and endurance, character, and character, hope.

忍耐生老练，老练生盼望；

忍耐生老练，老练生盼望，

忍耐生老练，老练生盼望，

忍耐生品格，品格生盼望。

忍耐产生毅力，毅力产生盼望；

忍耐生出品德，品德生出盼望，

忍耐生老練，老練生盼望；

忍耐生老練，老練生盼望，

忍耐生老練，老練生盼望，

忍耐生品格，品格生盼望。

忍耐產生毅力，毅力產生盼望；

堅忍能生出老練，老練能生出盼望；

忍耐生出品德，品德生出盼望，

強忍生練達、練達生希望、

強忍生練達、練達生希望、

忍耐生練達、練達生希望、

堅忍所以致純熟、純熟則有望、

perseverance, character; and character, hope.

The strength to go on produces character. Character produces hope.

and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.

endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope.

and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;

and perseverance, character; and character, hope.

and stedfastness, approvedness; and approvedness, hope:

endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope.

And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope:

Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.

And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me– may they not be held accountable for it.But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever! Amen.

I will remember and weep! For I was once walking along with the great throng to the temple of God, shouting and giving thanks along with the crowd as we celebrated the holy festival.Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold– gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away– and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair;we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed,always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our body.For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our mortal body.As a result, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

as unknown, and yet well- known; as dying and yet– see!– we continue to live; as those who are scourged and yet not executed;as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

David replied to Saul,“ Your servant has been a shepherd for his father’s flock. Whenever a lion or bear would come and carry off a sheep from the flock,I would go out after it, strike it down, and rescue the sheep from its mouth. If it rose up against me, I would grab it by its jaw, strike it, and kill it.Your servant has struck down both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be just like one of them. For he has defied the armies of the living God!”David went on to say,“ The LORD who delivered me from the lion and the bear will also deliver me from the hand of this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David,“ Go! The LORD will be with you.”

When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him,“ Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up and put their feet on their necks.Then Joshua said to them,“ Don’t be afraid and don’t panic! Be strong and brave, for the LORD will do the same thing to all your enemies you fight.

who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you.But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that you experience in your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.

As for me, I will wait continually, and will continue to praise you.

When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.Even when an army is deployed against me, I do not fear. Even when war is imminent, I remain confident.

Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you?Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!Raise me to a position of great honor! Turn and comfort me!I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your faithfulness, O my God! I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O Holy One of Israel!My lips will shout for joy! Yes, I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me!All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed.

For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.