Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.
You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
“Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
he will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil.
being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy;
And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.
but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger;
to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.
For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
They do not say in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives the rain in its season, the autumn rain and the spring rain, and keeps for us the weeks appointed for the harvest.’
For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?
Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
Let us know; let us press on to know the Lord; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth.”
so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.
Ask rain from the Lord in the season of the spring rain, from the Lord who makes the storm clouds, and he will give them showers of rain, to everyone the vegetation in the field.
They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.”
remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
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