100 Bible Verses about Perseverance (KJV)

Here are 100 Bible verses about perseverance, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

James 1:12 KJV

¹²Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

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Galatians 6:9 KJV

⁹And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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Romans 5:3-5 KJV

³And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; ⁴And patience, experience; and experience, hope: ⁵And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

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James 1:2-4 KJV

²My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; ³Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. ⁴But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

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Hebrews 12:1 KJV

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1 Chronicles 16:11 KJV

¹¹Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

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Hebrews 10:36 KJV

³⁶For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

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2 Thessalonians 3:13 KJV

¹³But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

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Ephesians 6:18 KJV

¹⁸Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

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2 Timothy 2:12 KJV

¹²If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

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Romans 12:12 KJV

¹²Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

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Philippians 1:6 KJV

⁶Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

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Matthew 24:13 KJV

¹³But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

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Romans 5:4 KJV

⁴And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

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Romans 5:3-4 KJV

³And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; ⁴And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

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James 5:11 KJV

¹¹Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

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2 Thessalonians 3:5 KJV

⁵And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

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Revelation 3:11 KJV

¹¹Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

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Hebrews 12:1-2 KJV

¹Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, ²Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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Romans 5:3 KJV

³And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

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Romans 2:7 KJV

⁷To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

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Matthew 10:22 KJV

²²And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

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Revelation 3:10 KJV

¹⁰Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

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John 15:7 KJV

⁷If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

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Revelation 2:10 KJV

¹⁰Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

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Hebrews 12:1-15 KJV

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Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV

⁵Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. ⁶In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

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1 Corinthians 16:13 KJV

¹³Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

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2 Thessalonians 1:4 KJV

⁴So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

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Revelation 2:2-3 KJV

²I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: ³And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name’s sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

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Hebrews 11:1-40 KJV

¹Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. ²For by it the elders obtained a good report. ³Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. ⁴By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he …

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Psalm 37:24 KJV

²⁴Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

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1 Peter 5:7 KJV

⁷Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

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James 1:4 KJV

⁴But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

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Hebrews 12:2 KJV

²Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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1 Corinthians 9:24 KJV

²⁴Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

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1 Corinthians 13:7 KJV

⁷Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

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Job 17:9 KJV

⁹The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

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2 Peter 1:5-7 KJV

⁵And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; ⁶And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; ⁷And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

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Luke 21:19 KJV

¹⁹In your patience possess ye your souls.

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2 Timothy 4:18 KJV

¹⁸And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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John 8:31 KJV

³¹Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

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Acts 14:22 KJV

²²Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

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Revelation 2:19 KJV

¹⁹I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.

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1 Timothy 4:16 KJV

¹⁶Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

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Revelation 2:2 KJV

²I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:

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James 1:3 KJV

³Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

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1 John 2:19 KJV

¹⁹They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

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Colossians 1:23 KJV

²³If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

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Hebrews 3:6 KJV

⁶But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

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2 Peter 1:6 KJV

⁶And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

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1 Corinthians 15:58 KJV

⁵⁸Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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Mark 13:13 KJV

¹³And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

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Romans 8:37-39 KJV

³⁷Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. ³⁸For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, ³⁹Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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1 Peter 5:8 KJV

⁸Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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Colossians 1:11-12 KJV

¹¹Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; ¹²Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

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Romans 15:13 KJV

¹³Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

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2 Chronicles 15:7 KJV

⁷Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

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Revelation 14:12 KJV

¹²Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

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John 6:37 KJV

³⁷All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

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Hebrews 3:14 KJV

¹⁴For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

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1 Timothy 6:12 KJV

¹²Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

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Philippians 4:13 KJV

¹³I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

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Hebrews 10:23 KJV

²³Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

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Philippians 3:14 KJV

¹⁴I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

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Psalm 138:8 KJV

⁸The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

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Romans 5:1-21 KJV

¹Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: ²By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. ³And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; ⁴And patience, experience; and experience, hope: …

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John 8:31-32 KJV

³¹Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; ³²And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

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James 1:1-27 KJV

¹James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. ²My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; ³Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. ⁴But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. …

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Jeremiah 32:40 KJV

⁴⁰And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

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2 Peter 1:1-21 KJV

¹Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: ²Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, ³According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him …

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Romans 12:2 KJV

²And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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Philippians 3:13-14 KJV

¹³Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, ¹⁴I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

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1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV

¹³There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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Hebrews 12:1-3 KJV

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Romans 5:2-5 KJV

²By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. ³And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; ⁴And patience, experience; and experience, hope: ⁵And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost …

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John 10:28 KJV

²⁸And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

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Hosea 12:6 KJV

⁶Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually.

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2 Peter 1:10 KJV

¹⁰Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

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Hebrews 6:15 KJV

¹⁵And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

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Hebrews 10:35-36 KJV

³⁵Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. ³⁶For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

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1 Peter 4:12 KJV

¹²Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

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Luke 8:15 KJV

¹⁵But 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.

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Hebrews 6:11 KJV

¹¹And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

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Ecclesiastes 9:11 KJV

¹¹I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

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John 6:39 KJV

³⁹And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

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2 Thessalonians 2:15-17 KJV

¹⁵Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. ¹⁶Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, ¹⁷Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

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1 Thessalonians 1:3 KJV

³Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

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John 15:4 KJV

⁴Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

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John 10:28-29 KJV

²⁸And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. ²⁹My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

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Hebrews 6:19 KJV

¹⁹Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

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Ephesians 6:11 KJV

¹¹Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

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Romans 5:2-4 KJV

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1 John 2:27 KJV

²⁷But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

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Hebrews 12:3 KJV

³For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.

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John 14:15 KJV

¹⁵If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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1 Timothy 6:11-12 KJV

¹¹But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. ¹²Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

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James 1:25 KJV

²⁵But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

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Romans 8:29 KJV

²⁹For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

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Romans 5:5 KJV

⁵And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

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