38 Bible Verses about Hard Work And Perseverance

A man who endures trials is blessed, because when he passes the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope.

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.

And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,

We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work of faith, labor of love, and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ,

So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality;

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

so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.

By your endurance gain your lives.

Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.

For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will, you may receive what was promised.

Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,

I know your works—your love, faithfulness, service, and endurance. Your last works are greater than the first.

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,

You also possess endurance and have tolerated many things because of My name and have not grown weary.

But as for you, be strong; don’t be discouraged, for your work has a reward.”

Remember the earlier days when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings.

Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

The hardworking farmer ought to be the first to get a share of the crops.

Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.

so that the genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold, which perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

He will repay each one according to his works:

Pray constantly.

Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert in this with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.

So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.

Fight the good fight for the faith;
take hold of eternal life
that you were called to
and have made a good confession about
in the presence of many witnesses.

No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the fruit of peace and righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. However, they do it to receive a crown that will fade away, but we a crown that will never fade away.

labor and hardship,
many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst,
often without food, cold, and lacking clothing.

But you know his proven character, because he has served with me in the gospel ministry like a son with a father.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always contending for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.

I know your works. Because you have limited strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name, look, I have placed before you an open door that no one is able to close.

I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them to be liars.

strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, “It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God.”