Revelation 2:3

The Letter To The Church In Ephesus

² I know your works and your labor and your patience, and that you cannot bear the wicked, and you tried those who say they are apostles and are not, and found them false; ³  and you have patience, and suffered for my name, and did not faint. ⁴ But I have against you that you have left your first love.

For My Name

For My Sake

Bore Up

John 15:21

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

Mark 15:21

and compelled one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing along, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

Luke 8:15

But that on the good ground signifies those who, with a noble and good heart, hearing the word retain it, and bear fruit persistently.

Luke 14:27

And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

Luke 18:1

AND he spoke also a parable to them, that men ought to pray at all times, and not to faint;

Luke 21:19

by your patience you shall save your souls.

Romans 2:7

to those who by patience in good works seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;

Romans 5:3-4

And not only [this], but we rejoice also in afflictions, knowing that affliction works out patience,

Romans 8:25

but if we hope for what we see not, we wait for it with patience.

Romans 12:12

rejoice in the hope, be patient in affliction, be persevering in prayer,

Romans 15:4-5

For those things which were written before were written for our instruction, that through patience and the consolation of the Scriptures we may have hope.

Romans 16:12

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

1 Corinthians 13:7

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

1 Corinthians 16:16

that you also be in subjection to such, and to every one that works and labors with us.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, having this ministry, as we have obtained mercy we faint not,

2 Corinthians 4:16

Wherefore we faint not, but if our outward man is destroyed our inward man is renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Wherefore also we strive, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

2 Corinthians 6:5

in stripes, in imprisonments, in dissensions, in labors, in watchings, in fastings,

2 Corinthians 10:15

not boasting of things unmeasured in the labors of others, but having a hope, your faith being increased, that we shall be magnified among you according to our rule abundantly,

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they ministers of Christ? I speak foolishly, I am more; in labors most abundant, in stripes above measure, in imprisonments most abundant, in deaths often;

Galatians 6:2

Bear one another's burdens, and so perform the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:9

Let us not be weary of well doing; for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.

Philippians 2:16

holding fast the word of life, for my glorying in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, nor labor in vain.

Philippians 4:3

Yes, I beseech you also, faithful yoke-fellow, help those women who strove in the gospel with me, with Clement and the rest of my co-laborers, whose names are in the book of life.

Colossians 1:11

being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious power, for all patience and long suffering with joy;

1 Thessalonians 1:3

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ before God even our Father,

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you remember, brothers, our labor and weariness; that working night and day not to be burdensome to any one of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:12

And we beseech you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,

2 Thessalonians 3:5

And may the Lord direct your hearts in the love of God, and in the patience of Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

neither did we eat bread of any one for nought, but worked with labor and fatigue, night and day, not to be burdensome to any of you;

2 Thessalonians 3:13

But, brothers, be not weary of well doing.

1 Timothy 4:10

For to this end we also labor and suffer reproach, because we hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of the faithful.

1 Timothy 5:17

Let the elders who rule well be accounted worthy of a double compensation, especially those who labor in word and teaching.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust, to forget your work, and the love which you showed for his name, having served the saints and [still] serving them.

Hebrews 6:12

that you be not stupid, but followers of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Hebrews 6:15

and so having waited long he obtained the promise.

Hebrews 10:36

For you have need of patience, that having done the will of God you may receive the promise.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore also we, having so great a cloud of witnesses lying around us, laying aside every impediment and sin which entirely surrounds us, let us run with patience the race set before us,

Hebrews 12:3-5

For consider him that has endured such a contradiction from sinners, that you may not become faint and weary in your minds.

Hebrews 13:13

Let us therefore go out to him without the encampment, bearing his reproach;

James 1:3-4

knowing that the trial of your faith produces patience.

James 5:7-11

Wait patiently therefore, brothers, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and is of long patience, till he receives the autumnal and vernal rain.

2 Peter 1:6

and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, and to patience piety,

Revelation 1:9

I, John, your brother and companion in the affliction and kingdom and patience in Christ Jesus, was in the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which is to come on all the world, to try those who dwell on the earth.