endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces 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.

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 endurance, character, and character, hope.

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

Blessed is the one who endures trials, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

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

At my first defense, no one stood by me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be counted against them.But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that I might fully preach the word and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

I remember this as I pour out my heart: how I walked with many, leading the festive procession to the house of God, with joyful and thankful shouts.Why, my soul, are you so dejected? Why are you in such turmoil? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him, my Savior and my God.

You rejoice in this, even though now for a short time, if necessary, you suffer grief in various trialsso that the proven character of your faith— more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire— may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

We are afflicted in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair;we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed.We always carry the death of Jesus in our body, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body.For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’s sake, so that Jesus’s life may also be displayed in our mortal flesh.So then, death is at work in us, but life in you.

as unknown, yet recognized; as dying, yet see— we live; as being disciplined, yet not killed;as grieving, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.

David answered Saul,“ Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,I went after it, struck it down, and rescued the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”Then David said,“ The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David,“ Go, and may the LORD be with you.”

When they had brought the kings to him, Joshua summoned all the men of Israel and said to the military commanders who had accompanied him,“ Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.Joshua said to them,“ Do not be afraid or discouraged. Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will do this to all the enemies you fight.”

He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God.For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings that we suffer.

But I will hope continually and will praise you more and more.

When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.Though an army deploys against me, my heart will not be afraid; though a war breaks out against me, I will still be confident.

Even while I am old and gray, God, do not abandon me, while I proclaim your power to another generation, your strength to all who are to come.Your righteousness reaches the heights, God, you who have done great things; God, who is like you?You caused me to experience many troubles and misfortunes, but you will revive me again. You will bring me up again, even from the depths of the earth.You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.Therefore, I will praise you with a harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing to you with a lyre, Holy One of Israel.My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you because you have redeemed me.Therefore, my tongue will proclaim your righteousness all day long, for those who intend to harm me will be disgraced and confounded.

For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.