24 Bible Verses about Patience In Hard Times

Be assured that the testing of your faith [through experience] produces endurance [leading to spiritual maturity, and inner peace].

and endurance, proven character (spiritual maturity); and proven character, hope and confident assurance [of eternal salvation].

And let endurance have its perfect result and do a thorough work, so that you may be perfect and completely developed [in your faith], lacking in nothing.

And not only this, but [with joy] let us exult in our sufferings and rejoice in our hardships, knowing that hardship (distress, pressure, trouble) produces patient endurance;

By your [patient] endurance [empowered by the Holy Spirit] you will gain your souls.

The end of a matter is better than its beginning;
Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit (pride).

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

and [I know that] you [who believe] are enduring patiently and are bearing up for My name’s sake, and that you have not grown weary [of being faithful to the truth].

Blessed [happy, spiritually prosperous, favored by God] is the man who is steadfast under trial and perseveres when tempted; for when he has passed the test and been approved, he will receive the [victor’s] crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

This will be a time and an opportunity for you to testify [about Me].

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

Now we who are strong [in our convictions and faith] ought to [patiently] put up with the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not just please ourselves.

For I consider [from the standpoint of faith] that the sufferings of the present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us!

But not a hair of your head will perish.

but we commend ourselves in every way as servants of God: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,

Consider it nothing but joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials.

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which is taking place to test you [that is, to test the quality of your faith], as though something strange or unusual were happening to you.

Is anyone among you suffering? He must pray. Is anyone joyful? He is to sing praises [to God].

After all, what kind of credit is there if, when you do wrong and are punished for it, you endure it patiently? But if when you do what is right and patiently bear [undeserved] suffering, this finds favor with God.

Let your gentle spirit [your graciousness, unselfishness, mercy, tolerance, and patience] be known to all people. The Lord is near.

But you will be betrayed and handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death,

In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [draw your strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him] and in the power of His [boundless] might.

With all prayer and petition pray [with specific requests] at all times [on every occasion and in every season] in the Spirit, and with this in view, stay alert with all perseverance and petition [interceding in prayer] for all God’s people.

Who shall ever separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?