Revelation 2:3

The Letter To The Church In Ephesus

² "I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can't tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false. ³ You have perseverance and have endured for my name's sake, and have not grown weary. ⁴ But I have this against you, that you left your first love.

For My Name

For My Sake

Bore Up

John 15:21

But all these things will they do to you for my name's sake, because they don't know him who sent me.

Psalm 37:7

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

Psalm 69:7

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

Micah 7:9

I will bear the indignation of Yahweh, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case, and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light. I will see his righteousness.

Mark 15:21

They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

Luke 8:15

That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Luke 14:27

Whoever doesn't bear his own cross, and come after me, can't be my disciple.

Luke 18:1

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

Luke 21:19

"By your endurance you will win your lives.

Romans 2:7

to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;

Romans 5:3-4

Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance;

Romans 8:25

But if we hope for that which we don't see, we wait for it with patience.

Romans 12:12

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

Romans 15:4-5

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Romans 16:12

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

1 Corinthians 13:7

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

1 Corinthians 16:16

that you also be in subjection to such, and to everyone who helps in the work and labors.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don't faint.

2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we don't faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.

2 Corinthians 6:5

in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

2 Corinthians 10:15

not boasting beyond proper limits in other men's labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence,

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I am more so; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths often.

Galatians 6:2

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

Galatians 6:9

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don't give up.

Philippians 2:16

holding up the word of life; that I may have something to boast in the day of Christ, that I didn't run in vain nor labor in vain.

Philippians 4:3

Yes, I beg you also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the Good News, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Colossians 1:11

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

1 Thessalonians 1:3

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

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:12

But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,

2 Thessalonians 3:5

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;

2 Thessalonians 3:13

But you, brothers, don't be weary in doing well.

1 Timothy 4:10

For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

1 Timothy 5:17

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

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

Hebrews 6:12

that you won't be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.

Hebrews 6:15

Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Hebrews 10:36

For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Hebrews 12:3-5

For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don't grow weary, fainting in your souls.

Hebrews 13:13

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

James 1:3-4

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

James 5:7-11

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

2 Peter 1:6

and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control patience; and in patience godliness;

Revelation 1:9

I John, your brother and partner with you in oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God's Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 3:10

Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.