Persevering in Faith Through Scripture

Perseverance is the ability to continue steadfastly in a course of action, especially in the face of difficulty or with little or no indication of success. The Bible speaks extensively about perseverance, encouraging believers to remain firm in their faith, even when facing trials, challenges, and uncertainties. It is through perseverance that our character is refined, our faith strengthened, and our hope secured.

These verses about perseverance serve as a reminder that God is with us through every trial, and that our persistence in faith will lead to spiritual growth and ultimate victory. As you reflect on these scriptures, may you find the strength and encouragement to keep pressing forward, trusting in God’s promises and His unfailing love.

Key Verses on Perseverance

James 1:12 – "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him."
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Galatians 6:9 – "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
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Romans 5:3-4 – "And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope."
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Hebrews 12:1-2 – "Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."
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2 Timothy 4:7 – "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith."
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Philippians 3:13-14 – "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
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James 1:2-4 – "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."
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Romans 8:25 – "But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."
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Colossians 1:11 – "Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness."
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2 Thessalonians 3:13 – "But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing."
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2 Peter 1:5-6 – "And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness."
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Hebrews 10:36 – "For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise."
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Romans 12:12 – "Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer."
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2 Corinthians 4:8-9 – "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed."
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1 Peter 5:10 – "But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you."
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Matthew 24:13 – "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
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Revelation 2:10 – "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
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2 Chronicles 15:7 – "Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded."
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Isaiah 40:31 – "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
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Psalm 27:14 – "Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD."
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1 Corinthians 15:58 – "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord."
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Luke 8:15 – "But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience."
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Proverbs 24:10 – "If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small."
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Hebrews 10:23 – "Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)"
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2 Corinthians 4:16 – "For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day."
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Psalm 138:8 – "The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands."
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Romans 15:5 – "Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus."
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Hebrews 6:15 – "And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise."
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Luke 21:19 – "In your patience possess ye your souls."
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Romans 8:18 – "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."
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2 Corinthians 6:4 – "But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses."
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Psalm 31:24 – "Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD."
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James 5:10-11 – "Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy."
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Psalm 37:7 – "Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass."
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Revelation 3:10 – "Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth."
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Psalm 40:1 – "I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry."
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1 Thessalonians 1:3 – "Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father."
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Romans 2:7 – "To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life."
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Revelation 14:12 – "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."
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1 Timothy 6:12 – "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses."
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Psalm 119:114 – "Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word."
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