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Bible verses about patience

Explore Bible passages about patience in the Berean Standard Bible. Start with the readings below, open a passage for surrounding context, or use the generator to discover another reading on this topic.

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1 Corinthians 13:4

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

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1 Thessalonians 5:12–14

12 But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.

13 In love, hold them in highest regard because of their work. Live in peace with one another.

14 And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.

Selected verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:14. Surrounding verses provide context.

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2 Timothy 4:1–2

1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:

2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

Selected verse: 2 Timothy 4:2. Surrounding verses provide context.

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Colossians 1:10–12

10 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,

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

12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

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Selected verse: Colossians 1:11. Surrounding verses provide context.

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Ephesians 4:1–3

1 As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

3 and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Selected verse: Ephesians 4:2. Surrounding verses provide context.

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Habakkuk 3:16

16 I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.

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