Growing In Patience

Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus to be revealed (1 Corinthians 1:7).

Love is patient…  It endures all things. (1 Corinthians 13:4, 7)

A man’s wisdom gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense (Proverbs 19:11).

A patient man calms a quarrel (Proverbs 15:18).

A patient man has great understanding…. (Proverbs 14:29)

Patience is better than pride (Ecclesiastes 7:8).

What credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience?  But if, when you do what is right and suffer for it, you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God (1 Peter 2:20).

The Lord… is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you, not desiring that any should perish, but that all should turn to repentance (2 Peter 3:9).

Blessed (happy, to be envied) is the man who is patient under trial and stands up under temptation, for when he has stood the test and been approved, he will receive [the victor’s] crown of life which God has promised to those who love Him (James 1:12).

Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience.  But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work in you, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing (James 1:3-4).

As for that [seed] in the good soil, these are [the people] who, hearing the Word, hold it fast in a just (noble, virtuous) and worthy heart, and steadily bring forth fruit with patience (Luke 8:15).

So be patient, brethren, [as you wait] till the coming of the Lord.  See how the farmer waits expectantly for the precious harvest from the land.  [See how] he keeps up his patient [vigil] over it until it receives the early and late rains.  So you also must be patient… (James 5:7-8)

Guard and keep yourselves in the love of God; expect and patiently wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ – [which will bring you] to life eternal (Jude 1:21).

Correct, rebuke and encourage – being unflagging and inexhaustible in patience and instruction (2 Timothy 4:2).

Urge the older men to be… sound in the faith, in the love, and in the steadfastness and patience [of Christ]. (Titus 2:2)

As servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance, in troubles, hardships, and distresses… in purity, understanding, patience and kindness… (2 Corinthians 6:4-6)

Therefore as God’s chosen people… clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness… and patience [which is tireless and long-suffering, and has the power to endure whatever comes, with good temper]. (Colossians 3:12)

[We pray] that you may be invigorated and strengthened with all power according to the might of His glory, [to exercise] every kind of endurance and patience (perseverance and forbearance) with joy (Colossians 1:11).

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer (Romans 12:12).

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love (Ephesians 4:2).

We urge you… be patient with all men (1 Thessalonians 5:14).