49 Bible Verses about Persistence

Tribulation produces an approved condition and an approved condition produces hope.

Include self-control with your knowledge. Supply patience to your self-control. Your patience should be helped by godliness.

Rejoice in hope! Be patient in tribulation. Continue in prayer.

Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be mature, complete, and lacking in nothing.

Know that the testing of your faith produces patience (endurance).

But what I do, I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion; that in whatever matter they boast, they may be found equal with me.

We desire that you are not lazy, but follow those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

I will always be ready to remind you of these things. Even though you know them, and are established in the truth that is present with you.

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our tribulations knowing that tribulation produces endurance.

[He offers] everlasting life for those who search for incorruptible glory and honor by enduring in good works.

You need to persevere in order to do the will of God and receive what he promises.

You will gain your lives because of your endurance.

I tell you even if he will not rise and give you what you need because he is your friend, he will arise and give you what you need because you keep asking.

Yes, for this very reason you do your part with all diligence. Supply virtue to your faith. Add knowledge to your virtue.

With prayer and supplication pray at all times in the Spirit. Watch with all perseverance and supplication for all the holy ones.

The person who endures to the end will be saved.

If they do not continue in unbelief they will be grafted in. For God is able to graft them in again.

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

We continually remember your work of faith, labor of love, and patience, and your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

This requires patience and endurance for the holy ones, those who obey the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

If we continue to (practice) (deliberately persist in) sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sins.

Add brotherly kindness to your godliness. And to your brotherly kindness add love.

God will strengthen you with all power, according to the might of his glory, to all patience and longsuffering with joy.

If you continue to sin, you and your king will be destroyed.

However this widow bothers me. For this reason I will avenge her. If she keeps coming to me she will wear me out.

There was a judge in a city that did not fear God and had no respect for man.

Because you have kept the word of my patience (endurance), I also will keep you from the hour of testing. This will come upon the whole world to test (scrutinize) (discipline) (examine) those who dwell on the earth.

He also said: Which of you have a friend you would approach at midnight and say lend me three loaves.

Reprove the sinner in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

He spoke an illustration to them emphasizing the need to pray and not become tired:

Be awake (beware) (be cautious and active), watch (perceive) and pray, for you do not know the time.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being vigilant with thanksgiving.

I say to you, that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, will the Son of man find faith on the earth when he comes?

This persuasion did not come from him who calls you.

Should God avenge his chosen that cry to him day and night, and yet he is longsuffering over them?

Be sure there is no one here today who hears these solemn demands and yet convinces himself that all will be well with him. He would go stubbornly on his own way. That would destroy all of you, good and evil alike.

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.

Pay attention to yourself and to your teaching. Continue in these things. When you do this you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

Continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

As you know, those who have endured are called blessed. You have heard of the patience (perseverance) (endurance) of Job, and have seen the outcome Jehovah provided, how he was very tender with his affection and mercy. (Psalm 103:8)

The man who endures under trial is blessed. For when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.

Why do you still want to be beaten? Why do you continue to rebel? Your whole head is infected. Your whole heart is sick.

Do not lag behind in diligence. Be fervent in spirit serving God.

They were more insistent saying: He excites the people throughout all Judea, beginning in Galilee even to this place.

Contribute to the needs of the holy ones and practice hospitality.

It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.

A ruler is persuaded by patience, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.