gain your lives because of your endurance.