But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
In your patience possess you your souls.
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation works patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
Luke 8:15;Luke 21:19;Rom. 5:3-5;Rom. 8:25;Rom. 15:4-5;2 Cor. 6:4
