33 Bible Verses about Being Patient

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rains.

You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.

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

But I received mercy for this reason, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience for an example to those who would believe in him for eternal life.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

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

And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

for you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

By your endurance you will gain your lives.

and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

Here is a call for the endurance of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

For what credit is it, if when you do wrong and are beaten for it you patiently endure? But if when you do right and suffer for it you patiently endure, you have favor with God.

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous or boastful, it is not arrogant

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,

Behold, we call those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

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

And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, patient when wronged,

So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.'

May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy,

And regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you.

And so Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise.

so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

I know your works, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that your works are now more than at the first.

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

Because you have kept my command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

The older men are to be temperate, serious, sensible, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.

As for the man who is weak in faith, accept him, but not for disputes over opinions.

May the God of patience and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, according to Christ Jesus,

to those who by patience in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality, he will give eternal life;

in purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,