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"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance."
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"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer."
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"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
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"The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride."
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"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways..."
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"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."
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"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised."
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"Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly."
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"But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently."
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"The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."