Revelation 2:3

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Revelation 2:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

2 I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.

3 Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.

4 But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.

5 Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

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Galatians 6:2

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Hebrews 13:13

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I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.

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Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

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Romans 5:4

perseverance, character; and character, hope.

Romans 8:25

But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

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Romans 15:4

For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

Romans 15:5

Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,

Colossians 1:11

being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully

2 Thessalonians 3:5

May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

Hebrews 6:12

Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

Hebrews 6:15

And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.

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You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

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Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

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because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

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Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

James 5:7

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

James 5:8

You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

James 5:9

Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

James 5:10

Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

James 5:11

See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

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and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;

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to submit to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.

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in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;

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2 Corinthians 11:23

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Philippians 2:16

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and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.

2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.

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But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.

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Hebrews 12:4

In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.

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And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.