Patience
56 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
44 sections
- Abraham
- Christ, an Example of
- Commended
- David
- Enjoined
- Exercise, Towards All
- General Scriptures Concerning
- God, is the God of
- Illustrated
- Isaac Toward the People of Gerar
- Job
- John
- Ministers Approved By
- Ministers should Follow After
- Moses
- Necessary to the Inheritance of the Promises
- Paul
- Produces Experience
- Produces Hope
- Prophets
- Saints Strengthened to All
- should be Accompanied by Faith
- should be Accompanied by Godliness
- should be Accompanied by Joyfulness
- should be Accompanied by Long-Suffering
- should be Accompanied by Temperance
- should Have Its Perfect Work
- Simeon
- Suffering With, for Well-Doing, is Acceptable with God
- The Congregation at Ephesus
- The Congregation at Thyatira
- The Prophets
- The Thessalonian Christians
- They Who are in Authority, should Exercise
- To be Exercised: Bearing the Yoke
- To be Exercised: Bringing Forth Fruits
- To be Exercised: Running the Race Set Before Us
- To be Exercised: Tribulation
- To be Exercised: Waiting for Christ
- To be Exercised: Waiting for God
- To be Exercised: Waiting for God's Salvation
- To be Exercised: Waiting for the Hope of the Gospel
- To be Exercised: Well-Doing
- Trials of Saints Lead To
Abraham
- Hebrews 6:15 And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
Christ, an Example of
- Isaiah 53:7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- Acts 8:32 The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- Matthew 27:14 But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.
Commended
- Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
- Revelation 2:2–3 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. …
David
- Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Enjoined
- Titus 2:2 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.
- 2 Peter 1:6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
Exercise, Towards All
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
General Scriptures Concerning
- Psalm 37:7–9 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes. …
- Proverbs 15:18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
- Ecclesiastes 7:8–9 The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one. …
- Lamentations 3:26–27 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. …
- Luke 8:15 But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
- Luke 21:19 By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
- Romans 2:7 To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
- Romans 5:3–4 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; …
- Romans 8:25 But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
- Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- Romans 15:4–5 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. …
- 1 Corinthians 13:4–5 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. …
- 2 Corinthians 6:4–6 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities; …
- 2 Corinthians 12:12 The marks of a true apostle — signs, wonders, and miracles — were performed among you with great perseverance.
- Galatians 6:9 Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- Ephesians 4:1–2 As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: …
- Colossians 1:10–11 so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, …
- Colossians 3:12–13 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. …
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3 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.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
- 1 Timothy 3:2–3 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, …
- 1 Timothy 6:11 But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
- 2 Timothy 2:24–25 And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing. …
- Titus 2:1–2 But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine. …
- Titus 2:9 Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
- 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.
- Hebrews 10:36 You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
- Hebrews 12:1 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.
- James 1:3–4 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. …
- James 1:19 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- James 5:7–8 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. …
- 1 Peter 2:19–23 For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended. …
- 2 Peter 1:5–6 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; …
- Revelation 1:9 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.
- Revelation 13:10 “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
- Revelation 14:12 Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
God, is the God of
- Romans 15:5 Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
Illustrated
- 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.
Isaac Toward the People of Gerar
- Genesis 26:15–22 So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham. …
Job
- Job 1:21 saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be 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.
John
- Revelation 1:9 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.
Ministers Approved By
- 2 Corinthians 6:4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
Ministers should Follow After
- 1 Timothy 6:11 But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
Moses
- Exodus 16:7–8 and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we, that you should grumble against us?” …
Necessary to the Inheritance of the Promises
- Hebrews 6:12 Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
- Hebrews 10:36 You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
Paul
- 2 Timothy 3:10 You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
Produces Experience
- Romans 5:4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Produces Hope
- 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.
Prophets
- James 5:10 Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
Saints Strengthened to All
- Colossians 1:11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
should be Accompanied by Faith
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4 That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
- Hebrews 6:12 Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
- Revelation 13:10 “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.
should be Accompanied by Godliness
- 2 Peter 1:6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
should be Accompanied by Joyfulness
- Colossians 1:11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
should be Accompanied by Long-Suffering
- Colossians 1:11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
should be Accompanied by Temperance
- 2 Peter 1:6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
should Have Its Perfect Work
- James 1:4 Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Simeon
- Luke 2:25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Suffering With, for Well-Doing, is Acceptable with God
- 1 Peter 2:20 How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
The Congregation at Ephesus
- Revelation 2:2–3 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. …
The Congregation at Thyatira
- Revelation 2:19 I know your deeds — your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance — and your latest deeds are greater than your first.
The Prophets
- James 5:10 Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
The Thessalonian Christians
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4 That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
They Who are in Authority, should Exercise
- Matthew 18:26 Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
- Acts 26:3 especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
To be Exercised: Bearing the Yoke
- Lamentations 3:27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
To be Exercised: Bringing Forth Fruits
- Luke 8:15 But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.
To be Exercised: Running the Race Set Before Us
- Hebrews 12:1 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.
To be Exercised: Tribulation
- Luke 21:19 By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
- Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
To be Exercised: Waiting for Christ
- 1 Corinthians 1:7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
To be Exercised: Waiting for God
- Psalm 37:7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
- Psalm 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
To be Exercised: Waiting for God's Salvation
- Lamentations 3:26 It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
To be Exercised: Waiting for the Hope of the Gospel
- Romans 8:25 But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
- Galatians 5:5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
To be Exercised: Well-Doing
- Romans 2:7 To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
- Galatians 6:9 Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Trials of Saints Lead To
- Romans 5:3 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- James 1:3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Related topics
The Patience of GodThe Patience of God is Part of his CharacterMeeknessLongsufferingAfflictions Made Beneficial in Exercising Our Patience
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.