Revelation 2:3

The Letter To The Church In Ephesus

² I know your life, your toil and endurance, and I know that you cannot tolerate evil-doers. I know, too, how you tested those who declare that they are Apostles, though they are not, and how you proved them false. ³  You possess endurance, and have borne much for my Name, and have never grown weary. ⁴ But this I have against you--You have abandoned your first love.

For My Name

For My Sake

Bore Up

John 15:21

But they will do all this to you, because you believe in my Name, for they do not know him who sent me.

Mark 15:21

And they led Jesus out to crucify him; and they compelled a passer-by, Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them to carry his cross.

Luke 8:15

But by that in the good ground are meant those who, having heard the Message, keep it in the good, rich soil of their hearts, and patiently yield a return.

Luke 14:27

Whoever does not carry his own cross, and walk in my steps, can be no disciple of mine.

Luke 18:1

Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and never despair.

Luke 21:19

By your endurance you shall win yourselves Life.

Romans 2:7

To those who, by perseverance in doing good, aim at glory, honor, and all that is imperishable, he will give Immortal Life;

Romans 5:3-4

And not only that, but let us also exult in our troubles;

Romans 8:25

But when we hope for what is not before our eyes, then we wait for it with patience.

Romans 12:12

Rejoicing in your hope; steadfast under persecution; persevering in prayer;

Romans 15:4-5

Whatever was written in the Scriptures in days gone by was written for our instruction, so that, through patient endurance, and through the encouragement drawn from the Scriptures, we might hold fast to our hope.

Romans 16:12

To Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard for the Master; to my dear friend Persis, for she has done much hard work for the Master;

1 Corinthians 13:7

Love bears with all things, every trustful, ever hopeful, ever patient.

1 Corinthians 16:16

I want you, on your part, to show deference to such men as these, as well as to every fellow laborer and earnest worker.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore, since it is by God's mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.

2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore, as I said, we do not lose heart. No, even though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Therefore, whether in our home or absent from our home, our one ambition is to please him.

2 Corinthians 6:5

In floggings, in imprisonments, in riots, in toils, in sleepless nights, in fastings;

2 Corinthians 10:15

Our boasting, therefore, is not unlimited, nor does it extend to the labors of others; but our hope is that, as your faith grows, our influence among you may be very greatly increased-- though still confined to our sphere--

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they 'Servants of Christ'? Though it is madness to talk like this, I am more so than they! I have had more of toil, more of imprisonment! I have been flogged times without number. I have been often at death's door.

Galatians 6:2

Bear one another's burdens, and so carry out the Law of the Christ.

Galatians 6:9

Let us never tire of doing right, for at the proper season we shall reap our harvest, if we do not grow weary.

Philippians 2:16

Offering to men the Message of Life; and then I shall be able at the Day of Christ to boast that I did not run my course for nothing, or toil for nothing.

Philippians 4:3

Yes, and I ask you, my true comrade, to help them, remembering that they toiled by my side in spreading the Good News; and so, too, did Clement and my other fellow-workers, whose names are 'in the Book of Life.'

Colossians 1:11

You will be made strong at all points with a strength worthy of the power manifested in his Glory--strong to endure with patience, and even with gladness, whatever may befall you;

1 Thessalonians 1:3

Recalling continually before our God and Father the efforts that have resulted from your faith, the toil prompted by your love, and the patient endurance sustained by your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

You will not have forgotten, Brothers, our labor and toil. Night and day we used to work at our trades, so as not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you God's Good News.

1 Thessalonians 5:12

We beg you, Brothers, to value those who toil among you, and are your leaders in the Lord's service, and give you counsel.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

May the Lord bring you to the love of God, and to the patience of the Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

Nor did we eat any one's bread without paying for it. Night and day, laboring and toiling, we used to work at our trades, so as not to be a burden upon any of you.

2 Thessalonians 3:13

You, Brothers, must not grow weary of doing what is right.

1 Timothy 4:10

With that aim we toil and struggle, for we have set our hopes on the Living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who hold the Faith.

1 Timothy 5:17

Those Officers of the Church who fill their office well should be held deserving of especial consideration, particularly those whose work lies in preaching and teaching.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust; he will not forget the work that you did, and the love that you showed for his Name, in sending help to your fellow Christians--as you are still doing.

Hebrews 6:12

Then you will not show yourselves slow to learn, but you will copy those who, through faith and patience, are now entering upon the enjoyment of God's promises.

Hebrews 6:15

And so, after patiently waiting, Abraham obtained the fulfillment of God's promise.

Hebrews 10:36

You still have need of patient endurance, in order that, when you have done God's will, you may obtain the fulfillment of his promise.

Hebrews 12:1

Seeing, therefore, that there is on every side of us such a throng of witnesses, let us also lay aside everything that hinders us, and the sin that clings about us, and run with patient endurance the race that lies before us,

Hebrews 12:3-5

Weigh well the example of him who had to endure such opposition from 'men who were sinning against themselves,' so that you should not grow weary or faint-hearted.

Hebrews 13:13

Therefore let us go out to him 'outside the camp,' bearing the same reproaches as he;

James 1:3-4

Knowing, as you do, that the testing of your faith develops endurance.

James 5:7-11

Be patient, then, Brothers, till the Coming of the Lord. Even the farmer has to wait for the precious fruit of the earth, watching over it patiently, till it has had the spring and summer rains.

2 Peter 1:6

knowledge by self-control, self-control by endurance, endurance by piety,

Revelation 1:9

I, John, who am your Brother, and who share with you in the suffering and kingship and endurance of Jesus, found myself on the island called Patmos, for the sake of the Message of God and the testimony to Jesus.

Revelation 3:10

Because you kept in mind the story of my endurance, I will keep you in the hour of trial that is about to come upon the whole world, the hour that will test all who are living upon earth.