2 Bible Verses about Impatience

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Acts 27:29-34

Fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak. But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down the lifeboat into the sea, on the pretense of laying out anchors from the bow, Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved."read more.
Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the lifeboat and let it fall away. As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been in suspense and without food, having taken nothing. Therefore I urge you to take some food; it will give you strength, since not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you."

Luke 10:40

But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me."

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Impatience » Naaman, at the conditions imposed by the prophet

Impatience » The disciples, at the outcry of the syrophenician woman

Matthew 15:23

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying out after us."

Impatience » Moses, at the murmuring of israel

Impatience » Jonah, at the blasting of the gourd

Impatience » Martha, with her sister mary

Luke 10:40

But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me."

Impatience » James and john, at the inhospitality of the samaritans

Luke 9:54

And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

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