Revelation 2:3

The Letter To The Church In Ephesus

² I know thy works, and thy toil, and endurance, and that thou canst not bear bad men, and thou hast tried them who were affirming themselves to be apostles, and they were not, and hast found them false; ³ And thou hast, endurance, and hast borne for the sake of my name, and hast not grown weary. ⁴ Nevertheless, I have against thee, that, thy first love, thou hast left.

For My Name

For My Sake

Bore Up

John 15:21

But, all these things, will they do unto you, on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.

Psalm 37:7

Be resigned to Yahweh, yea wait with longing for him; Burn not with vexation at him who prospereth in his way, - at the man who doeth wickedness.

Psalm 69:7

Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face;

Micah 7:9

The indignation of Yahweh, will I bear, for I have sinned against him, - until he take up my controversy, then will he do me justice, he will bring me forth to the light, I shall behold his righteousness.

Mark 15:21

And they impress a certain passer-by, Simon a Cyrenian, coming from a field, the father of Alexander and Rufus, - that he may carry his cross.

Luke 8:15

But, that in the good ground, these, are they who, indeed, in a noble and good heart having heard the word, hold fast, and bear fruit with endurance.

Luke 14:27

Whoever beareth not his own cross, and cometh after me, cannot be my disciple.

Luke 18:1

And he was speaking a parable unto them, as to its being needful for them always to pray, and not be faint-hearted;

Luke 21:19

By your endurance, shall ye gain your lives for a possession.

Romans 2:7

Unto them, on the one hand, who, by way of endurance in good work, are seeking, glory, honour and incorruption, life age-abiding,

Romans 5:3-4

And, not only so, but let us boast also in our tribulations; knowing that, our tribulation, worketh out endurance.

Romans 8:25

If, however, what we do not behold we hope for, with endurance, are we ardently awaiting it ; -

Romans 12:12

In hope, rejoicing, in tribulation, enduring, in prayer, persevering,

Romans 15:4-5

Whatsoever things, in fact, were written aforetime, allfor our own instruction were written, - in order that, through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have their hope.

Romans 16:12

Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, sisters who have toiled in the Lord. Salute Persis, the beloved sister , who, indeed, hath toiled much in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 13:7

All things, covereth, all things, believeth, all things, hopeth, all things, endureth.

1 Corinthians 16:16

That, ye also, be submitting yourselves unto such as these, - and unto everyone helping in the work and toiling.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Wherefore, having this ministry, even as we received mercy, we faint not;

2 Corinthians 4:16

Wherefore we faint not, but, even if, our outer man, is decaying, nevertheless, our inner man , is renewing day by day.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Wherefore also we are ambitious - whether at home, or away from home, to be, well-pleasing unto him.

2 Corinthians 6:5

in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in toilings, in watchings, in fastings,

2 Corinthians 10:15

Not, as to the things without measure, boasting ourselves in other men's toils, but having, hope - your faith, growing - among you, to be enlarged, according to our limit for something beyond, -

2 Corinthians 11:23

Ministers of Christ, are they? As one deranged I am talking, I, above measure! - in toils, superabundantly, in prisons, superabundantly, in stripes, to excess, in deaths, oft, -

Galatians 6:2

One another's burdens, be ye bearing, and, so, fill up the law of the Christ.

Galatians 6:9

And, in doing that which is honourable, let us not be fainthearted; for, in due season, we shall reap, if we faint not.

Philippians 2:16

A word of light, holding forth, - as a matter of boasting unto me, for the day of Christ, - that, not in vain, I ran, nor, in vain, I toiled: -

Philippians 4:3

Yea! I request thee also, true yokefellow, be thou helping together with these women, - who, indeed, in the joyful message, have maintained the combat with me, along with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names, are in the book of life.

Colossians 1:11

With all power, being empowered, according to the grasp of his glory, unto all endurance and long-suffering with joy,

1 Thessalonians 1:3

Unceasingly, remembering - your work of faith and labour of love and endurance of hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father:

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For ye remember, brethren, our toil and hardship: night and day, working, so as not to be a burden unto any of you, we proclaimed unto you the glad-message of God,

1 Thessalonians 5:12

Now we request you, brethren, - to know them who are toiling among you, and presiding over you, in the Lord, and admonishing you;

2 Thessalonians 3:5

But may, the Lord, guide your hearts into the love of God, and into the endurance of the Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

Nor, as a free-gift, did eat, bread, from anyone, but, with toil and hardship, night and day, working, - that we might not burden any of you; -

2 Thessalonians 3:13

But, ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing; -

1 Timothy 4:10

For, to this end, are we toiling and contending, because we have set our hope on a Living God, Who is Saviour of all men - specially, of such as believe.

1 Timothy 5:17

Let, the well presiding elders, of double honour, be accounted worthy, especially they who toil in discourse and teaching;

Hebrews 6:10

For, not unrighteous, is God, to be forgetful of your work and of the love which ye have shewn forth for his name, in that ye have ministered unto the saints, and are ministering,

Hebrews 6:12

In order that, not slothful, ye may become, but imitators of them who, through faith and patience, were becoming heirs of the promises.

Hebrews 6:15

And, thus, being patient, he attained unto the promise.

Hebrews 10:36

For, of endurance, ye have need, in order that, the will of God having done, Ye may bear away, the promise.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, indeed, seeing that, we also, have encircling us, so great a cloud of witnesses, stripping off every incumbrance and the easily entangling sin, with endurance, let us be running, the race that is lying before us,

Hebrews 12:3-5

For take ye into consideration - him who hath endured, such contradiction, by sinners against themselves, lest ye be wearied, in your souls becoming exhausted.

Hebrews 13:13

Now, therefore, let us be going forth unto him, outside the camp, his reproach bearing.

James 1:3-4

Taking note, that, the proving of your faith, worketh out endurance;

James 5:7-11

Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the Presence of the Lord: - Lo! the husbandman, awaiteth the precious fruit of the earth, having patience for it, until it receive the early and the latter rain:

2 Peter 1:6

And, in your knowledge, self-control, and, in your self-control, endurance, and, in your endurance, godliness,

Revelation 1:9

I, John, your brother, and partaker with you in the tribulation and kingdom and endurance in Jesus, came to be in the isle that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and the witness of Jesus.

Revelation 3:10

Because thou didst keep my word of endurance, I also, will keep thee out of the hour of trial, which is about to come upon the whole habitable world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.