16 Bible Verses about Steadfastness

Then Jesus said to the Jews who had faith in him, If you keep my word, then you are truly my disciples;

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.

For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,

Even as the Father has given me his love, so I have given my love to you: be ever in my love.

Now when the meeting was ended, a number of the Jews and of the God-fearing Gentiles who had become Jews, went after Paul and Barnabas: who put before them how important it was to keep on in the grace of God.

I come quickly: keep that which you have, so that no one may take your crown.

But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.

Only take heart and be very strong; take care to do all the law which Moses my servant gave you, not turning from it to the right hand or to the left, so that you may do well in all your undertakings.

Every one of them went straight forward; wherever the spirit was to go they went; they went on without turning.

Take care, then, to do whatever the Lord your God has given you orders to do; let there be no turning away to the right hand or to the left.

Brothers, it is clear to me that I have not come to that knowledge; but one thing I do, letting go those things which are past, and stretching out to the things which are before,

We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubles through which he went and have seen that the Lord was full of pity and mercy in the end.

There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.

And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.

It is for your training that you undergo these things; God is acting to you as a father does to his sons; for what son does not have punishment from his father?

For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done.

So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

All this has come on us, but still we have kept you in our memory; and we have not been false to your word. Our hearts have not gone back, and our steps have not been turned out of your way; Though you have let us be crushed in the place of jackals, though we are covered with darkest shade.

Who will come between us and the love of Christ? Will trouble, or pain, or cruel acts, or the need of food or of clothing, or danger, or the sword? As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction. But we are able to overcome all these things and more through his love.

So my brothers, well loved and very dear to me, my joy and crown, be strong in the Lord, my loved ones.

Let him make his request in faith, doubting nothing; for he who has doubt in his heart is like the waves of the sea, which are troubled by the driving of the wind. Let it not seem to such a man that he will get anything from the Lord; For there is a division in his mind, and he is uncertain in all his ways.

So then, brothers, be strong in purpose, and keep the teaching which has been given to you by word or by letter from us.

Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy,

Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.

Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.

He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.

So that your hearts may be strong and free from all sin before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.

For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

So then, brothers, be strong in purpose, and keep the teaching which has been given to you by word or by letter from us.

It is my order that in all the kingdom of which I am ruler, men are to be shaking with fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, unchanging for ever, and his kingdom is one which will never come to destruction, his rule will go on to the end.

Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.

God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth

Lord, who may have a resting-place in your tent, a living-place on your holy hill?

Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.

My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my salvation. He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.

For the king has faith in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be moved.

For the Lord God is my helper; I will not be put to shame: so I have made my face like a rock, and I am certain that he will give me my right.

I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life.

My feet have gone in his steps; I have kept in his way, without turning to one side or to the other.

Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:

Let the fear of the Lord your God be before you, give him worship and be true to him at all times, taking your oaths in his name.

Let us keep the witness of our hope strong and unshaking, for he is true who has given his word:

Having then a great high priest, who has made his way through the heavens, even Jesus the Son of God, let us be strong in our faith.

For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.

Do not give way to him but be strong in your faith, in the knowledge that your brothers who are in the world undergo the same troubles.

But the man of God said to the king, Even if you gave me half of all you have, I would not go in with you, and I would not take food or a drink of water in this place;

For his heart was fixed on the Lord, not turning from his ways, and he did his orders which the Lord gave to Moses.

Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

My loved ones, while my thoughts were full of a letter which I was going to send you about our common salvation, it was necessary for me to send you one requesting you with all my heart to go on fighting strongly for the faith which has been given to the saints once and for ever.

But we are not of those who go back to destruction; but of those who have faith even to the salvation of the soul.

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

For if we keep the substance of the faith which we had at the start, even till the end, we have a part with Christ;

But Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we keep our hearts fixed in the glad and certain hope till the end.

And not be like their fathers, a stiff-necked and uncontrolled generation; a generation whose heart was hard, whose spirit was not true to God.

And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him.

Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.

Now when the meeting was ended, a number of the Jews and of the God-fearing Gentiles who had become Jews, went after Paul and Barnabas: who put before them how important it was to keep on in the grace of God.

And they kept their attention fixed on the Apostles' teaching and were united together in the taking of broken bread and in prayer.

And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem,

Let all things be tested; keep to what is good;

Be on the watch, unmoved in the faith, and be strong like men.

For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

For it is life to us if you keep your faith in the Lord unchanged.

And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.

Then Jesus said to the Jews who had faith in him, If you keep my word, then you are truly my disciples;

Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.

Now I am going to make clear to you, my brothers, what the good news was which I gave to you, and which you took, and on which your faith is based,

Keep the form of those true words which you had from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. That good thing which was given to you keep safe, through the Holy Spirit which is in us.

Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock; And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock.

For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.

For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God. For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.

For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.

Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again.

But my servant Caleb, because he had a different spirit in him, and has been true to me with all his heart, him I will take into that land into which he went, and his seed will have it for their heritage.

Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the test as grain is tested: But I have made prayer for you, that your faith may not go from you: and when you are turned again, make your brothers strong.

And if it seems evil to you to be the servants of the Lord, make the decision this day whose servants you will be: of the gods whose servants your fathers were across the River, or of the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living: but I and my house will be the servants of the Lord.

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of David his father, without turning to the right hand or to the left.

But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God: For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of.

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of David his father, without turning to the right hand or to the left.

But if you put your heart right, stretching out your hands to him; If you put far away the evil of your hands, and let no wrongdoing have a place in your tent; Then truly your face will be lifted up, with no mark of sin, and you will be fixed in your place without fear:

But if not, be certain, O King, that we will not be the servants of your gods, or give worship to the image of gold which you have put up.

But if not, be certain, O King, that we will not be the servants of your gods, or give worship to the image of gold which you have put up.

And Daniel, on hearing that the writing had been signed, went into his house; (now he had windows in his room on the roof opening in the direction of Jerusalem;) and three times a day he went down on his knees in prayer and praise before his God, as he had done before.

It is my order that in all the kingdom of which I am ruler, men are to be shaking with fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, unchanging for ever, and his kingdom is one which will never come to destruction, his rule will go on to the end.

You have taken my soul from the power of death, keeping my eyes from weeping, and my feet from falling.

I have put the Lord before me at all times; because he is at my right hand, I will not be moved.

O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.

And they kept their attention fixed on the Apostles' teaching and were united together in the taking of broken bread and in prayer.

And they kept their attention fixed on the Apostles' teaching and were united together in the taking of broken bread and in prayer.