37 Bible Verses about Hard Work And Perseverance

Blessed is the man who remains firm under temptation, for, when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of Life, which the Lord has promised to those who love him.

For we know that trouble develops endurance, and endurance strength of character, and strength of character hope,

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

And let endurance do its work perfectly, so that you may be altogether perfect, and in no respect deficient.

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

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.

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always been obedient in the past, so now work out your own Salvation with anxious care, not only when I am with you, but all the more now that I am absent.

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

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

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.

By your endurance you shall win yourselves Life.

Therefore, Brothers, do your best to put God's Call and Selection of you beyond all doubt; for, if you do this, you will never fall.

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.

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,

I know your life, your love, faith, service, and endurance; and I know that your life of late has been better than it was at first.

Yes, and for this very reason do your best to supplement your faith by goodness, goodness by knowledge,

You possess endurance, and have borne much for my Name, and have never grown weary.

Call to mind those early days in which, after you had received the Light, you patiently underwent a long and painful conflict.

Share hardships with me, as a true soldier of Christ Jesus.

The labourer who does the work should be the first to receive a share of the fruits of the earth.

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.

that the genuineness of your faith--a thing far more precious than gold, which is perishable, yet has to be tested by fire--may win praise and glory and honour at the Appearing of Jesus Christ.

For 'he will give to every man what his actions deserve.'

Never cease to pray;

Pray in spirit at all times. Be intent upon this, with unwearying perseverance and supplication for all Christ's People- -

I have run the great Race; I have finished the Course; I have kept the Faith.

Do not you know that on a race-course, though all run, yet only one wins the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.

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

Run the great race of the Faith, and win the Immortal Life. It was for this that you received the Call, and, in the presence of many witnesses, made the great profession of Faith.

No discipline is pleasant at the time; on the contrary, it is painful. But afterwards its fruit is seen in the peacefulness of a righteous life which is the lot of those who have been trained under it.

Every athlete exercises self-restraint in everything; they, indeed, for a crown that fades, we for one that is unfading.

I have been through toil and hardship. I have passed many a sleepless night; I have endured hunger and thirst; I have often been without food; I have known cold and nakedness.

But you know what Timothy has proved himself to be, and how, like a child working for his father, he worked hard with me in spreading the Good News.

Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, sends you his greeting. He is a servant of Christ Jesus, and is always most earnest in your behalf in his prayers, praying that you may stand firm, with a matured faith and with a sure conviction of all that is in accordance with God's will.

I know your life (see, I have set a door open before you which no one is able to shut), I know that, though you have but little strength, you kept my teaching in mind, and did not disown my Name.

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.

Reassuring the minds of the disciples, urging them to remain true to the Faith, and showing that it is only through many troubles that we can enter the Kingdom of God.