35 Bible Verses on Perseverance

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  • Psalm 138:8 ESV
    The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me;
        your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.
        Do not forsake the work of your hands.
  • Matthew 24:13 NIV
    but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
  • Mark 13:13 NIV
    Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
  • Luke 21:19 NIV
    Stand firm, and you will win life.
  • Romans 5:3-5 NIV
    Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
  • Romans 8:37-39 NIV
    No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • Romans 12:12 ESV
    Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV
    No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
  • 1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV
    Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
  • 1 Corinthians 16:13 NIV
    Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
  • 2 Corinthians 1:21 NIV
    Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us…
  • Galatians 5:1 NIV
    It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
  • Galatians 6:9 ESV
     And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
  • Ephesians 6:11 NIV
    Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
  • Ephesians 6:18 ESV
     praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
  • Philippians 1:6 NIV
     being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
  • Philippians 1:27 ESV
     Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,
  • Philippians 3:13-14 ESV
    Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
  • Colossians 1:11-12 ESV
    May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, 12 giving thanks[a] to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
  • Colossians 1:22-23 ESV
    he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation[a]under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:21 ESV
    but test everything; hold fast what is good.
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:15-17 NIV
     So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings[a]we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. 16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourageyour hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
  • 2 Thessalonians 3:13 ESV
    As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.
  • 2 Timothy 2:12 NIV
    if we endure,
        we will also reign with him.
    If we disown him,
        he will also disown us;
  • Hebrews 6:15 ESV
    And thus Abraham,[a] having patiently waited, obtained the promise.
  • Hebrews 10:23 NIV
    Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
  • Hebrews 10:36 NIV
    You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
  • Hebrews 12:1-3 NIV
    Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
  • James 1:2-4 NIV
    Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be matureand complete, not lacking anything.
  • James 1:12 ESV
    Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
  • 1 Peter 1:6-7 ESV
    In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Peter 3:15 NIV
    Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.
  • Revelation 2:10 ESV
    Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
  • Revelation 3:10-11 NIV
     Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to testthe inhabitants of the earth. 11 I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
  • Revelation 14:12 NIV
    This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus.

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3 thoughts on “35 Bible Verses on Perseverance

  1. Lisa Preuett says:

    I am hanging on to these verses you compiled! I frequently need verses on perseverance as I am still in the midst of writing devotionals for the runner. Perseverance is the underlying theme. Have a blessed day, Heather!

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