16 Bible Verses about Steadfastness

So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;

But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.

Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love.

Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the grace of God.

I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown.

But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go.

And each went straight forward; wherever the spirit was about to go, they would go, without turning as they went.

So you shall observe to do just as the Lord your God has commanded you; you shall not turn aside to the right or to the left.

Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,

We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.

Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.

It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

For this finds favor, if for the sake of conscience toward God a person bears up under sorrows when suffering unjustly.

so that no one would be disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we have been destined for this.

All this has come upon us, but we have not forgotten You, And we have not dealt falsely with Your covenant. Our heart has not turned back, And our steps have not deviated from Your way, Yet You have crushed us in a place of jackals And covered us with the shadow of death.

Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Just as it is written, "FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED." But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.

Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.

But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,

Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

so that He may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.

comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.

I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men are to fear and tremble before the God of Daniel;
For He is the living God and enduring forever,
And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed,
And His dominion will be forever.

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.

“God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent;
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?

O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy hill? He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness, And speaks truth in his heart. He does not slander with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor takes up a reproach against his friend; read more.
In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honors those who fear the LORD; He swears to his own hurt and does not change; He does not put out his money at interest, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent He who does these things will never be shaken.

Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

My soul waits in silence for God only; From Him is my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

For the king trusts in the Lord,
And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken.

For the Lord God helps Me,
Therefore, I am not disgraced;
Therefore, I have set My face like flint,
And I know that I will not be ashamed.

“I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go.
My heart does not reproach any of my days.

“My foot has held fast to His path;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.

Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;

You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

For even though I am absent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good discipline and the stability of your faith in Christ.

But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.

But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.

For he clung to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses.

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.

But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.

But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.

For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end,

but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.

And not be like their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not prepare its heart
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

For their heart was not steadfast toward Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.”

Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the grace of God.

They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem;

But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;

Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

for now we really live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away.

Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;

“Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way,
And he who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.

Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,

Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you.

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. "And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

For even though I am absent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good discipline and the stability of your faith in Christ.

For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God. For all His ordinances were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me.

For even though I am absent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good discipline and the stability of your faith in Christ.

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

But My servant Caleb, because he has had a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land which he entered, and his descendants shall take possession of it.

"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers."

If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

He did right in the sight of the Lord and walked in all the way of his father David, nor did he turn aside to the right or to the left.

But Peter and John answered and said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge; for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard."

He did right in the sight of the Lord and walked in all the way of his father David, nor did he turn aside to the right or to the left.

"If you would direct your heart right And spread out your hand to Him, If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents; "Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defect, And you would be steadfast and not fear.

But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”

But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”

Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously.

I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men are to fear and tremble before the God of Daniel;
For He is the living God and enduring forever,
And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed,
And His dominion will be forever.

For You have rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
My feet from stumbling.

I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

A Psalm of David.
Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity,
And I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

My steps have held fast to Your paths.
My feet have not slipped.

They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.