Parallel Verses

World English Bible

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

New American Standard Bible

rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,

King James Version

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

Holman Bible

Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.

International Standard Version

Be joyful in hope, patient in trouble, and persistent in prayer.

A Conservative Version

rejoicing in hope, enduring tribulation, persevering in prayer,

American Standard Version

rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;

Amplified

constantly rejoicing in hope [because of our confidence in Christ], steadfast and patient in distress, devoted to prayer [continually seeking wisdom, guidance, and strength],

An Understandable Version

Be joyful as you hope [i.e., for future blessings]. Persevere in spite of the troubles you experience. Continue steadfastly in prayer.

Anderson New Testament

in hope, be joyful; in affliction, be patient; in prayer, be per severing;

Bible in Basic English

Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,

Common New Testament

Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be faithful in prayer.

Daniel Mace New Testament

be joyful in hope; be patient under affliction; persevere in prayer;

Darby Translation

As regards hope, rejoicing: as regards tribulation, enduring: as regards prayer, persevering:

Godbey New Testament

rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

Goodspeed New Testament

Be happy in your hope, steadfast in time of trouble, persistent in prayer.

John Wesley New Testament

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, continue instant in prayer.

Julia Smith Translation

Rejoicing in hope; holding out under pressure; persevering in prayer;

King James 2000

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; constant in prayer;

Lexham Expanded Bible

rejoicing in hope, enduring in affliction, being devoted to prayer,

Modern King James verseion

rejoicing in hope, patient in affliction, steadfastly continuing in prayer,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Rejoice in hope. Be patient in tribulation, continue in prayer.

Moffatt New Testament

let your hope be a joy to you; be stedfast in trouble, attend to prayer,

Montgomery New Testament

Rejoice in hope; be patient under affliction; continue stedfast in prayer.

NET Bible

Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer.

Sawyer New Testament

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

The Emphasized Bible

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

Thomas Haweis New Testament

rejoicing in hope; patient in affliction; persevering in prayer:

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

Webster

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing earnest in prayer;

Weymouth New Testament

full of joyful hope, patient under persecution, earnest and persistent in prayer.

Williams New Testament

ever happy in hope, always patient in suffering, ever persistent in prayer,

Worrell New Testament

rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; persevering in prayer;

Worsley New Testament

Rejoicing in hope, patient under affliction, persevering in prayer,

Youngs Literal Translation

in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
χαίρω 
Chairo 
Usage: 60

in hope
ἐλπίς 
Elpis 
Usage: 54

ὑπομένω 
Hupomeno 
Usage: 14

θλίψις 
Thlipsis 
Usage: 33

προσκαρτερέω 
Proskartereo 
Usage: 10

Devotionals

Devotionals about Romans 12:12

Devotionals containing Romans 12:12

References

American

Easton

Hastings

Images Romans 12:12

Context Readings

Living In Love

11 not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer; 13 contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.


Cross References

Hebrews 10:36

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

Acts 1:14

All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

Psalm 62:8

Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 13:13

But now faith, hope, and love remain -- these three. The greatest of these is love.

Genesis 32:24-26

Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.

Job 27:8-10

For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Psalm 16:9-11

Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

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 40:1

I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

Psalm 55:16-17

As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me.

Psalm 71:20-23

You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.

Psalm 73:24-26

You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Psalm 109:4

In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.

Proverbs 10:28

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

Jeremiah 29:12-13

You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

Lamentations 3:24-26

Yahweh is my portion, says my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

Daniel 9:18-19

My God, turn your ear, and hear; open your eyes, and see our desolations, and the city which is called by your name: for we do not present our petitions before you for our righteousness, but for your great mercies' sake.

Habakkuk 3:17-18

For though the fig tree doesn't flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls:

Matthew 5:12

Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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 10:20

Nevertheless, don't rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

Luke 11:5-13

He said to them, "Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight, and tell him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

Luke 18:1-43

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.

Acts 2:42

They continued steadfastly in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.

Acts 6:4

But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word."

Acts 12:5

Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.

Romans 2:7

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

Romans 5:2-4

through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Romans 8:25

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

Romans 15:4

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

2 Corinthians 12:8

Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.

Ephesians 6:18-19

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

Philippians 3:1

Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe.

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, Rejoice!

Philippians 4:6-7

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Colossians 1:11

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

Colossians 1:27

to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

Colossians 4:2

Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

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 5:8

But let us, since we belong to the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and, for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-17

Rejoice always.

2 Thessalonians 1:4

so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

2 Thessalonians 3:5

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

1 Timothy 6:11

But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

2 Timothy 3:10

But you did follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

Titus 2:13

looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ;

Titus 3:7

that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Hebrews 3:6

but Christ is faithful as a Son over his house; whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the glorying of our hope firm to the end.

Hebrews 5:7

He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

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 6:17-19

In this way God, being determined to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath;

Hebrews 10:32

But remember the former days, in which, after you were enlightened, you endured a great struggle with sufferings;

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,

James 1:3-4

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

James 5:7

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.

James 5:10-11

Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

James 5:15-16

and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

1 Peter 1:3-8

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 2:19-20

For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

1 Peter 4:7

But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

1 Peter 4:13

But because you are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy.

2 Peter 1:6

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

1 John 3:1-3

Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn't know us, because it didn't know him.

1 John 5:14-15

This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.

Revelation 13:10

If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

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